{"id":7898,"date":"2020-09-14T20:17:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T23:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.237.9.72\/modak005\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:24:27","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7898\" class=\"elementor elementor-7898 elementor-48\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6839103 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"6839103\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ed0528\" data-id=\"5ed0528\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6f2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff6f2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1893fa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"1893fa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9674ed3\" data-id=\"9674ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cf03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58cf03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c38d04b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"c38d04b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f49dad1\" data-id=\"f49dad1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b15e6 elementor-aspect-ratio-11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b1b15e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nanda_leve.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/modak-video.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07583ad\" data-id=\"07583ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd5ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbd5ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo 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.\r\n\r\nHowever, our story dates back further, beginning in the 1980s, when the creator of the Kusum Modak Method\u2120 started developing her unique, powerful, and transformative work, a therapeutic technique that seamlessly and elegantly combines two ancient Indian sciences, Yoga and Ayurveda.\r\n\r\nOur 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.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5d1064 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"f5d1064\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a119234\" data-id=\"a119234\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b822723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b822723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">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 \u2013 Ayurvedic Yoga Massage Therapy\u2120. We aim to expand the legacy of the method, preserving its integrity with precision. We believe in discipline, respect, and inclusion.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Master Kusum Modak&#8217;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.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">We are the caring hand, and we wish to multiply.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e59c772\" data-id=\"e59c772\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:8365,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/modakinstitute.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/foto-po-montagem-1.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8362,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/modakinstitute.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/foto-po-montagem.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cec842f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"cec842f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aa66b5\" data-id=\"4aa66b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75740c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e75740c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kusum Modak<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c2e5da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"0c2e5da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e10d60\" data-id=\"9e10d60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf97425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf97425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46853e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46853e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea4e26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea4e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c95e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c95e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1766913\" data-id=\"1766913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03eef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e03eef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kusum-modak.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kusum-modak.jpg 800w, https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kusum-modak-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kusum-modak-600x437.jpg 600w, https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kusum-modak-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kusum-modak-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f678c75 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"3f678c75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b56470\" data-id=\"27b56470\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b4fec0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"25b4fec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52466335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52466335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MISSION<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dff2213\" data-id=\"2dff2213\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b7533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b7533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We want to preserve the Kusum Modak Method\u2120 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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed0e29 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"1ed0e29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e451230\" data-id=\"e451230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92eebed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"92eebed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12f3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b12f3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5711c8e\" data-id=\"5711c8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7584252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7584252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We believe in the unification of the method, in the collaboration of professionals, and in the recognition from educational and health institutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58d7e98 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"58d7e98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acfd136\" data-id=\"acfd136\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b1c64 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3b1c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a3757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1a3757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Values<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9319cf0\" data-id=\"9319cf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2941b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d2941b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Reverence:<\/strong> With joy and devotion, we honor the teachings and trust we have received from the Indian master Kusum Modak.\r\n\r\n<strong>Union:<\/strong> We seek strengthening and cohesion, which are fundamental for achieving a common and consistent path regarding the method, its teaching, and certification.\r\n\r\n<strong>Care:<\/strong> We wish to welcome, support, and assist students, therapists, and teachers of the Kusum Modak Method\u2120 around the world.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d99a29e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"d99a29e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f744f8\" data-id=\"4f744f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd0061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fd0061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da32d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member-carousel\" data-id=\"da32d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"swiper-container-wrap eael-team-member-carousel-wrap swiper-container-wrap-dots-outside\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-container eael-tm-wrapper eael-tm-carousel eael-tm-carousel-dots-outside\" id=\"swiper-container-da32d78\" data-pagination=\".swiper-pagination-da32d78\" data-arrow-next=\".swiper-button-next-da32d78\" data-arrow-prev=\".swiper-button-prev-da32d78\" data-id=\"swiper-container-da32d78\" data-items=\"4\" data-items-tablet=\"2\" data-items-mobile=\"1\" data-margin=\"10\" data-margin-tablet=\"10\" data-margin-mobile=\"10\" data-autoplay=\"3373\" data-loop=\"1\" data-arrows=\"1\" data-dots=\"1\" data-pause-on-hover=\"1\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Premo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Anand Premo<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Education Board<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                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.\n\n\n\n\n            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bhana.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Bhana (D\u00e9bora C. Leite)<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Education Board<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                Member of the Study Group on Integrative and Complementary Health Practices at USP (University of S\u00e3o Paulo). Educator and practitioner of the method since 2016. Met with Master Kusum in 2017, in India.            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nanda-Gobbi.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Nanda Gobbi<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Communications Board<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                From S\u00e3o Paulo, a journalist since 1998, is a lover of body practices and therapies. Discovered the method in 2003. Assistant in training courses, in Florian\u00f3polis, since 2005. Student of Yoga and Ayurveda.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Prem-Purnima.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Prem Purnima<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Institutional Board<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                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.            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Shunya-2.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Prem Shunya<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Technical Board<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                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.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tatiane-Leao.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Tatiane Le\u00e3o<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Director of Communications<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                She works as a body therapist and instructor of Tai Chi Chuan and Kung Fu. She is dedicated to the study of Eastern therapies and has been certified in the Kusum Modak Method\u2120 since 2020.             <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Julia-Manvi.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Julia Manvi<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Director of Professional Support<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                With a decade of experience, she was the first teacher to graduate from the Modak Institute\u2019s pilot project. Committed to preserving the legacy, she has been volunteering since 2024.            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Juli-Liao.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Juliana Li\u00e3o<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Director of Education<\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                A therapist and teacher of the Method since 2001. A psychologist and Iyengar Yoga instructor. She believes that \u201cto touch and breathe with awareness is to transform,\u201d and has made this art her life\u2019s path.            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"eael-tm\">\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-image\">\n                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Laura-Cantoni.jpg\" alt=\"\">                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"eael-tm-content eael-tm-content-normal\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"eael-tm-name\">Laura Cantoni<\/h4>        <div class=\"eael-tm-position\">Technical Director <\/div>                    <div class=\"eael-tm-description\">\n                The first president and co-founder of the Modak Institute, she worked alongside Kusum in establishing the Institute\u2019s educational foundations, keeping her legacy alive and fostering continuous growth.            <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .eael-tm -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .swiper-slide -->\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <!-- Add Pagination -->\n            <div class=\"swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-da32d78\"><\/div>\n                                <!-- Add Arrows -->\n            <div class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-button-next-da32d78\">\n                <i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"swiper-button-prev swiper-button-prev-da32d78\">\n                <i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-775bf7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"775bf7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ma_el_bg_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ff3dea\" data-id=\"2ff3dea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb4578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cb4578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us https:\/\/modakinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nanda_leve.mp4To 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. 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