Neighborhood Tour

A letter from Viswanath

M. S. Viswanatha, Yoga Master and Director
Foundation of Pathanjala Yoga Kendra
Bengaluru (Bangalore), India

Divine Self,

With this letter, please allow me to introduce myself to you and to humbly invite you to travel to India to experience the master teachings with me.

I am M. S. Viswanatha, nephew and long time disciple of Vidwan K. P. Jois, and director of The Foundation of Pathanjala Yoga Kendra. My center is located in the metropolitan city of Bangalore in the South of India, just 3 hours by train from Mysore. For more than 30 years, I have taught traditional hatha yoga to thousands of students here in Southern India, and in several countries around the world.

For example:: Since 1995 I have visited the United States on Four separate tours, and in 2000, I spent 9 months in Buenos Aries, Argentine. During these tours, I have offered basic through advanced yogasana classes, classes in Pranayama and Mudra, and lectures based on topics such as Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, and yogic philosophy.; This past year, during the tour in Buenos Aries, I worked extensively with long-time friend and ayurvedic specialist Dr. Domar Singh Madariya. We focused on employing the combined benefits of ayurveda and yogic lifestyle principles to improve the health of people with chronic and even life threatening illnesses.

Meanwhile, my family and I have been building and preparing new facilities for the continuation of my work in the yoga center in Bangalore. Beginning in December, 2000, I am able to receive more students at the center, since I have a modern studio and facilities, and more opportunities to offer to the yoga enthusiasts. My students will attest to my commitment to teaching the full complement of astanga yoga, and that I specialize in knowing my students individually and consulting with them personally whenever I can.

If you are planning to visit India, please accept my invitation and come to my school. There you will very comfortably enjoy classes in asana, pranayama, meditation, and mantras, as well as satsangh and other specially arranged programs of common interest.

Also, I request that you might recommend me and my yoga school to others who know who may have an interest to go to India and learn and practice in a focused way.