Yoga Master: Saurabh Bothra Sets Yoga World Record

On the 10th International Yoga Day Habuild.in, a startup from Nagpur created a world record on June 21, 2024. The co-founder of Habuild, Saurabh Bothra, focuses on consistency in Yoga to create a healthy lifestyle. On International Yoga Day, he set a world record by performing yoga with 5,99,162 people online on YouTube Live.

To promote healthy living and create excitement about performing yoga on International Yoga Day, Saurabh conducted a 21-day free yoga challenge before World Yoga Day.

Saurabh Bothra, an engineer from IIT-BHU, is following his dual passions of Yoga Training and Content Creation through Yoga.

In the world of wellness and creativity, Saurabh has found his sweet spot!

From 2014 to 2020, he traveled across India, teaching Yoga and volunteering in cities like Mumbai, Kanpur, Banaras, Delhi, Pune, and many more.
In these years of yoga training, he has realized the importance of building habits as they directly influence our lives. His love for fitness is at the next level. He is on a mission “To enhance everyone’s well-being by fostering healthy habits.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Saurabh Bothra | Yoga (@bothras_)

He loves creating Yoga and Fitness content on YouTube and sharing his thoughts and expertise on health, fitness, and wellness. Moreover, all to make exploring these topics easier and more enjoyable.

With a decade of experience in Yoga training, his journey led him to his startup, Habuild. Today, they have crossed 1 Million Subscribers on YouTube and 67K followers on Instagram. He considers himself an artist of adaptation. He borrows wisdom from everywhere, learning to bring the best together. Habuild is a beautiful fusion of the best insights he has gathered.

In Habuild, Bothra offers programs such as Yoga Everyday, Ayurvedic Detox, Mindful Journaling, Marma Healing, Her Health Matters. However, Sessions on Women’s Wellness, Kitchen Gardening, and many more.

The aim of providing free yoga for 21 days is to build a habit of working out. Once they know they can be regular in it, a paid subscription will be offered.

This Wellness and Yoga platform also intends to plant 25,000 trees owing to the number of referrals received. The team promised to plant 1 tree for every 5 referrals received before the day of creating the Yoga Day World Record.

With a joyous attitude, Saurabh told the media, “This time, my expectations were surpassed. Nearly six lakh people joined the challenge. Furthermore, with around two lakh participants showing up for the morning batch alone at 6:30 am! I am immensely grateful to everyone who participated in the challenge shared the challenge details. Besides, with their loved ones, and continue to trust us. It is because of you that we could make this world record possible. Yoga is creating a significant global impact, and now is the time to make it a habit. Our ultimate goal is to make yoga a household staple in the world of exercise. The theme for Habuild.in the 21-day Free Yoga Challenge is #HarGharYoga. However, a reflection of our mission to make yoga accessible to everyone. This is just the beginning!”

In the last year, Habuild has had people from over 92 various countries across the world perform and build a habit of doing Yoga with Habuild in countries like India—1 Tier, 2 Tier, and 3 Tier Cities, North America, Singapore, and the Middle East. This ongoing yoga challenge commenced on June 10, 2024. Moreover, it remains open to all participants, free of cost, until June 30, 2024.

World Records Union adjudicator Richard Stenning recognized Saurabh’s achievement.

Habuild had created a similar record on International Yoga Day in 2023. Furthermore, where their number stood at more than 1.5 lakh.

“On January 12, we celebrated Swami Vivekananda Jayanti. He strongly believed in ‘Charaiveti’ which means ‘keep going’. Hence, we purposely chose this day,” said Saurabh.
The yoga challenge commenced on January 2 and will conclude on January 22. “The conclusion of our 21-day challenge coincides with the country’s celebration of the Ram temple ceremony. To make this occasion more special, we are organizing a meditation session titled ‘Ram Dhyan’ where individuals from all walks of life can come together in unity,” said Saurabh.

Saurabh Bothra, the founder of Habuild, is a change-maker in society. His aim is to promote a healthy lifestyle by practicing Yoga regularly. Building a team full of Yogis is Habuilds goal. There is no funding involved from any investors.