Ajay Gupta

Ajay "Jay" Gupta learned yoga from Vishwayatan Yogashram in India in 1983 and has been exploring the depths of yoga since then. Throughout his life, Jay has endeavored to achieve a scientific understanding of yoga and nature cure practices. He has traveled from the Himalayas to Kerala (southern most part of India) learning a variety of yoga and nature cure practices.

A member of the Massachusetts Yoga Network, he has been teaching yoga for more than 10 years as a volunteer for non-profit organizations. He is on the faculty of several Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) programs, including an Advanced YTT program for the schools affiliated with Finding Inner Peace.

Jay is a licensed pharmacist with an M.Pharm. from University of Delhi and M.Sc. in International Marketing from University of Strathclyde. He works as a staff pharmacist and previously had a career in international marketing of Ayurvedic and Pharmaceutical products.

Jay is a life member, past president and past secretary of the board of directors for the Vrindavana Preservation Society (VPS). Together with his wife Terry and VPS volunteers, he has coordinated a number of yoga retreats and events. He received his second initiation, which includes practice of a Vedic healing technique, from his Guruji Swami Swayamanand Giri.