“What does a great man do after his enlightenment? Before enlightenment he worked; after he was enlightened he worked.”
Yogamaharshi Dr. med. Swami Gitananda Giri,
“Father
of the Scientific Yoga”
Dr. Swami Gitananda, taught Yoga on an academic basis with a close medical association.
He was a highly respected Yoga authority in the 20th century. He was endowed with
the unique ability to transfer the age-old abstract knowledge into modern terms
and thus to make it understandable for today's people. He is called the 'Father
of the Scientific Yoga'. Dr. Swami Gitananda taught Yoga for more than 60 years
and has trained thousands of highly qualified Yoga teachers. He is the author
of more than fifty books on Yoga and connected subjects. His most famous work
for people interested in Yoga but living abroad is the correspondence course 'Yoga
Step-By-Step' which serves as a preparation for the education as a Yoga teacher.
A monthly journal called 'Yoga Life' has been published since 1970. Dr. Swami
Gitananda attained Samadhi on December 29th, 1993, at the age of 87. His wife
Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani and his son, the medical doctor Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani
carry on with his tradition.
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