5,000 years old. Zero gatekeepers. Whether you come through science, sport, or faith — Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or none of the above — the practice was always yours. We're just here to make it easier to find.
"Yoga did not compete with my faith. It completed what I was already doing. The body that a Marine trains and the spirit that a Christian tends — yoga was the discipline that could hold both at once."
Maryanne Rozier Chiriboga
Chairman & Founder · US Marine · 20+ years of practice
Why Yogasram
Built from inside the tradition.
Open to the whole world.
Yogasram is the world's first internationally credentialed school of yoga — built not as a retreat center or wellness brand, but as a genuine academic institution. We exist to preserve, transmit, and expand the science of yoga as it was always intended: a complete system for human flourishing, available to every person regardless of nationality, religion, or background.
Local teachers — the Yoga group leaders — are verified, trained, and accountable to a curriculum rooted in 5,000 years of Indian tradition, informed by modern evidence-based research, and designed for every faith and no faith at all. When you find a teacher through Yogasram, you find someone who has committed to a standard.
We are an educational initiative of Maxsys International Inc., recognized as a Google for Education Partner. Our founding partners are building the first endowed chairs in yoga education at the international level — because legacy institutions are built, not born.
Our Foundation
What We Teach
Four pillars that hold up every program, every credential, and every conversation at Yogasram.
5,000 Years of Wisdom
History
Yoga predates every major world religion. Understanding where it came from — its practices, its teachers, its migrations across cultures — is the foundation of practicing it honestly.
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Science
Dozens of peer-reviewed studies now confirm what practitioners have experienced for millennia. Yogasram's curriculum integrates the latest research in neuroscience, physiology, and psychology.
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Faith
Yoga is not a religion — but it was born inside one. Yogasram honors that origin while welcoming practitioners from every faith and none. Your belief is not a barrier here. It is welcomed.
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Humanity
The breath was given equally to every human being. Yoga was never meant for the privileged or the initiated. Yogasram is committed to making it available to every person who wants it.
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Academic Programs
Rigorous, structured learning — whether you are just beginning or seeking full certification.
200-Hour Teacher Training
The internationally recognized standard for yoga teacher certification — redesigned from first principles for Yogasram's evidence-based, tradition-rooted curriculum. Applications open soon.
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A free, self-paced introduction to the foundational texts and concepts of yoga — the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Bhagavad Gita, and the great commentators who carried them forward.
Enroll FreeCertificate Programs
Focused certifications in Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Children, and more. Each program can stand alone or stack toward the 200-Hour credential.
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Founding Partners
The first institutions in yoga education are built, not born. Yogasram is now establishing its founding endowments — three tiers of founding partnership that will define the institution for generations.
$5K–$15K
Founding Patron
$25K–$75K
Founding Institutional
Negotiated
Founding Education Partner