🕉️ Ácárya Cidrúpánanda Avadhúta (Dada)
E-RYT® 500 | YACEP® | Registered Yoga Teacher – Yoga Alliance
Ácárya Cidrúpánanda Avata, affectionately known as Dada, is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT® 500) and a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP®). He received his foundational certification through the Shiva Dancing School of Yoga in association with the Neohumanist College of Asheville, North Carolina, USA, an affiliate of Ananda Marga Gurukula.
He completed over 200 hours of advanced teacher training in the holistic system of Ananda Marga Rajadhiraja Yoga, integrating philosophy, meditation, asanas, Ayurveda, and yogic psychology.
📝 In the words of his trainer, Ácárya Pashupati (Steven Landau, MD, E-RYT):
“An excellent student — attentive, deeply skilled in asana, and profoundly effective in managing and teaching in his own yoga studio in Mexico. Ácárya Cidrúpánanda has helped globalize my teachings by transcribing my lessons for international audiences. A most blessed personality, and a gifted poet too! Namaskar to all.”
🌺 Monastic Path & Spiritual Foundation
Dada has lived the yogic life since 1967 and has been a monk (sannyasin) in the Ananda Marga tradition for over four decades. He is a direct disciple of the spiritual master Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji.
After graduating from North Bengal University in 1982, he underwent deep monastic training in India, focusing on:
- Sada Darshana (Six Schools of Indian Philosophy)
- Tantra, Ayurveda & Yoga Psychology
- Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Vedas, Upanishads
- Meditation, Asanas, Kiirtan & Ananda Marga Philosophy
He was ordained as an Ácárya (spiritual teacher) and Avadhúta (renunciate monk) by the central boards of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (AMPS).
🌍 Global Outreach, Education & Service
Driven by love and compassion, Dada has dedicated his life to global education, service, and spiritual empowerment:
- 🏫 Founded 20+ kindergarten schools and 10 orphanages across India.
- 🌱 Held key global roles in Ananda Marga’s Education, Relief, and Welfare Section (ERAWS).
- 🌟 Founded "Universal Mission of Love Ananda Marga" in Venezuela (1997).
- 🕊️ Created the International Mystic School Ananda Marga in 2008.
His Ashram in San Antonio de Los Altos, Venezuela, was honored with multiple visits by Ambassador Smita Purusottam and First Secretary Mr. Anjani Kumar Sahay from the Indian Embassy.
📚 Teaching, Training & Retreats
Dada has offered:
- 40+ Meditation Courses
- 61 Spiritual Retreats
- Workshops on Yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda, Yogic Nutrition, and Self-Development
- Leadership & Team-Building courses at:
- Central University of Venezuela (UCV)
- Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV)
- SIGO University (2017)
Between 2014 and 2017, he extensively taught in Chile and Mexico, bringing Vedic and Yogic wisdom to diverse audiences.
🪷 Ananda Yoga Academy – México
Since 2018, Ácárya Cidrúpánanda has been based in San Juan del Río, Querétaro, México, where he founded the Ananda Yoga Academy. The Academy offers regular classes and immersive courses in Yoga, Meditation, and Holistic Wellness, nurturing both new seekers and experienced practitioners.
✍️ Poet, Mystic & Author
Beyond his teaching, Dada is a contemplative poet and writer, blending mystical insight with literary elegance. His published works are available on Amazon and resonate with seekers across cultures and traditions.
🌎 A Life of Loving Service
With over 40 years of monastic life, international teaching, and profound inner practice, Ácárya Cidrúpánanda Avadhúta embodies the essence of yoga as a path of union, love, and transformation.
He continues to share his wisdom with humility, devotion, and radiant presence — inspiring a new generation of yogis to live with authenticity, peace, and divine purpose.