The founder of Ashthanga Yoga lived here.

The founder of Ashthanga Yoga lived here. Yoga practitioners are familiar with different forms of yoga, most renowned being Iyengar Yoga, Hatha Yoga & Ashthanga Yoga, then there's Bikram & Power Yoga as well. Sri Pattabhi Jois the founder of Asthanga (noun - a type of yoga based on eight principles and consisting of a series of poses executed in swift succession, combined with deep, controlled breathing) was born on a full moon day in July 2015, in a village 150 kilometers from Mysore - a city renowned for its majestic City Palace. Under the tutelage & friendship of Sri T Krishnamacharya which lasted for many decades, Sri Pattabhi Jois established the Ashtanga Yoga Reseach Institute at his house in Lakshmipuram & later at a suburb, Gokulam both of which are in Mysore.

You can visit the institute when you are in Mysore or register for their teacher training courses on their online website - www.kpjayi.org. My association with Ashtanga Yoga `happened' when I completed my Ashtanga teachers training course in Toronto in 2003. My practice continues to this day. Sri Pattabhi Jois passed away in 2009, not before leaving a rich legacy of instructors & practitioners all over the world. His daughter Saraswathi & grandson Sharath carry on the tradition of teaching & instructing at this renowned institute in the city of Palaces & Blooms - Mysore.