John Friend

John Friend

John Friend (born May 30, 1959 [cite web|url=http://www.anusara.com/?pagerequested=about_john_friend|title=About John Friend] ) is the founder of Anusara Yoga, a popular style of hatha yoga.

At age 13 he started practicing yoga postures as shown in the book "Integral Yoga Hatha" by Swami Satchidananda. He lived in Ohio until 19 years old, and then moved to Texas.

As a young man he visited India and spent time with a number of yoga teachers. Eventuallywhen he came to Ganeshpuri where he met his meditation teacher Gurumayi Chidvilasananda.

He has produced a number of videos, audio CDs, and books.

References

External Links

* [http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/09/john-friend/ Video interview with John Friend]


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