Gurudev’s transcendental command of spiritual knowledge and dynamic expositions attracted enormous interest from aspirants worldwide. After many requests, Swami Jyotirmayananda came to the West in 1962 to spread the knowledge of Yoga Vedanta, setting up his first ashram in Puerto Rico. In 1969, he established the ashram in Miami, Florida, which has become the center for international activities, publications and teachings of the Yoga Research Foundation  Later in 1985, Gurudev established the International Yoga Society to serve a worldwide audience and Divya Jyotir School for children in New Delhi, India. In 2000, the Jyotirmayananda Ashram and Vocational Training Center for abused and neglected women was established in Bihar. Then in 2006, the Lalita Jyoti Anananthalaya orphanage and school for young girls opened its doors in Sonipat. These institutions in India and the United States are serving the community by offering regular satsanga, Yoga classes and camps, published and translated writings, and operating free medical clinics for the marginalized and underserved populations. ​Throughout all of this, he also wrote and published over 50 books on various aspects of vedantic and yogic philosophy.

 

Today, Swami Jyotirmayananda, age 93, living saint and sage, occupies the highest place among men of wisdom. He is recognized as the foremost proponent of Integral Yoga, the synthesis of the Yoga tradition into a comprehensive plan of personality integration. Through discipleship, blessings and darshan, lectures, courses, books and the monthly International Yoga Guide magazine, Sri Gurudev continues to share the richness of his boundless knowledge of the great scriptures of India and the world – inspiring spiritual seekers everywhere to attain the true goal of life – Enlightenment.