CIRCA 1977. Mysore. Amidst the August torrential downpour, a ray of sunshine was born to the Kumar’s. As he looked brave from the day he was born, they named him Prathap. Prathap’s childhood was spent amongst the cool climes of Mysore where he schooled and readied himself for facing the world. He equipped himself with a Bachelor degree in business administration and was all set to do masters and join the rat race. This was when an incident changed Prathap’s perspective forever. He was stricken with a serious stomach ailment and the pain and weakness that followed the recovery made him seek out Natural Remedies. Call it destiny or free will this search led Prathap to Vatsalyadham, an ashram focused on holistic and ‘wholistic’ healing where the difference between curing and healing an ailment was taught, learnt, practice and internalized.

Under the grace of his mentor who was ‘Swamiji’ to all Prathap learnt the tenets of Shiatsu which simply means ‘the finger tips and some energy or prana-based healing modalities. Prathap was barely a teenager when he was blessed with swamiji’s grace and Deeksha, he graduated. After completing his stay, under his guruji’s instructions, it was decreed that Prathap go and serve the community. As per his Grand Father Sri Keshava Murthy ji’s recommendation, Prathap joined an alternate school named Sampoorna Kranti Vidyalaya, a school for total revolution an ashram devoted to Gandhi, and his principles of swayamseva, sevadaan, karmayoga and dharmapuja. As Prathap now fondly recollects, ‘I hated the heat of Surat, couldn’t speak Gujarati and my first assignment was to clean toilets for six months’. It’s been decades since I left the ashram. I can’t wait to go back again’.

Amongst other things, Prathap learnt to spin the chakra and wore what he wove, cook holistic food and this added to his knowledge and practice of Shiatsu to combine into a potent all round healing mechanism. Prathap went to the UK in the year 2001 on 14th April, to set up his new life being married to a European and practice Gandhiism. He was blessed with his two lovely boys there in England. What amazing boys and a proud father. He was in a new world unique to just for his boys and him alone. While his stay there he also picked up some more skills and discipline of various other Natural Therapies, which he incorporates and practices now. Prathap soon grew to be widely regarded as one of the few Shiatsu practitioners who could do a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment all with a feel of his fingers.

He is also a certified Reality Therapist, which is an alternate modality to the main stream clinical Psychiatry. As his life progressed, Prathap’s heart yearns for the spiritual land India. Due to a personal tragedy, he was forced to leave, hence left everything that he had there and moved back to India with a bleeding heart. Where he is going to be based for rest of his life as part of his spiritual covets. He has devoted his life to work for the better society thus contributing to a better tomorrow. A Biography is awaited of his to be published to know him more in depth. He realized that the therapies the practices were far more potent in the Indian sub-continent. As Prathap puts it, “it’s easier to heal Indians because they have learnt the wonderful art of surrendering to the divine and it is this 5000-year-old culture that allows his therapies to manifest itself far more effectively in India than in other countries. If the universe is invited to do its work, then we must open our arms in acceptance without blocking it by doubt and uneasiness”. Prathap is passionate to heal and teach his craft. His dream is to touch every soul he comes across and discover the true connection and purposes of one’s life. Prathap doesn’t prefer writing too much about what he does. He says it is something to be experienced not spoken.

Prathap was in Europe healing Europeans for 8 long years and now he is back, however he is based in Tagaduru, a small village in Mysuru district of STATE KARNATAKA in South India. From here he normally works all over India. He also has different places he uses across, so when you book his services make sure to check if there is any place nearby that he can use, unless you prefer your own organised place for the desired services. You may contact Prathap directly on +91 9606 950 491 to discover other healing techniques he uses in his healing practice and to book your sessions and experience the beauty of his profound ability at your doorstep. “THE LAAUGHING BUDDHA” was in Germany and other European Countries since 13th November 2017, he is fortunately back now. If you need his service, do follow his website and other social media handles to update yourself of his availability, through and book your slot and get his session. .