Swami Rama

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Swami Rama (1925-1996) (Click here for a picture) was a famous yogi of the Himalayan tradition. Born in North India and raised in the Himalayas, he spent a long stretch of his life teaching in the USA. He is especially notable as one of the first yogis to allow himself to be studied by Western scientists. In the 1960s he allowed himself to be examined by scientists at the Menninger Clinic who studied his ability to voluntary control bodily processes (such as heartbeat) that are normally considered to be non-voluntary (autonomous).

Originally his name was Bhole Baba. When he was initiated into the order of Sannyasa (Hindu monk) he was given the name Dandi Swami Sadashiva Bharati. Only later he became known simply as Swami Rama.

He was the founder of the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy which has its headquarter in Honesdale, PA and branches in the USA, Europa and India. Swami Rama also founded other teaching and service organizations, some of which are linked below.

The tenth anniversary of his death (mahasamadhi) is being celebrated on November 10-13, 2006 by a seminar organized jointly by the Swami Rama Foundation, Sadhana Mandir Trust, and the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) in Dehradun, India. [1] (URL accessed on 3 September 2006)

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