About us
To bring together professionals from all over the world and promote cohesion in their approach, Master Kusum Modak announced the establishment of the Modak Institute in November 2019, which was legally founded in March 2020 in Ohio, United States. We are the first and only entity authorized by the Indian master.
However, our story dates back further, beginning in the 1980s, when the creator of the Kusum Modak Method℠ started developing her unique, powerful, and transformative work, a therapeutic technique that seamlessly and elegantly combines two ancient Indian sciences, Yoga and Ayurveda.
Our goal is to prepare qualified professionals in the field of integrative and complementary health practices, as we are committed to the global movement towards well-being and quality of life.
Driven by this mission and passion, our first major step was the registration of the official name of the technique, now recognized as Kusum Modak Method – Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Therapy℠. We aim to expand the legacy of the method, preserving its integrity with precision. We believe in discipline, respect, and inclusion.
Master Kusum Modak’s wish is to transform the Modak Institute into a global exemplar: a model of unity, collaboration, and commitment. Together, we are building a welcoming community for individuals passionate about this therapeutic method.
We are the caring hand, and we wish to multiply.
Kusum Modak
On April 28, 1938, in Pune, India, Kusum Modak was born. Independent, authentic, and courageous, Kusum faced the challenges of Indian culture when she decided to travel the world, still in the 1980s, to share her discoveries about health and self-awareness processes.
It was the serious respiratory and spinal issues during her youth that led the Indian master on the path in search of healing. Determined, at 40 years old, she found in the ancient sciences of Yoga and traditional Indian massage the first hints about the processes of transformation of our body.
Just like her work, deep and welcoming, Master Kusum Modak is known for her objective and firm personality, while at the same time, gentle and loving.
Coming from a Brahmin lineage, dedicated to benevolence, meditation, and faith, Kusum inherited from her father, the doctor Narayan Krishna Modak, and her mother, Susheela Modak, the strength and character responsible for shaping her gift and trajectory.
MISSION
We want to preserve the Kusum Modak Method℠ and expand its benefits to as many people as possible, ensuring that the legacy of the Indian master Kusum Modak is protected in its purity and integrity.
Vision
We believe in the unification of the method, in the collaboration of professionals, and in the recognition from educational and health institutions.
Values
Reverence: With joy and devotion, we honor the teachings and trust we have received from the Indian master Kusum Modak.
Union: We seek strengthening and cohesion, which are fundamental for achieving a common and consistent path regarding the method, its teaching, and certification.
Care: We wish to welcome, support, and assist students, therapists, and teachers of the Kusum Modak Method℠ around the world.
Our Team
Anand Premo
Education Board
Discovered the method in 2001. Attended the course with Master Kusum Modak in 2005. In 2015, visited India to assist in a training course. Has been teaching the method since 2013, in Goiânia.
Bhana Cortez Leite
Education Board
Member of the Study Group on Integrative and Complementary Health Practices at USP (University of São Paulo). Educator and practitioner of the method since 2016. Met with Master Kusum in 2017, in India.
Gerli Bonemann
Technical Board
Therapist of the method since 1990. Visited India for the first time in 2002 to meet and study with Master Kusum Modak. Physical educator, has been teaching since 2003, in Florianópolis.
Karunah Guimarães
Professional Support Board
Body psychotherapist and social worker in Goiás. Discovered the method in 2000. Eight years later, visited India to learn from Master Kusum Modak. Has been teaching since 2008.
Nanda Gobbi
Communications Board
From São Paulo, a journalist since 1998, is a lover of body practices and therapies. Discovered the method in 2003. Assistant in training courses, in Florianópolis, since 2005. Student of Yoga and Ayurveda.
Nirav Chandra
Institutional Board
Learned the method in 2007. Visited India in 2008 to study with Master Kusum Modak. Assisted in a training course in 2019, in India. Has been teaching the method since 2011, in Salvador.
Prem Purnima
Institutional Board
Learned the method in 2007. Visited India in 2008 to study with Master Kusum Modak. Assisted in a training course in 2019, in India. Has been teaching the method since 2011, in Salvador.
Prem Shunya
Technical Board
Therapist of the method since 1997. Visited India in 2008 to meet and study with Master Kusum Modak. Physical educator, has been teaching the therapeutic technique since 2011, in Salvador.
Puja Punita
Presidency
Massage therapist, learned the method in 1998. Took the training course with Master Kusum Modak in 2005. Visited India for the first time in 2008. Has been teaching the method since 2003.
Raquel Alvares
Institutional Board
Learned the method in 2016, in São Paulo. Met Master Kusum Modak in 2017 and assisted in a training course, in India, in 2019. Yoga instructor, photographer, advertiser.
Raquel Trofino
Professional Support Board
Has been teaching the method since 2009. Completed her first training in 2006. In 2011, participated in the course with Kusum, in São Paulo. Certified in Hatha Yoga since 1997. Studied Anatomy and Physiology applied to Yoga.