FYI

introduced and taught yoga to the University academic and non-acad staff as early as 2004;  occasionally visits U.P. now  to reconnect with old friends in the University  and it is not his charity work,  as erroneously stated here (not his charity work; got it). Aside from introducing yoga to the University,   sometime in 2004;  was a member of  Yoga Team Philippines sometime then,  and later  introduced ashtanga yoga to U.P.  sometime in 2007. (i think i got that right.) So you could fairly say he sort  of pioneered the practice/ discipline in U.P. and probably,  that had something to do with yoga (basic) as a course offering now in U.P. under CHK (College of Human Kinetics). The on-line site for University academic course offerings is down right now, i researched this time but the site is down, i don’t know if the University yoga course includes its  theory, philosophy, history, etc. or just the asanas (poses). By the way,  for a subject to be taught  in U.P., it has to be reviewed by the Cluster composed of deans, in this case, the Humanities Cluster, CHK belongs to the Humanities Cluster;  then approved by the University Council, the highest academic policy-making body in U.P. – fyi for outsiders: a “Cluster” in U.P. is a group of colleges categorized according to curriculum by the University Council; the Cluster  asks all sorts of questions; (I once had to present there and after a hundred non-stop questions   i almost answered with….”Ma’am… can i….. use a lifeline? A phonecall? I have the right to one phonecall… don’t i?” .. So anyway.) …studied in India (got that right), now teaches regularly at Yoga Manila (just google it), the leading yoga  center  in the Philippines.     (okay, hope got all that right).