A yoga trainer, Rajesh who believes that yoga is the best way to heal your body and soul.

Rajesh Ranjan is  the Director at Yoga Arogya Kendra in Varanasi.

Rajesh was born in Aurangabad, Bihar, but brought up in Varanasi. He completed his education in Yog Naturopathy at Kashi Vishwavidyalaya. He received a Postgraduate Diploma from Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya.  He is currently a research scholar in yoga at Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya.

Recalling his childhood, Rajesh says that he spent his childhood in Obra, UP. He completed his initial education at a government school. His parents wanted him to become a doctor, so he was also preparing for PMT. After completing his twelfth grade, he read a book called "Purak Chikitsa" which inspired him  to study yoga. He went to Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya to study the same. He took yoga  lessons and also worked as a security guard to earn his livelihood.

Talking about his journey, Rajesh says that initially he joined Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya to get deep knowledge about yoga. But he realised that it was important to try yoga on himself. So he took admission in Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, and there he learned a lot and developed an interest in this field. After completing his course, he went to Sindhva as a naturopathy head, but for some personal reasons, he had to quit there.

Then he went to Chattisgarh and was appointed as a director in this field. Finally, he decided to start his own yoga centre in 2012 in Varanasi. Initially, he started with a small room and treated the patients successfully; afterwards, he shifted to a big hall given to him free of charge. Currently, he is running his own institute and providing the benefits of yoga to others.

Sharing his achievements, Rajesh says that he feels proud to have started the first naturopathy hospital in Banaras. He also feels happy to continue in this field and has now opened three more branches of his institute. He is also curing people with this therapy, which is an accomplishment for him.

Rajesh’s role models are Dr. Pranav Pandya and his teacher Sunita, as he learned a lot from them in the field of naturopathy.

Rajesh’s success mantra is to be patient and work hard.

Advising the youth, Rajesh says that there is good scope in this field, but it is important to learn and practise to master any field. In the field of naturopathy, one should learn and practise to achieve success.