18 January, 2013, California, USA
In a milestone achievement for the education wing of the Nithyananda Mission, the Nithyananda Yoga & Meditation University (NYMU also known as NMU) was awarded life-time exemption under CEC ( California Education Code) 94874(e)(1), by the Bureau of Private & Postsecondary Education for the State of California, to award religious degrees autonomously.
NYMU will be offering to people worldwide a host of degree courses related to meditation, yoga and related fields of the Vedic tradition, as inspired and propounded by Paramahamsa Nithyananda.
Vice-Chancellor Ma Nithya Maneeshananda (J. Madhavi Sharma) said, “This is a great milestone for NYMU and a huge opportunity and responsibility for us to take the timeless truths and life solutions of the Vedic tradition to the whole world. This will help us fulfill our mission to transform and raise the consciousness of humanity by enriching the consciousness of every individual.”