Yogaraj CP was initiated into Yoga at the age of 5 by his father, S. Chidhambaram, who learned Yoga from the masters in Himalaya. He later learned Yoga from Acharya A. Yesudas Antony, the World Renowned International Sivananda Ashram in Kerala, India. The first ever yoga competition in Tamil Nadu was conducted in the year 1988. He won the first place in this event. He was christened as "Yogaraj" (means King of Yoga) and he reigned supreme in all of Tamil Nadu. He won the prestigious awards from the Chief Ministers of Karnataka, West Bengal, and Pondicherry including the distinction of "Best International Demonstrator".

He started teaching Yoga at the age of 17. To enhance his potential as a Yoga Teacher he completed a Diploma in Naturopathy and Yogic Science at Yoga and Natural Living Development Trust, Chennai, India. He also completed a teacher training course at Divine Life Society (Sivananda) in Chennai and received the title Yoga Ratna, meaning Jewel of Yoga.

Yogaraj came to Hong Kong in 2003. He attempted Guinness feat in September 2004 by staying in headstand posture for 2 hours and 40 minutes. In 2006, while working for Pure International (HK) Ltd, his creativity was highly appreciated and he was the only Yoga Instructor who received Creative and Innovation Award for the year.

He is the teacher of teachers and he has 28 years’ experience of teaching yoga. Most of his students are teachers in Hong Kong and other Asian Countries. He had taught Yoga at Anna University, Chennai, India. He was the Guest lecturer in Pondicherry University, India, Chief Instructor of Pure Yoga Taipei, and he had worked with many famous yoga studios in Hong Kong. Most of his Indian’s followers are the leadership and management experts in Hong Kong.

He is the Yoga Teacher in the City University of Hong Kong for 16 years And the founder of Prana Yogam, a yoga studio in Hong Kong. 

YOGRAJ TEACHES: 

• Innovative Yoga

QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Diploma in Naturopathy and Yogic Science at Yoga and Natural Living Development Trust, Chennai, India

• Guinness World Records of “The Longest Duration in An Acro Yoga Human Chair”, 2018

• Guinness World Records of “The Heaviest Weight Balanced doing a Headstand”, 2018

• Awarded “Dr APJ ABDUL KALAM (Former President of India) Award for Nation Building” by YOUTH PARLIAMENT OF INDIA, 2017

• Guinness World Record by continuously performing more than 1,500 yoga postures for 40 hours and 15 minutes, 2015

• Guinness World Record for the most consecutive yoga positions (23) on a moving motorcycle in Mumbai, India, 2011

• Guinness World Record for Longest Yoga Marathon- Performing 1,019 Yoga postures in Yoga postures, 2009