About
- Began yoga at age five, with more than 40 years of daily practice and more than 25 years of teaching.
- Came to the United States in 1984 and settled in the Los Angeles area, where he ran his own studio. He has since shared laughing yoga in Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and India.
- Founder of the Universal Yoga Center and a member of the California Yoga Teachers Association.
- Produced the TV show Universal Yogi.
- He developed laughing yoga after decades of yoga practice, and teaches laughter as medicine: breath, movement and laughter together.
“This is the best way to live until 100.”Yogi Ramesh Pandey, quoted in Metro Silicon Valley, 2012
Sources: laughingyogi.org biography, Metro Silicon Valley (2012) and his public Facebook bio.
Watch
Recent videos from his YouTube channel, @YogiRameshPandey.
World Peace Awakening show in Los Angeles, CA
Interview with Seema Singh: how to be happy
Laugh & Go and be happy
The Science of Breathing, with Anandi Monica
The Laughing Project 2026, with Monica
Sessions
Book and confirm times directly with Yogi Ramesh at laughingyogi.org.
Laughter yoga
Weekly laughter yoga and yoga classes in Southern California.
Class times on laughingyogi.org ↗Phone & Zoom, by donation
Online appointments by phone or Zoom, offered by donation.
Request a session ↗Moments
Photos from his own gallery on laughingyogi.org.
Moments shared by Yogi Ramesh. They don't imply any endorsement by the people pictured.
Press
Laughing Yoga with Ramesh Pandey
Metro Silicon Valley · Mar 28, 2012Read ↗
Laughing yoga class in Long Beach
The Downey Patriot · Sep 29, 2011Read ↗
Spotlight on Rhino on Air, with Beth Rosen
TV interview · 2012Watch ↗
His website also lists appearances on NBC, CBS and ABC, including Oprah and The Roseanne Show, and features in the Los Angeles Times and US News. We haven't independently verified those.
