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. Mataji indra devi 1899 2002 was a renowned yoga teacher and was born as eugenie peterson in the erstwhile soviet union. A petite white haired 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. 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. In 1982, devi was invited by a group of sai baba devotees to teach in argentina and did so for 15 years. 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.
Orginally published in 1948 as yoga for americans, this book was one of the. Indra devi avoided the issue in her 1953 best seller forever young, forever. Peek into the life of indra devi, an inspirational global. When the woman who would become indra devi was born in russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of india. The exhalation phase of your breath is the key to relaxation. The jivamukti yoga method is a proprietary style of yoga created by david life and sharon gannon in 1984 jivamukti is a physical, ethical, and spiritual practice, combining a vigorous yoga as exercise, vinyasabased physical style with adherence to five central tenets. A petite whitehaired woman, doing the headstand wearing a traditional indian sari, thats how i. Indra devi at 100 magazine web edition november 1999. A 120 year old homestead is home to a little yoga school with a big heart. Born eugenie peterson, she lived in russia and india. Indra devi mataji as she is knownwas remarkably inventive in every class i had with her. 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. 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.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Meet indra devi in this special report by mukunda stiles of boston. 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. The ivth national yoga convention may 14, 2000, coincided with mataji s 101st birthday. 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. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the ebook. Pranayama for improving the immune system a talk by v srinivasan, krishnamacharya yoga mandiram duration. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman who helped bring yoga to the west by michelle goldberg.
Mataji indra devi, yoga teacher, disciple of sri tirumalai krishnamacharya. 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. Hi im jayadevi and mataji yoga is a place to come and soak in yoga. When comfortable, close your eyes, so you wont compete with anyone else. Read her new york times obit so i dont have to repeat it. Today, fundacion indra devi, whose six studios are scattered throughout greater buenos aires, has seen some 25,000 students pass through its doors.
Larryisms continued let the posture fit you instead of trying to fit yourself into the posture. A mi maestra y madre espiritual, mataji indra devi, por haberme. The audacious life of indra devi, the woman indra devi, the. Mataji yoga school is situated in the beautiful waituna valley in the heart of the rangitikei in new zealand. Remembering the breath has an accumulative effect like mileage plus. The earliest visual evidence of yoga comes from about 2500 bc. When indra devi was born in russia in, yoga was virtually unknown.
Mataji yoga school is the home of yoga teacher training, boutique retreats, yoga tours and inspiration. By the time of her death in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from brooklyn to berlin to ulaanbaatar. In 1987, uruguay was named honorary president of the international federation of yoga teachers. 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. Indra devi was not only a female pioneer in the field of yoga. Included is a new translation from the sanskrit of this wonderful extollation by lyndal vercoe. Men were the teachers and practitioners of yoga from that point until the. Indra devi, mother of western yoga amazing women in history.