SOME INDIAN YOGIS AND YOGA MASTERS
Shiva yogis's god
Shindu Bhairavi (extract) by Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan , Alla Rakha
All photos taken from André Van Lysebeth's books or magazines are with his express permission.
Swami Sivananda of Rishikech, Himalayas, trained many disciples; he was one of the best propagators of yoga in the western world.
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SWAMI SIVANANDA'S DISCIPLES
Swami Satchitananda
(1914 - 2021)
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Omkarasana
Swami Vishnoudevananda(1927 - 1993)
Siddhasana
Swami Sivananda and swami Vishnoudevananda
Kukkutasana
Swami Satyananda(1923 - 2009)
swami Satyananda saraswati
Swami Dayananda
Garbhasana
Vrischikasana
Eka pada shirsasana in elevation
Dhanurasana
André Van Lysebeth(1919 - 2004)
André Van Lysebeth
Denise and André Van Lysebeth with swami Vishnoudevananda
OTHER YOGIS AND YOGA MASTERS
Dhirendra Brahmachari
T.Krishnamacharya
(1888-1989)
Great yoga master and therapist
Krishnamacharya and Iyengar
B.K.S Iyengar
(1918-2014)
Brother-in-law and student of Krishnamacharya
was also an instructor with Yehudi Menuhin and Krishnamurti
was also an instructor with Yehudi Menuhin and Krishnamurti
B.K.S Iyengar was a weak and sickly child, affected by several diseases (typhoid, malaria and tuberculosis). At the age of 16 he was initiated by his brother-in-law T.Krishnamacharya who taught him some postures in order to improve his health, and who after two years told him that he was not gifted and not qualified. for this discipline. But Iyengar, who had taken a liking to the practice, continued as an autodidact and became a great master of yoga.
K.Patthabi Jois
(1915 - 2009)
student of Krishnamacharya
Desikachar
Son and student of Krishnamacharya
(1938 - 2016)
was also an instructor with Krishnamurti
(1938 - 2016)
was also an instructor with Krishnamurti
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