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History and Development

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(UN-SDGS)

Indian Traditional Arts and Sports for Education, Health, Fitness, Culture, Nature, Climate Change, and Recreational programs

To serve as a resource center for information, management, training and networking for Indian Traditional Arts and Sports for Education, Health, Fitness, Culture, Nature, Climate Change, and Recreational programs for industry either in a Charitable, Schools, Institutions, College, University, Business or Company, Club, Trust, Society, Association, Federation, Foundation and; or any related Organizations in compliance with the principles set forth in Traditional Yoga.

Founder

Founder

Guruji Murugan Chillayah: A Humble Guardian of Ancient Indian Wisdom
Guruji Murugan Chillayah is a respected spiritual guide, a renowned grandmaster in Indian traditional arts, and the founder of the World Yoga Association (WYA), committed to preserving and promoting the authenticity of these ancient practices. He upholds the authenticity of traditional yoga, meditation, and Tantra, guiding seekers toward inner harmony and self-realization. With over 30 years of experience, he has mastered and integrated his teachings, all rooted in ancient Indian wisdom. In addition to yoga, he is a master of Tantric practices, Silambam (a traditional Indian weapon-based martial art), Kuttu Varisai (unarmed combat), and Varma Kalai (vital point healing and self-defense). Through humility and devotion, Guruji continues to inspire and guide individuals worldwide, empowering them through bridging a holistic approach that aligns traditional Indian practices with modern wellness, fitness, and spirituality.

 

History & Development

History & Development

World Yoga Association (WYA): Committed to Excellence in Traditional Yoga Certification
The World Yoga Association (WYA), officially registered under Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (JPPM), is an internationally recognized certifying body for yoga teachers, schools, associations, and federations. Upholding the authenticity, accreditation, and accessibility of traditional yoga, WYA fosters cultural exchange and education while aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). With a growing global presence, WYA collaborates with international sports organizations and institutions to advance yoga for health, fitness, and sustainable development, integrating traditional yogic practices for a comprehensive and dynamic approach to well-being.

Our 5R Values

  • Research

    Research the integration of ancient wisdom with modern science, yoga arts, yoga sports, and yogic science to foster deep exploration of extensive practices, strengthen benefits, and improve understanding to make it relevant in daily life while promoting holistic well-being and inner balance for mind, body, and spirit.

  • Revive

    Reviving yoga arts, yogic science, and yoga sports, we preserve ancient traditions while integrating modern insights to enrich practice, deepen understanding, and expand global reach, ensuring their continued relevance in daily life.

  • Rejuvenate

    Rejuvenating the energy and balance for body and mind, improving energy, promoting holistic wellness, inner harmony, and overall balance through yoga.

  • Restore

    Restoring inner peace and physical balance to restoring ancient yogic sciences, practices, and traditions, preserving ancient authenticity while incorporating timeless yogic wisdom with daily well-being.

  • Retention

    Retention by preserving authentic yogic traditions, fostering long-term practitioner engagement, maintaining yogic practices in daily life, and implementing yoga into traditions, education, arts, and sports—for sustaining a global yoga community and continuity for future generations.

Yoga for Life

Hatha Yoga

Hatha yoga emerged from Tantric practices that originated in ancient India and date back to pre-Vedic and Vedic traditions and elements organized systematically between the 9th and 15th centuries CE. Influenced by Nath yogis, especially Guru Matsyendranath and his disciple Gorakshanath, Hatha Yoga is a preparatory practice focusing on purification, making the mind and body achieve a higher awakening of consciousness through meditation and spiritual awakening. In the 15th century, the foundational text drew from earlier scriptures like the Gheranda Samhita and Shiva Samhita, compiled into Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Yogi Swami Swatmarama. It connects the teaching's lineage to the Matsyendranath of the Nath yogis, emphasizing the physical postures (asanas), breath control (pranayama), and energy regulation (mudras and bandhas).

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Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga, meaning the "Eight-Limbed Path," originates from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (circa 200 BCE - 400 CE) and serves as a structured guide for spiritual growth, ethical living, and self-discipline. It consists of eight limbs: Yama (ethical and moral principles), Niyama (personal disciplines and self-regulations), Asana (postures), Pranayama (breath control), Pratyahara (withdrawal of senses), Dharana (concentration), Dhyana (meditation), and Samadhi (spiritual absorption). Ashtanga Yoga remains a traditional and philosophical foundation for various yoga styles as a guidance to practitioners. Later, in the 20th century, yoga masters like T. Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois revived Ashtanga principles by influencing modern yoga practices and adapting them into asana variations by introducing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

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Sivananda Yoga

Sivananda Yoga was founded by Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887–1963), a renowned Indian spiritual teacher and former medical physician who integrated traditional Hatha Yoga with a holistic perspective on health and well-being. His teachings emphasized physical health, breath control, diet, relaxation, positive thinking, and meditation, forming the foundation of the Five Points of Yoga (Asana, Pranayama, Savasana, Vegetarian Diets, and Vedanta with Dhyana). In 1957, his disciple Swami Vishnudevananda (1927–1993) spread his teachings globally by establishing the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, making this system accessible worldwide. Rooted in classical yoga and Vedanta philosophy, Sivananda Yoga promotes self-discipline, selfless service, devotion, and spiritual enlightenment, ensuring its continued relevance in modern times.

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About World Yoga

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is committed to strategic planning, training development, and curriculum for arts and sports while safeguarding traditions, ethical operations, compliance, and sustainability through strategic leadership, guidelines implementation, analysis on yoga ethics, international cooperation, preservation, development, and international advancement of yoga, securing its authenticity and relevance for future generations across diverse cultures.

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History & Development

World Yoga Association (WYA), established under Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs (JPPM), certifies yoga teachers, schools, associations, and federations by facilitating yoga membership to uphold yoga development, authenticity, accreditation, and accessibility through education, arts, sports, and cultural exchange. Yoga membership expanded in several countries, aligning with international sports organizations and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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