Swami Rama
1925–1996 · British Raj
About
Swami Rama was an Indian yoga guru. He moved to the US in 1969, initially teaching yoga at the YMCA, and founding the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Illinois
Biography
Swami Rama was an Indian yoga guru. He moved to the US in 1969, initially teaching yoga at the YMCA, and founding the Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy in Illinois in 1971; its headquarters moved to its current location in Honesdale, Pennsylvania in 1977. He became famous for his ability to control his body in yoga nidra, writing many books including the autobiographical Living with Himalayan Masters. From the 1970s onwards, there were persistent allegations of sexual abuse of his followers; in 1997 a woman won a lawsuit against him for multiple sexual assaults.
Teachings & topics
Bibliography
- Heart of Rama; or, a Collection of the Instructive Teachings of Swami Rama Tirtha2018 · Creative Media Partners, LLC
- Perennial psychology of the Bhagavad Gita1985 · Himalayan Institute
- Science of breath1979 · Himalayan Inst Pr
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