| 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. |
