Yoga Praveena H.S. Arun Jayanagar-Bangalore, India
Born in Sringeri, South India in 1954, Sri Arun started teaching Yoga in 1976 at the Rashtrothana Shareerika Siksha Kendra, where he gave the class in front of his Pujya Guruji Dr B.K.S. IYENGAR in the year 1978.
He continued teaching at the Rashtrothana Shareerika Siksha Kendra as Chief Yoga Instructor for almost ten years. For his outstanding grasp of the subject and teaching skills the state government and various institutions have honored him with the numerous titles. Some of them are :
For the past three and a half decades, Sri H.S.Arun has practiced and taught the art and science of Yoga. Since meeting Guruji Yogacharya Dr. B.K.S.Iyengar in 1978 there has been no looking back .
Arunji became Guruji's disciple and has been one of the very few Indian to attend several intensive classes which were held at the Iyengar Institute in Pune. He also honed his practice with both Prashantji and Geetaji Iyengar.
Over the years, Arunji has developed his own unique way of sharing what he has learned from his gurus and through his own extensive practice. In the past 25 years, thousands of students have come to learn from him at Prashant Yogashraya, his yoga center in Bangalore, where he teaches along with his wife, Srimathaji. Prashant Yogashraya is an institution that keeps its doors open to all, and all the year round.
Since 2000, Arunji has been travelling extensively to many parts of the world. He has a large student following in South America - in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela. He has also been invited repeatedly to teach in the United States of America, and spends several months each year sharing his knowledge from coast to coast. He has also travelled to places like Israel and Hong Kong.
Arunji's students find his teaching simple, direct and effective. His quick wit and humor lend a special positive energy to his classes. The endless variety in his sequences, based on the solid foundation of the Iyengar tradition allows students to explore deeply the many facets of yoga. Arunji has been recognised with many awards, most notably the highest honour given by his home state Karnataka - the Rajyotsava Award.
