- ヴァイクンタヨガ創始者
- 沖縄SATSANG主宰
- Yoga Band “Vaikunthas” リーダー
- 全米ヨガアライアンス認定講師
(E-RYT500)
22年間に亘る『ハタヨガ道』の始まりは1995年。
2005年、「ヴァイクンタヨガ沖縄」を設立。沖縄を拠点に全国にヨガスタジオを展開。
2006年、『毎日の歯磨きのように人々の現代生活にヨガを取り入れてもらいたい』という思いから、予防医療としての新しいヨガのスタイル『医療系・ヴァイクンタヨガ』を創出。
プロップス(補助器具)補助器具を使用し、ヨガ解剖学を基盤としたケガの無い安全なアサナで構成された斬新な独自のメソッドを構築。
医療的な観点に基づいた、安全で効果的なハタヨガの指導スタイルは、『きちんとヨガを教えてくれる講師』との絶大な支持を受け、国内外からの講師依頼でWS、指導者育成に多忙な日々を過ごす。
2014年より、『地球とワンネスする為のヨガ的ライフスタイルの提案』というテーマを持つ、沖縄サットサン・ヨガxミュージックフェスティバルを主宰。『フェスを通じてすべての人々にヨガとの開かれた出逢いの場を提供』している。
また、ヨガ音楽の世界・ナーダヨガに精通し、ヨガミュージシャンとしても活動。リーダーを務めるヨガバンド『 VAIKUNTHAS』名義で2016年にリリースされた『Light on Yoga Nada』は YogaMusic.jp 年間CD売り上げランキング『1位』を獲得。
以上、多岐に渡る彼の全活動は、何時も決してブレること無く、常にヨガを中心として拡散発信されている。
ヴァイクンタヨガ創始者、沖縄SATSANG主宰、ヨガバンドVAIKUNTHASリーダー。
About Ikki Bando
- VAIKUNTHA YOGA / Founder
- Okinawa Satsang / President
- Yoga Band “Vaikunthas” / Producer
- Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT500)
His 22 years of “the road to Hatha yoga” started in 1995.
He studied under famous yogi Br. Rudara in Rishikesh, India for 16 years to master B.K.S Iyenger yoga system.
In 2005, he established “Vaikuntha Yoga Okinawa”.
In 2006, he created medical based Vaikuntha Yoga as he wished to people practice yoga as they brush teeth everyday.
He invented new and original method based which is composed with safe asana by using props and is based on yoga anatomy and the Vaikuntha yoga expands all over in Japan rapidly as the new style of yoga.
His based on medical point of view and safe and effective teaching stile is so popular as he teaches Hatha yoga properly, he recognized as one of the best Yogis in Japan and he travels all over Japan and world for his WS and teacher training
Not only when you do yoga but all of the scene in life is yoga, and He learns chaotic true yoga theory from Indian tale and quiet yoga sutra and his observation of yoga and lecture is highly recognized as it could even change a life of someone who study yoga.
He is also specialized in the world of sound , Nada Yoga(yoga of sound)and known as yoga musician, started『Tantric Yoga Band "VAIKUNTHAS"』in 2006.
In this band as『the main concept is yoga, and combined Indian classic music and electronic music organically』,he is a producer, composer and plays Shurti box, works and collaborate with musician from all over the world.
They released their first album in fall of 2015 followed by their second album『Light on Yoga Nada』, the concept is “Music for Yoga” released in June, 2016. It stayed as top selling album in yoga music store for long period of time, and they are called as a pioneer of yoga music in Japan for their high music performance.
In 2014, he organized Okinawa Satsang Yoga x Music Festival to suggest Yoga life style, which is to feel oneness with earth.
He provides『 the open opportunity for everybody to meet yoga』.
Even now as he holds a name of top yoga instructor in Japan, he believes in『Yogi is who continue to study 』and goes to India every year to study under his guru Br. Rudara to master the true nature of Hatha yoga and he is a true yogi who keeps updating himself.
As said above, his every action is based on yoga and released to the world.