Shivam, a founder of Shivam Neelkant Yoga Kendra, has been teaching and practicing yoga and meditation for the last 25 years. He was born near McLeod Ganj, the sacred land of H.H. The Dalai Lama, in the Himalayas. Shivam started his journey with yoga and spiritual life at an early age. He studied various forms of yoga from many yoga schools and eminent yoga teachers. He is a certified yoga instructor trained by Sivananda Yoga Center in Rishikesh, after which he achieved his certificate in Vivekananda Yoga Center at the University of India. Shivam has also studied at Ayurvedic College in Ris.