A. G. Mohan (born 1945) is an Indian
yoga
Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...
teacher, author, and co-founder of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda. Mohan was a longtime disciple of
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (18 November 1888 – 28 February 1989) was an Indian yoga as exercise, yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar. He is seen as one of the most important gurus of modern yoga, and is often called "the father of ...
(1888-1989), the "father of modern yoga".
Mohan co-founded with
T.K.V. Desikachar
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar (21 June 1938 – 8 August 2016), better known as T. K. V. Desikachar, was a yoga teacher, son of the pioneer of modern yoga as exercise, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. The style that he taught was initia ...
the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India, and was its Honorary Secretary from its inception, in 1976, to 1989. Mohan was the convener of Krishnamacharya's centenary celebrations.
Indra Mohan, married to A. G. Mohan and co-founder of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, is one of the few people who received a post-graduate diploma in yoga from Krishnamacharya.
In the foreword to ''Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind'', Krishnamacharya stated that his sons had deservedly reached the status of "''sathirthyas''", people who had studied under a guru. He added that Mohan had studied the
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The ''Yoga Sutras of Patañjali'' is a collection of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the theory and practice of yoga – 195 sutras (according to Vyāsa and Krishnamacharya) and 196 sutras (according to others, including BKS Iyengar). The ' ...
and was competent to teach asana and pranayama. He noted that Mohan had further studied ''
Samkhya
''Samkhya'' or ''Sankya'' (; Sanskrit सांख्य), IAST: ') is a Dualism (Indian philosophy), dualistic Āstika and nāstika, school of Indian philosophy. It views reality as composed of two independent principles, ''purusha, puruṣa' ...
'' philosophy, while in
Ayurveda
Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...
he has studied diagnosis, treatment, causes of disease, and the body's constitution.
Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda
The Mohans offer their teachings in India and internationally under the banner of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda.
The word ''svastha'' in Sanskrit literally means "to stay in one’s own abode" and refers to the state of complete health and balance. Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda advocates an integrated approach using yoga and ayurveda to achieve the state of ''svastha''.
Works
*Mohan, A. G. with Ganesh Mohan. ''
Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings.'' Shambhala Publications, 2010. .
*Mohan, A. G., and Indra Mohan.'' Yoga Therapy: A Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Yoga and Ayurveda for Health and Fitness.'' Shambhala Publications, 2004. .
*Mohan, A. G. with foreword by Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. ''Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind: A Guide to Personal Reintegration.'' Shambhala Publications, 2002. .
*Mohan, A. G. with Ganesh Mohan. ''Yoga Reminder: Lightened Reflections.'' Svastha Yoga, 2015. .
*Mohan, A. G., translator. ''
Yoga-Yajnavalkya.'' Ganesh & Co., 2000. .
*Mohan, A. G., translator with Ganesh Mohan. ''
Yoga Yajnavalkya
The ''Yoga Yajnavalkya'' ( sa, योगयाज्ञवल्क्य, ''Yoga-Yājñavalkya'') is a classical Hindu yoga text in the Sanskrit language. The text is written in the form of a male-female dialogue between the sage Yajnavalkya and ...
'' (2nd ed.). Svastha Yoga, 2013. .
See also
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Krishnamacharya
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (18 November 1888 – 28 February 1989) was an Indian yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar. He is seen as one of the most important gurus of modern yoga, and is often called "the father of modern yoga" for h ...
References
External links
Profile at Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda web siteA. G. Mohan on Facebook
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1945 births
Living people
Indian yoga gurus
Modern yoga pioneers