Michael Volin was born and
educated in China where his grandfather, a Russian Czarist general
was stationed. He became deeply interested in Yoga philosophy and
travelled extensively throughout China, India and Tibet and after
studying with a series of masters became known as a Master himself.
In the late 1930s he joined the famous Yoga teacher Indra Devi in
the first Yoga school in China, succeeding her as director after she
went to the United States.
Later he established the first Yoga school in Sydney, and Yoga
centres in other parts of Australia and New Zealand. He was
initiated in India into the swamihood as Swami Karmananda, which
means "one who is blessed through his work".
He went on to teach and lecture in the United States, Canada and
Europe, pursuing his basis quest: a study of aging processes and
methods for delaying and counteracting them. Michael Volin
eventually settled in Adelaide where he continued to teach for a
number of years.
Among his most popular books are Yoga over Forty, Yoga for Women,
Yoga and Sex and Challenging the Years.
