Dr. Kamakhya Kumar has over 21 years of teaching experience at postgraduate level in the field of Yogic Science. Dr Kumar got his masters from TMB University Bhagalpur in the year 2001 (M Sc in Applied Yogic Science from Bihar Yoga Bharati, Munger) and got the Doctorate in the area of Yogic Science for the work "Psycho-physiological Changes as Related to Yoga Nidra" under the supervision of H H Dr.Pranav Pandya Ji, Chancellor Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya and received the award in the auspicious presence of President of India H H. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on 9th Dec 2006.
Presently he is working with the Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar (India) as Associate Professor, Dept. of Yogic Science. He was the founding faculty member in Dept. of Yoga & Health at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (India) and served the Yogic Science Dept for fourteen years. Presently he is the Dean, Faculty of Adhunik Gyan Vigyan and the Director IQAC as well as Nodal officer, RUSA of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University.
Dr. Kumar has published above 90 research papers in different National and International Journals and their citations are above 750 listed on Google Scholar. He has authored over ten Books on Yogic Science including Human Consciousness and Yogic Science, Yoga Psychology: A Handbook of Yogic Psychotherapy; A Handbook of Yoga Nidra; Yoga Education: A Text Book; Manav Chetana Evam Yoga Vigyan (Hindi); Yoga Rahasya (Hindi); Super Science of Yoga; Yoga Mahavigyan (Hindi); Yoga Therapy; Yoga Chikitsa Sandarshika (Hindi); and Yoga & Health: A text Book, among them few are being taught in more than 20 Universities as reference book.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of two International Journals: "International Journal of Yoga and Allied Sciences" (ISSN: 22785159) and "International Journal of Science and Consciousness" and is the member of editorial board/review committees of several International Journals.
He has conducted over 9 International Conference as convener/organizing secretary and a number of workshops till date. He has delivered lectures for various institutions across the globe. He has broadcasted a series of talks over Yoga and Health related Problems on All India Radio. He was also invited as an expert panellist on DD National (New Delhi) during Yogotsav Program on International Yoga Day (21st June 2019) and as an expert panellist on DD Dehradun during a live program on International Yoga Day (21st June 2020).
He is the member of different bodies/committees of several Universities. He was the member Secretary of NAAC Peer Team during the visit of Kavikul Guru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharastra in Dec 2021 and member Secretary of NAAC Peer team for SVYASA University Bangalore visit in May 2023. He is the member of different bodies/committees in several Universities across the country.
He has been awarded with Global Outreach Healthcare award by Global Outreach Medical and Health Association (GOMHA) in the year 2020 and Yoga Academy award by Indian Association of Yoga in the year 2023.