Shri Ambika Yoga Seva Kendra
The Shri Ambika Yoga Seva Kendra is a sister organization of Shri Ambika Yoga Kutir.
The Shri Ambika Yoga Seva Kendra is located at Rothe, Kelve Road in Thane district about two to two and a half hours by train from Mumbai. The basic goal of the Kendra, as its name suggests, is to provide services directly to the villagers and also to the larger community in the Mumbai area. The Kendra is run by Ajitbhai Pejawar and his wife Anitaben Pejawar with help from several sevaks.
Seva Kendra Facilities
The Kendra is located on a property of about 24,000 square feet and comprises of the following:
- Pundalik Dham: Consisting of meditation room, kitchen, dining hall, visitor’s lobby and residential rooms.
- Seva Kutir: Used for Assembly of children in the evening for daily prayers (all-faith religious prayers).
- Dhyan Kaksha: The main structure of the Kendra for the assembly of sadhaks for lectures, yoga practice, etc.
- Smt. Anusaya Pundalik Nikam Seva Sadan: Used for medical seva activities such as OPD, dental care, day care with two beds, medicine store room, computer room, store room, library, offices and tailoring classes.
Seva Kendra Services & Activities
The Kendra’s service and activities (all on a free and voluntary basis) include the following:
- Shibirs (work shops) and lectures on yoga activities, sadhana and seva.
- Free medical check-up camps with medicines for the needy and poor people. Approximately 8000 people avail of the free medical check up annually.
- Educational and occupational aids for the benefit and upliftment of poor village families.
- Special shibirs and lectures for sadhaks affected by backaches, heart and B.P. ailments.
- Lectures and guidelines for the benefit of senior citizens, ladies, students, teachers, sevaks and interested institutions in yoga and seva activities.
- Guidance to individuals and families related to health, social and spiritual matters.
- Personal development training for children and students through the library, computer classes, nursery, cultural and nation building programs.
- Daily all-faith religious prayers with active participation of the village children. Between 75 to 100 children attend the prayers each day after which they are served prasadam.
Seva Kendra History
What is currently known as Shri Ambika Yoga Seva Kendra was founded in 1992 under the name of Shri Ambika Yoga Nisargopachar Kendra. The Kendra was founded and has been operating under the inspired leadership of Ajitbhai who was very keen to start a centre for the village people.
Shri Ajitbhai came in contact with Parampujya Hathayogi Shri Naikam Guruji in 1982 to seek treatment for back problems. He was deeply impressed by Guruji’s humility in serving mankind and his spiritual powers and got attracted to Guruji’s work. After his ailment was fully cured, he took the initiative to start several Ambika Yoga branches in the Western suburbs of Mumbai. It was after he had been running these branches for several years that he was inspired to set up a centre to serve the people of the village. Ajitbhai and Anitaben devote all of their time selflessly to the Kendra’s activities and the well being of the village people. They reside on the Kendra property and are available to the village people at all times of the day.
