Since 1999, B. S. Rama Rao has been providing both general and therapeutic yoga instruction to Houstonians. Although he is has a B.E. degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Architecture and worked in various capacities in the field of Engineering, he has taken up a second career in yoga.

Mr. Rama Rao received a diploma in Yoga and Naturopathy upon the completion of the Yoga Shikshak course conducted by the SVYASA, Bangalore, India, in January 1999. He also completed practical training in Nature Cure and Yoga in Paramarth Nature Cure Hospital and Bapu Nature Hospital, New Delhi, India. He was a participant in the "All India Nature Cure Conference on Diabetes and Asthma" in December 1998.

In Houston he has been teaching therapeutic yoga courses at Memorial Herman Hospital - Southeast since August 1999 and both general and therapeutic yoga in Keshav Smruti since April 1999. He also taught general yoga classes at University of Houston at Clear Lake from September 2000 to 2002 Jan. In addition he has taught several shorter duration courses and classes for different groups in the Houston area. Over 700 students in the Houston area have benefited from these courses.

Mr. Rama Rao was also responsible for helping to develop and teach a program for children that included yoga as a means of promoting personal growth and all-around development.

In conjunction with senior instructors from sVYASA-Bangalore, Mr. Rama Rao has conducted the practical sessions of the sVYASA Yoga Instructors Course both in Houston and twice in Tampa, Florida.