Important People

A. G. Mohan: A Legacy in Yoga  Early Life and Introduction to Yoga  A. G. Mohan, born in 1945 in Chennai, India, is a renowned yoga teacher, author, and co-founder of the Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda. His journey into yoga began in the early 1970s when he became a dedicated student of the legendary T. […]

Early Life and Introduction to Yoga Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar, known as T. K. V. Desikachar, was born on June 21, 1938, in Mysore, Karnataka, India. He was the son of the legendary yoga teacher T. Krishnamacharya, often referred to as the “father of modern yoga.” Despite his father’s prominence in the yoga world, Desikachar

Early Life and Introduction to Yoga Srivatsa Ramaswami, born in 1939 in Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, India, is a distinguished yoga teacher and the longest-standing student of the legendary T. Krishnamacharya, outside of Krishnamacharya’s immediate family. Ramaswami’s early life was steeped in the traditions of Vedanta philosophy and ritual chanting, which laid the foundation for his

Early Life and Introduction to Yoga K. Pattabhi Jois, born on July 26, 1915, in Kowshika, Karnataka, India, was a pivotal figure in the world of yoga. His journey into yoga began at the age of 12 when he attended a lecture and demonstration by the legendary T. Krishnamacharya. Captivated by the practice, Jois became

Early Life and Introduction to Yoga Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, commonly known as B. K. S. Iyengar, was born on December 14, 1918, in Bellur, Karnataka, India. His early life was marked by illness and hardship, which led him to seek out yoga as a means of improving his health. At the age of 15,

Early Life and Journey to Yoga Indra Devi, born Eugenie Peterson on May 12, 1899, in Riga, Latvia, was a pioneering figure in the world of yoga. Her journey from a privileged upbringing in Europe to becoming a global ambassador for yoga is nothing short of remarkable. Raised in a multicultural environment, she was exposed

Early Life and Education Tirumalai Krishnamacharya was born on November 18, 1888, in Muchukundapura, in the Chitradurga district of present-day Karnataka, India. Raised in an orthodox Telugu Iyengar family, he was introduced to Sanskrit and the Vedas at a young age. His father, Tirumalai Srinivasa Tatacharya, was a respected teacher of the Vedas. After his