Avdhoot Shivanand Ji is an Indian spiritual leader and founder of ShivYog, an organization that offers meditation programs.
At the age of 8, he came in contact with Himalayan yogi 108 Swami Jagganath ji who inspired him to pursue a spiritual path.
[citation needed] He decided to dedicate his life to spread spirituality and meditation around the world.
From 1990, he started conducting talks & workshops on Shivyog and Advait Shri Vidya Sadhana around India.
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