A petite whitehaired woman, doing the headstand wearing a traditional indian sari, thats how i. The woman who would become indra devi was born eugenie peterson on may 12, 1899, in riga, russia. Mataji indra devi 1899 2002 was a renowned yoga teacher and was born as eugenie peterson in the erstwhile soviet union. Indra devi, also once an actress, felt an immediate empathy and through asanas and meditation was able to help her young disciple attain better equilibrium. Mataji yoga school is situated in the beautiful waituna valley in the heart of the rangitikei in new zealand. When indra devi was born in russia in, yoga was virtually unknown. Indra devi mataji as she is knownwas remarkably inventive in every class i had with her. Mataji yoga school is the home of yoga teacher training, boutique retreats, yoga tours and inspiration. The earliest visual evidence of yoga comes from about 2500 bc. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman indra devi, the. Read her new york times obit so i dont have to repeat it. Indra devi s followers called her mataji, a rare and welldeserved honor for a woman who exemplified yogas principles with her love, light, and a liveliness that lasted nearly all of her 102 years. Orginally published in 1948 as yoga for americans, this book was one of the.
A 120 year old homestead is home to a little yoga school with a big heart. Devoted to the praise of the the eternal goddess devi, this blog focusses particularly on a sacred indian text entitled devi mahatmyam, which can be translated as. Peek into the life of indra devi, an inspirational global. Indra devi at 100 magazine web edition november 1999. Indra devi avoided the issue in her 1953 best seller forever young, forever. For his consort devi he gave the shreechakra and the highly coveted and the most powerful shodashakshari mantra, which is the equivalent of all the other 64 put together.
In 1982, devi was invited by a group of sai baba devotees to teach in argentina and did so for 15 years. The exhalation phase of your breath is the key to relaxation. Presumably disheartened by the dismissal of the suit, buchi devi transferred, by registered deed of sale dated 1261981, her share in the suit house to chand ratan swami, gopi krishna swami, indra devi and vijay lakshmi, who were partners of ms india umbrella manufacturing company carrying on business in the suit premises as one of the tenants. Men were the teachers and practitioners of yoga from that point until the. A mi maestra y madre espiritual, mataji indra devi, por haberme. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the west by michelle goldberg. That is why sri yantra is called yantraraj or king of the yantras, srividya tantra is called tantraraj and the shodasi mantra is called mantraraj.
Pranayama for improving the immune system a talk by v srinivasan, krishnamacharya yoga mandiram duration. Eugenie peterson known as indra devi, was a pioneering teacher of yoga as exercise and an early disciple of the father of modern yoga, tirumalai. Hi im jayadevi and mataji yoga is a place to come and soak in yoga. Indra devi, mother of western yoga amazing women in history. When the woman who would become indra devi was born in russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of india. Larryisms continued let the posture fit you instead of trying to fit yourself into the posture. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the ebook. Mataji indra devi, yoga teacher, disciple of sri tirumalai krishnamacharya. Today, fundacion indra devi, whose six studios are scattered throughout greater buenos aires, has seen some 25,000 students pass through its doors. In 1987, uruguay was named honorary president of the international federation of yoga teachers. Indra devi was not only a female pioneer in the field of yoga. Tao prochonlynch, currently the worlds oldest yoga teacher updated age 100 in 2019 also read this book and trained under indra devi. She was the first woman who taught yoga in that country.
May 12, 1899 april 25, 2002, known as indra devi, was a pioneering teacher of yoga as exercise and an early disciple of the father of modern yoga, tirumalai krishnamacharya she went to india in her twenties, becoming a film star there and acquiring the stage name indra devi. By the time of her death in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from brooklyn to berlin to ulaanbaatar. Krishnamacharya, no matter what the difficulty was in someones life, she found a way to bring the practice of yoga to where the student was. A petite white haired woman, doing the headstand wearing a traditional indian sari, thats how i. The ivth national yoga convention may 14, 2000, coincided with mataji s 101st birthday. Forever young forever healthy by indra devi goodreads. Born eugenie peterson, she lived in russia and india. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Included is a new translation from the sanskrit of this wonderful extollation by lyndal vercoe. Krishnamacharya himself, she seems to have lived everywhere, done everything, and taught everyone, from nobility to celebrities to orphans, before finally dying at age 102 in buenos aires. Remembering the breath has an accumulative effect like mileage plus. When comfortable, close your eyes, so you wont compete with anyone else.
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