Hansa Yogendra
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Hansa Yogendra
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| Born | Hansa Patni (1947-10-08) 8 October 1947 (age 76)
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | BSc., LLB |
| Alma mater | Mithibai College Government Law College, Mumbai |
| Occupation(s) | Yoga Guru, Author, Researcher & Director of The Yoga Institute |
| Organization | The Yoga Institute |
| Known for | Yoga |
| Television | Yoga for Better LivingonDD National (1980) Yoga SutraonZee TV |
| Title | President of The Yoga Institute |
| Term | February 2018- |
| Predecessor | Jayadeva Yogendra |
| Spouse | Jayadeva Yogendra |
| Family | Shri Yogendra (father-in-law) |
Hansa Yogendra (born 8 October 1947) is an Indian yoga guru, author, researcher and TV personality.[1][2][3] She is director of The Yoga InstituteinMumbai, founded by her father-in-law Shri Yogendra. It is a government recognized non-profit organization and the oldest organized yoga center in the world, founded in 1918.[4][5]
She was presenter of the television series Yoga for Better Living, aired on DD National in 1980s.[6] She is the chair of the Yoga Certification Committee for Quality Council of India (QCI)[7] and President of the International Board of Yoga.[5] She is the Vice President of the Indian Yoga Association.
Born on 8 October 1947 to Jitendra Phulchand Patni and Tara Patni, in a Jain family, she completed her graduation in science from Mithibai College. Later, she completed her Yoga teacher training course at The Yoga Institute. She holds a degree in Law from the Government Law College, Mumbai. She received a Ph.D from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines in February 2018.[8]
In 1991, she and Jayadeva Yogendra advised the National Council of Educational Research and Training on a Yoga education syllabus for schools in India. She has conducted several seminars and lecture tours in India and in Canada, Pakistan, Europe, Hong Kong, Australia and the USA.[9]
Her book, Yoga For All (2018) was released by C. Vidyasagar Rao, the Governor of Maharashtra in January 2019.[10] It took her 3 years to finish the book, based on a hundred years of research by The Yoga Institute.[11]
She married Jayadeva Yogendra[12] in 1973.
She is daughter-in-law of Shri Yogendra.[13][14]
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