Jivasu is a physician and the founder of Soma, a body and science-based teaching for complete health and transformation.

Along with his wife, Karen, a Canadian doctor, he served in the remote villages of the Indian Himalayas for 11 years. Later, he studied acupuncture in Sri Lanka and Canada and mind-body medicine at Harvard Medical School.

He taught acupuncture, mind-body medicine, Yoga, Meditation, Kundalini Yoga, and Nada Yoga teacher training in Canada, Rishikesh, India, and other countries.

He is the author of many yoga training manuals and books, including Naturality; Soma - Awakening the Body’s Wisdom for Complete Health and Self-Realization; How to Raise a Happy, Wholesome, and Body-wise Child, and Meditation – The Art and Science of Relaxation, Awareness, and Expansion of Awareness.