Eva Ruchpaul (born March 13, 1928, in
Béziers
Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hos ...
) is one of the first yoga teachers in
Europe, a French
yoga teacher trainer, and author of books on
hatha yoga
Haá¹ha yoga is a branch of yoga which uses physical techniques to try to preserve and channel the vital force or energy. The Sanskrit word हठ''haá¹ha'' literally means "force", alluding to a system of physical techniques. Some haá¹ha ...
.
Biography
Eva Ruchpaul was born in
Béziers
Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hos ...
in the south of France in 1928. At the age of 18 months, she contracted poliomyelitis and sought at a young age to re-educate her ailing body. In hatha-yoga she found a revitalising source of energy. Eva studied the theory of yoga with her father, a professor of philosophy. She continued her studies with her husband, a Brahman.
Since 1969 she has appeared in numerous TV shows and press articles in France.
In 1970, she created a yoga class, encouraged by her husband. This course is one of the first in Europe.
Institut Eva Ruchpaul
The Eva Ruchpaul Institute of Yoga was founded by Ruchpaul in 1971 to train yoga teachers. It is officially registered with the Paris Academic Academy and has trained more than a thousand teachers and many amateurs at all levels of ability.
Books
* 1975 ''La demeure du silence: entretiens avec Anne Philipe'' (with Anne Philippe).
Éditions Gallimard.
* 1976 ''Philosophie et pratique du yoga''.
Éditions Denoël.
* 1978 ''Hatha-yoga bien tempéré''. Presses universitaires de France.
* 1987 ''Le Hatha-yoga''. Librairie générale française.
* 2004 ''Précis de hatha yoga''. Ellébore éditions.
* 2018 ''Yoga: sources & variations'' (with Colette Poggi). Ellébore Editions.
* 2019 ''Dans la confidence du souffle''. Almora librairie & éditions.
Video
* 1984 ''Hatha Yoga: l'art de se faire'' (with André Maurice, Eva Ruchpaul and Ananda Ruchpaul)
References
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1928 births
Yoga teachers
French health and wellness writers
Living people