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The Yoga Institute (Yogendra Parampara)

The Yoga Institute (Yogendra)

The Yoga Institute, founded by Shri Yogendra in Mumbai in 1918, is among the world's oldest organised yoga centres, pioneering yoga for the householder and for health well before yoga's global spread.

Origin: 1918
Geographical roots: Mumbai
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Historical development

The Yoga Institute, founded by Shri Yogendra in Mumbai in 1918, is among the world's oldest organised yoga centres, pioneering yoga for the householder and for health well before yoga's global spread.

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Modern transmission

It continues as an active teaching and research institution today.

Institutions

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