C.S.Udhayakumar, affectionately called Udhayji by his students and friends, was formerly, Associate professor of Yoga Education, Self-Awareness and Personal Growth, Cultural Education, Amrita Values Program, Integral Studies and Cultural Synthesis etc in Amrita School of Business, Amrita Viswa Vidhyapeetham , Ettimadai, Coimbatore, India.
Before joining the Amrita Viswa Vidhyapeetham as a full-time faculty in the year 1996, he was the founder-director of YOGAKSHETHRAM, Foundation for Yoga Studies, Chennai, planning, organizing and conducting various classes, workshops and seminars on Yoga Education, Yoga Therapy, Self-Awareness and Personal Growth, Management of Stress, Health and Wellness and other related activities for thousands of people from all walks of life.
He was the visiting faculty, trainer and consultant for Yoga, Stress Management, Personality Development, Personal Growth and other Management Development Programmes in various corporate organizations, companies and institutions
He started his teaching career in the art and science of Yoga and Yoga Therapy in the year 1976 when he joined Yoga Academy, an offshoot of the Swami Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Centre, founded by Swami Vishnudevananda, one of the chief disciples of Swami Sivananda of the Divine Life Society, Rishikesh and under the tutelage and affectionate guidance of the late Dr.B.V. Reddy.He also learnt, received guidance and drew inspiration from Dr. T.K.V.Desikachar, son and student of the legendary Yogacharya Mysore T.Krishnamacharya, of the KYM Institute of Yoga Studies, Chennai.He was also associated with the Krishnamurti Foundation India (KFI) and was with their new education schools both in Varanasi and Chennai for a number of years. He was also involved in conducting yoga education classes for the students of Chinmaya Vidyalaya Schools, Chennai.
Udhayakumar has been teaching and learning Yoga and spiritual science and culture for over 47 years now.
Interest Areas
Yoga Education, Self-Awareness and Personal Growth, Cultural Education, Value Education, Integral Studies, Indian Psychology, Indian History, Culture and Heritage, Spirituality etc Sri C.S.
Positions Held:
1. 5th International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and Applications, SVYASA, Bangalore, 1999.
2. 14th International Management Development Workshop on ‘Management by Human Values’, IIM-C, Kolkata, 2001.
3. 12th International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and Applications, SVYASA, Bangalore, 2001.
4. 4th International Conference on Yoga Research and Value Education, Kaivalyadhama, Pune, 2002.
5. International Retreat on ‘Evolutionary Enlightenment’ by Andrew Cohen of EnlightenNext, Rishikesh, 2005.
6. National Seminar on Value Based Education and Corporate Governance at the University of Mysore, 2007.
7. National Seminar on Holistic Approach in Healing at L.N.I.P.E., Gwalior, 2007.
8. 17th International Conference on Yoga at SVYASA, Bangalore, 2007.
9. National Seminar on Indian Psychology, SVYASA, Bangalore, 2007.
10. Was the facilitator for an FDP for the teachers of Aishwarya Public School, Payyanur, Kollam, Kerala, 19th March 2015.
11. Panelist in the International Conference on Yoga for Holistic Health, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, June, 2015.
12. Innovative Pedagogy award in the Indian Management Conclave, July 2015 at ISB, Hyderabad.
Presented and read/wrote papers on
1. “YOGA, VALUES AND SPIRITUALITY” at the 4th International Conference on Yoga Research and Value Education held in Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Pune, December 2002,
2. “YOGA AND VALUES” at the National Seminar on Value Based Education and Corporate Governance at the University of Mysore, February 2007,
3. “NEED OF YOGA IN MODERN AGE” at the National Seminar on Holistic Approach in Healing at L.N.I.P.E., Gwalior, October 2007,
4. “YOGA AND PERSONAL GROWTH” at the National Seminar on Indian Psychology, SVYASA, Bangalore, December 2007.
5. “NEW EDUCATION FOR A NEW WORLD” at the 3rd International Conference on Spirituality: The Essence of Ethical Leadership and Management in Varanasi, 22nd to 24th November 2014.
6. Co-Authored “THE EFFECT OF VALUE BASED EDUCATION ON MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS” at the Academic Conference on Education, Teaching and E-Learning, Prague, Czech Republic, 2015.
7. Co-Authored “INFINITY UNDER A ROOF – DISCOVERING THE MANY UNKNOWNS OF VALUE BASED SPIRITUAL EDUCATION” at BHPE Society’s Conference, 2015
8. Was an Invited Panel Speaker in the International Conference on Yoga for Holistic Health, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, 21st and 22nd June 2015.
Yoga Education, Life Skills, Self Awareness and Personal Growth, Stress Management programmes for various organization:
1. Madras Port Trust,
2. National Institute of Port Management (NIPM),
3. IOB Staff College,
4. LIC Zonal Training Centre,
5. Tube Products of India,
6. TI Cycles of India,
7. Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd.,
8. Carborundum Universal Ltd.,
9. Rane (I) Ltd.,
10. Ponds (I) Ltd.,
11. Tata Consultancy Services,
12. New India Assurance,
13. Clarke School for the mentally retarded,
14. K.J. Hospital,
15. BPL Sanyo, Palakkad,
16. Palakkad Management Association,
17. INS Agrani Naval Academy, Coimbatore,
18. Pepsi & Co, Coimbatore.