The Centre of Neohumanist Studies (CNS) Sweden was founded at Ydrefors, Småland, as an educational institute in 2006. It is a project of Ánanda Márga Gurukula (Organisation Number 802470-2261). Its Chancellor Dr. Ácárya Shambhúshivánanda Avadhúta (Dadaji) alias Dr. Kohli coordinates its global network from Stockholm and Ydrefors, assisted by Mr. Silvano Rossato, Dhyanesh, Navneet Niklas Singh and Tomas Fält. He is assisted by Mikael Söderström, Didi Ananda Samprajina and Didi Ananda Bhadra in training programs.
The contact office of AMGK is at: c/o Gurukula/Kohli, Aprikosgatan 1B, Lgh 1001, Hässelby 165 60. Tel: 0700595582/0734127337. Ac. Shambhushivananda can be reached at .
CNS-Sweden partners with Legacy 17 and coordinates with the RCE’s (Regional Centers of Expertise in Scandinavia) established under the United Nations University to propagate and nurture agenda for Sustainable Development in local communities. A CNS outreach centre has also been opened in Stockholm. AMGK Sweden welcomes endowment funds for furthering the neohumanist educational agenda in Sweden and the rest of the world.
At present the college/seminary-training center has the following faculties:
1. Faculty of Yoga and Intuitional Science
2. Faculty of Neohumanist Education
3. Faculty of Sustainable Development / PROUT Research Institute.
4. Prabhat Samgiita Academy.
5. Disaster Preparedness and Management
A special one-year course on Bio-Psychology is also offered.
The curriculum provides profound academic training to those becoming Yoga and Meditation teachers and/or teachers of Neohumanist Education. CNS also has a collaborative relationship with the Commedia School, an international theater school in Copenhagen. CNS has sister institutions in Davao (Philippines), Marshall near Asheville (North Carolina, USA), Argentina, Caracas(Venezuela), and Sao Paulo (Brazil). Initiatives are underway to establish neohumanist centers in Holland and Taiwan in the very near future. Mr. Shantanu Pyne of “Bhakti Brothers” in Stockholm is the current honorary senior instructor in Prabhata Samgiita Academy and holds regular introductory and advanced retreats for the teaching of Prabhata Samgiita for curious and serious students. A network of Yoga & Intuitional Science Academies is also being started in Singapore, Argentina, Brazil, Italia, Russia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and several other countries.
The College/Centre Campus located in Ydrefors is also adjacent to the proposed Ánanda Vihár Master Unit which shall be housing “Sentient Holiday Cottages” equipped with compost toilets, Bliss-Cafe & Health Wellness Center; Bliss Kiosk/Shop; Community Cultural Center; Wind Mill; A Small Ananda Bakery & the like.
Sponsorships are invited for building the sentient-holiday cottages/compost toilets during the summers. It is also a good place for growing nettles & blueberry shrubs; Green House; Museum for old rusty farm equipment; Kite flying; Lessons in playing frisbees; Fresh air and a great place to lose your keys…Learning for Change Workshops, Courses in permaculture & alternative world views will be offered regularly at the Gamla Skolan Main building. CNS Sweden also collaborates with Astrid Lindgrens Hembygd in Vimmerby and participates regularly in Futures Week every year.
CNS Sweden is also popular for its one-year advanced course in Yoga Bio-Psychology that blends the latest scientific information on biological psychology and the best of the tantric insights into human psychology. CNS Sweden is also now an international/ European hub for spiritually-based training programs for householders through regular workshops, retreats and seminars. Summer & Winter events attract aspirants from around the globe every year. CNS Sweden also partners with the GK Internship Program where students wishing to become Gurukul Interns undergo three months of training at its facility in Ydrefors before being recommended for apprenticeship training at master units/GK affiliated educational service projects around the world.
“Gurukul aspires to be a trademark of excellence in thought and action. From the theory to execution, from its staff to its body of educators, from children to the elderly- the emphasis of Gurukul and its Global Neohumanist Network is to raise the benchmark of quality in the affairs of human civilisation. The net outcome of Gurukul education initiatives is to upgrade the quantum of joy- of both the teacher and the taught; of deliverers and recipients of service; and, for the on-lookers as well as the involved. Gurukul welcomes your participation in an unending endeavour to move towards this goal. The objective of Gurukul is to serve humanity with a neohumanist spirit and to acquire knowledge for that purpose.” (From Kulapati’s diary)