He continued the legacy of his grandfather & internationally renowned Ashtanga Yoga Guru Pattabhi Jois by teaching all levels of Ashtanga yoga to those who aspired to pursue the traditional method under his guidance in city and across the world Mysuru: Sharath Jois (53), internationally acclaimed Yoga exponent and a resident of VV Mohalla in…
Yoga fraternity mourns untimely demise of teacher
November 12, 2024Mysuru: Yoga fraternity across the globe has mourned the untimely demise of their yoga teacher Sharath Jois, who passed away yesterday afternoon in USA. Many of Sharath’s relatives and friends rushed to his residence on hearing the news. Shivaprakash Guruji, Working President, Federation of Yoga and President of Paramahamsa Yoga Mahavidyalaya, Mysuru, in his condolence…
Sharath Jois headed Ashtanga Yoga Institute after 2008
November 12, 2024His grandfather legendary Yoga Guru K. Pattabhi Jois passed away at the age of 93 in May 2009 Mysuru: The grandson of legendary yoga guru K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois took on the mantle of running the world-renowned Ashtanga Yoga Institute — Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Institute (KPJAYI) — in 2008 after his grandfather fell…
Sharath Jois’ breathing technique relieved Hillary Clinton’s stress
November 12, 2024Mysuru: A Yoga technique pioneered and popularised by Yoga Guru R. Sharath Jois had gained recognition from former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, wife of former US President Bill Clinton. The technique, known as Alternate Nostril Breathing or Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, was highlighted by Clinton during an interview on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° in…
Madonna’s tryst with Ashtanga Yoga
November 12, 2024The noted pop singer Madonna, who donned the role of a yoga teacher in a movie, is into Ashtanga Yoga in real life also. In the film ‘The Next Best Thing’ (released in 2000) which stars Madonna as Abbie, a yoga teacher, whose friendship with a gay man undergoes a dramatic change, yoga gets royal…
Boost to Brand Mysuru, Yoga culture of Mysuru
May 21, 2022Mysuru; The confirmation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mysuru to lead the International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations on June 21 has brought cheer to the stakeholders who said that the PM’s visit will be a big boost to the Yoga sector, tourism and hospitality industries. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning,…
Vedic scholar from Khanpur Gurukula visits city’s Ashtanga Yoga Institute
January 23, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Renowned Vedic scholar, Vyakarna Acharya, philosopher and Yogi Parama Pujya Acharya Pradhyumnaji Maharaj from Khanpur Gurukula and his senior disciple Pujya Sri Divya Jnanananda Swamiji were in the city this morning with their disciples. Acharya Pradyumna Maharaj is the guru of renowned Yogi Baba Ramdev. They visited well-known Ashtanga Yoga Institute Sharath Yoga Centre…
‘We did special prayers and chanting to get over trauma’
September 11, 2021City’s Yoga Guru recalls his time in New York soon after 9/11 terror By Sharath Jois, Ashtanga yoga teacher Mysuru-based Ashtanga yoga teacher Sharath Jois was in New York to teach yoga when the two planes struck the World Trade Center. Here he recalls what he saw and how yoga helped his students heal from…
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