Career
Sarath was born in 1957, in village called Inginiyagala, near the city of Ampara in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka. During his teenage years, he practiced Karate for over 10 years and became a black belt. Afterwards, he started his life long journey with yoga, meditation, yogic healing, and pranayama. His professional career started in 1998, after more than 20 years of practicing yoga and meditation. Sarath honed his yoga skills under the guidance of Swami Jyothy Mayanandan, as well as developing his meditation techniques with the Sri Lankan guru, Jayasuiya. Sarath is a follower of the Hatha yoga system as taught by sage Maharishi Pathanjali. However, he has developed his own distinctive style and methods over the course of his career.