About Us
About Us
Shala Gurukulam is a space for those who seek to understand Yoga not merely as a physical practice, but as a way of living, learning and knowing oneself. Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Yoga, Shastra and Sanatana Dharma, our work brings these teachings into the lives of modern seekers through sincere practice and experience.
What began in 2024 as online Yoga and Sadhana programs has grown into a community of seekers walking the path together. Today, nestled in the Himalayas, Shala Gurukulam is our attempt to revive the ancient Guru-Shishya parampara in a living, contemporary form.
Through Sadhana, Shastra, Seva and conscious living, we create spaces where timeless wisdom can be experienced, practised and passed on, inviting seekers not just to learn Yoga, but to live it.
The Journey that Brought us Here
The Journey That
Brought Us Here
Long before Shala had a name, there was a little boy who was deeply drawn to Sanatana Dharma. He would watch his father pray and chant stotrams, return from school, pick flowers, make a mala and take it to the temple. Perhaps he did not know it then, but those small moments were quietly shaping the path ahead.
After completing his schooling in 2015, Hitesh Ji pursued a three-year engineering degree at CSIR from 2015 to 2018. He later joined CSIR as a Project Assistant, where he worked until March 2020. Life seemed to be moving along a familiar path, until December 2020 brought a loss that changed everything.
Hitesh Ji lost his mother to COVID. In the aftermath, he stopped going to temples, stopped lighting diyas and slowly lost his belief altogether. What followed was one of the darkest phases of his life, depression, stress eating, his weight reaching 98 kg, withdrawing from opportunities and working at his father’s shop, feeling almost like a zombie.
During this phase, a friend suggested that he try Yoga. He went almost determined to say no and be done with it. But something clicked. Yoga felt strangely familiar and grounding. Between 2021 and 2023, he began practising consistently, slowly finding mental stability and discovering that Yoga could transform far more than the physical body.
In April 2023, he found his way to Sivananda Ashram for his Yoga Teacher Training Course. The silence, discipline, mantras and rhythm of Ashram life felt unfamiliar at first. He struggled, cried, wanted to leave and even asked for a refund. But he stayed, and those five days became a turning point.
Listening to his Guru and the Swamis speak about Yoga, the Gita, life and death opened a completely new door. He began to see spirituality beyond belief and Yoga beyond the physical practice. He immersed himself in the teachings, wrote extensively in his journal and returned home deeply transformed.
Soon after, an accident while riding his scooty led to another difficult phase, with sciatica forcing him to slow down. But through it all, he remembered his Guru’s final message: “This Yoga is not easily accessible. The world craves it. You’ve got it, spread it.” Those words slowly became a mission, to share Yoga in its authentic and traditional form.
In 2024, that intention took the shape of Shala. It began as a small online space with the intention of bringing people closer to the deeper dimensions of Yoga, Sadhana and Shastra. The first 30-Day Yoga Sadhana was a simple beginning, but it opened a door for many people to begin walking the path with us.
As more Sadhaks joined, Shala began to grow. Pratyahara followed, taking the journey deeper into the mind and the inward dimensions of Yoga. In those early days, Hitesh Ji was doing almost everything himself, teaching, creating, answering questions and building every part of what Shala was becoming.
Slowly, a team came together. What had once been carried by one person became a collective effort, held together by people who shared the same love for the teachings and the same faith in what Shala could become. Then came Bhavshala, bringing Sadhaks together to practise, reflect, serve and experience Yoga beyond a screen.
Bhavsangam followed, bringing the Shala community together across India. People who had first met through their screens could now sit together, share stories, practise and simply be with one another. Shala was slowly becoming more than a digital space. It was becoming a Sangha.
In 2026, Shivoham became a significant moment in that journey, followed by Yoga Shivir, creating spaces for collective Sadhana, devotion, reflection, nature and Sangha. As the community continued to grow, Bhavsangha brought daily Yoga, Sadhana, Shastra and continued learning together under one community. Today, Shala is a community of 30,000+ Sadhaks and continues to grow every day.
And yet, somewhere along the way, a deeper question began to emerge. What if Shala could become a place where these teachings were not simply taught, but lived? A place where one could wake up to Sadhana, study Shastra, practise, serve and learn through everyday life?
That question led us to something we had been quietly dreaming about, a Gurukulam. Not simply another place to conduct programs, but an attempt to revive the Guru-Shishya Parampara, where knowledge is passed through proximity, practice, observation, Seva and living. And today, that dream has a home.
Shala Gurukulam opens its doors in the Himalayas, a space where Sadhana, Shastra, Seva and learning can become part of everyday life. What began with a little boy picking flowers for a temple has travelled through loss, Yoga, an Ashram, a Guru, a small online Shala, thousands of Sadhaks and a growing Sangha to arrive here. This is the journey from Shala to Gurukulam. And perhaps, this is only where the next chapter begins.
Long before Shala had a name, there was a little boy who was deeply drawn to Sanatana Dharma. He would watch his father pray and chant stotrams, return from school, pick flowers, make a mala and take it to the temple. Perhaps he did not know it then, but those small moments were quietly shaping the path ahead.
After completing his schooling in 2015, Hitesh Ji pursued a three-year engineering degree at CSIR from 2015 to 2018. He later joined CSIR as a Project Assistant, where he worked until March 2020. Life seemed to be moving along a familiar path, until December 2020 brought a loss that changed everything.
Hitesh Ji lost his mother to COVID. In the aftermath, he stopped going to temples, stopped lighting diyas and slowly lost his belief altogether. What followed was one of the darkest phases of his life, depression, stress eating, his weight reaching 98 kg, withdrawing from opportunities and working at his father’s shop, feeling almost like a zombie.
During this phase, a friend suggested that he try Yoga. He went almost determined to say no and be done with it. But something clicked. Yoga felt strangely familiar and grounding. Between 2021 and 2023, he began practising consistently, slowly finding mental stability and discovering that Yoga could transform far more than the physical body.
In April 2023, he found his way to Sivananda Ashram for his Yoga Teacher Training Course. The silence, discipline, mantras and rhythm of Ashram life felt unfamiliar at first. He struggled, cried, wanted to leave and even asked for a refund. But he stayed, and those five days became a turning point.
Listening to his Guru and the Swamis speak about Yoga, the Gita, life and death opened a completely new door. He began to see spirituality beyond belief and Yoga beyond the physical practice. He immersed himself in the teachings, wrote extensively in his journal and returned home deeply transformed.
Soon after, an accident while riding his scooty led to another difficult phase, with sciatica forcing him to slow down. But through it all, he remembered his Guru’s final message: “This Yoga is not easily accessible. The world craves it. You’ve got it, spread it.” Those words slowly became a mission, to share Yoga in its authentic and traditional form.
In 2024, that intention took the shape of Shala. It began as a small online space with the intention of bringing people closer to the deeper dimensions of Yoga, Sadhana and Shastra. The first 30-Day Yoga Sadhana was a simple beginning, but it opened a door for many people to begin walking the path with us.
As more Sadhaks joined, Shala began to grow. Pratyahara followed, taking the journey deeper into the mind and the inward dimensions of Yoga. In those early days, Hitesh Ji was doing almost everything himself, teaching, creating, answering questions and building every part of what Shala was becoming.
Slowly, a team came together. What had once been carried by one person became a collective effort, held together by people who shared the same love for the teachings and the same faith in what Shala could become. Then came Bhavshala, bringing Sadhaks together to practise, reflect, serve and experience Yoga beyond a screen.
Bhavsangam followed, bringing the Shala community together across India. People who had first met through their screens could now sit together, share stories, practise and simply be with one another. Shala was slowly becoming more than a digital space. It was becoming a Sangha.
In 2026, Shivoham became a significant moment in that journey, followed by Yoga Shivir, creating spaces for collective Sadhana, devotion, reflection, nature and Sangha. As the community continued to grow, Bhavsangha brought daily Yoga, Sadhana, Shastra and continued learning together under one community. Today, Shala is a community of 30,000+ Sadhaks and continues to grow every day.
And yet, somewhere along the way, a deeper question began to emerge. What if Shala could become a place where these teachings were not simply taught, but lived? A place where one could wake up to Sadhana, study Shastra, practise, serve and learn through everyday life?
That question led us to something we had been quietly dreaming about, a Gurukulam. Not simply another place to conduct programs, but an attempt to revive the Guru-Shishya Parampara, where knowledge is passed through proximity, practice, observation, Seva and living. And today, that dream has a home.
Shala Gurukulam opens its doors in the Himalayas, a space where Sadhana, Shastra, Seva and learning can become part of everyday life. What began with a little boy picking flowers for a temple has travelled through loss, Yoga, an Ashram, a Guru, a small online Shala, thousands of Sadhaks and a growing Sangha to arrive here. This is the journey from Shala to Gurukulam. And perhaps, this is only where the next chapter begins.