Guruji

Guruji
It is a rare and remarkable soul who becomes legendary during the course of his life by virtue of great service to others. Sri K. Pattabhi Jois was such a soul, and through his teaching of yoga, he transformed the lives of countless people. The school in Mysore that he founded and ran for more than sixty years trained students who, through the knowledge they received and their devotion, have helped to spread the daily practise of traditional Ashtanga yoga to tens of thousands around the world. "Guruji" paints a unique portrait of a unique man, revealed through the accounts of his students. Among the thirty men and women interviewed here are Indian students from Jois' early teaching days; intrepid Americans and Europeans who travelled to Mysore to learn yoga in the 1970s; and, important family members who studied as well as lived with Jois and continue to practise and teach abroad or run the Ashtanga Yoga Institute today. Many of the contributors (as well as the authors) are influential teachers who convey their experience of Jois every day to students in many different parts of the globe. Anyone interested in the living tradition of yoga will find "Guruji" richly rewarding.

Author : Guy Donahaye
And : Eddie Stern
Weight : 0.55 kg
ISBN : 9780865477490
Pages : 496

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A book that is as much about the ashtanga paths of the many many famous teachers interviewed, as it is about Pattabhi Jois himself. It's really great for getting a feeling of how the practise has come to be, has evolved, spread across the globe, and how it has contributed to the lives of so many people. A great read!
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