NEW DELHI: Nobuhiro Takahashi (57) – a senior executive with a Japanese multinational company, who came to India 13 years before, has returned to his home country Japan as a transformed individual, and attained a spiritual name Yogi Anand.

During this time he switched to vegetarian food, quit alcohol, and acquired the lifestyle of a Saint. Waking up early well before the sunrise in the morning and going to sleep before the sunset has become a way of life for him.  

Nobuhiro Takahashi who was an Advisor with the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII) practiced yoga, meditation, and spiritual healing regularly has joined the league of many other foreigners including Japanese who practice yoga and meditation, and also formally take training and become certified Yoga practitioners.

In October last year when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak around the world including in India, and people preferred to stay confined to their homes, and avoided travel, Takahashi reached the foothills in north Indian state Himachal Pradesh.

He reached Dharamshala by road to attend one-month yoga, meditation, and spiritual healing course at the Kailash Tribal School, a centre for Yoga and holistic healing, a member of Yoga Alliance, USA.

That’s where he was awarded the spiritual name, Yogi Anand – by his Guru – Yogi Sivadas (Sugathakumar Narayanan Nair). Yogi Anand means which means happiness blissful. 

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