Dharma Mittra
Sri Dharma Mittra | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Yoga teacher |
Known for | Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures |
Dharma Mittra is a guru of modern yoga[1] and a student of Swami Kailashananda.[2]
Mittra is known for his Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures, each asana illustrated with a photograph of Mittra performing the pose.[3] He has been teaching since 1967, and is director of the Dharma Yoga Center in New York City which he founded in 1975.
Life
Dharma Mittra was born on May 14, 1939, in
Dharma Mittra completed the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures in 1984, after having photographed himself in 1300 Yoga postures, then cut and pasted the pictures to create the work; by 2003, it had sold over 50,000 copies.[3][4] The Master Yoga Chart is hung in ashrams and Yoga centers worldwide, as a teaching tool and inspiration for all students of Yoga. His more recent book, entitled Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses was published in 2003. In 2006, he released an instructional Yoga video series entitled Maha Sadhana: The Great Practice. Mittra is also featured as the inspiration and model for Yoga Journal's coffee table book, entitled Yoga.
References
- ^ "15 Yoga Gurus That Are Empowering The World Through Social Media". Influence Digest +. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ISBN 978-1577314028.
- ^ a b c d Phelps, Nicole (March 2004). "Talking Shop with Dharma Mittra". Yoga Journal. No. 180, Mar-Apr 2004. p. 22. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2005-12-16.
- ^ ISBN 978-0760745588.
- ^ "The Life of Sri Dharma". Dharma Yoga Center. Archived from the original on 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ Anderson, Diane (5 April 2017). "Dharma Mittra: Interview with the Great Yoga Teacher". Yoga Journal.