Yoga is not a magic or a rope trick. It is not merely a set of Yogasanas or Pranayama or Meditation; it is a Science of Holistic Living consisting of a Holistic Value System featured by health and wealth, bliss and poise, harmony and efficiency.

Every nation has its own unique personality. India has spirituality for its personality, a wisdom enshrined in the Vedas and Upanisads; that we are not just the physical bodies but have four more subtle bodies; and pure consciousness forms the foundation of all the five bodies, nay, entire creation. And this knowledge base called spirituality should be the basis for national reconstruction. And not just economic affluence and pursuit of sense pleasures as the basis for building an ideal India.

The four main systems of Yoga: Jnana, Raja, Bhakti and Karma Yoga One or more or all of these are used to raise human beings from the lowest animal level to greatest heights of human perfection.

By using the knowledge base called as consciousness-based approach and the way of life, a new global era of spirituality (as science) and yoga (as technology) will emerge to solve the basic problems of the modern hi-tech era. Systematic, scientific research is the approach for the acceptance and adoption.

The abode of peace (Prasanti Kutiram) is the name of a spacious campus 20 miles from Bangalore. This is the Head -quarters of VYASA. The diagram given here shows the eight major fields of applications of Yoga.