Ma Yoga ShaktiMa Yoga Shakti Saraswati is one of the modern day torch-bearers for the worldwide yoga movement. She was born in Benares on April 6th, 1927 into a wealthy family and lived there during the early days of her life. In 1959 she began teaching yoga, and hortly thereafter she had a divine-calling and entered the holy order of sannyas. She was bestowed with the titles, Shakti Sant Shiromani, Maha Mandaleshwar and Maha Acharya by the holy spiritual order of Shri Taponidi Niranjani Akhara at Maha Kumbha Melas in 1969, 1974 and 1989. She has redefined yoga in modern terms and presents it as the heritage of the past and the culture of tomorrow. Her natural dignity, motherly nature and broad-mindedness reveal the highest spiritual quality. A yogic adept, she views with equal vision the various paths of yoga that unlock the treasures of human happiness: bhakti, gyana, karma and raja yoga. Her belief is that spiritual salvation lies by following one or more of these paths according to one's inclination and abilities. Mataji, as she is affectionately known by her disciples and devotees, lived and breathed the virtues of Yoga Shakti Missions worldwide: Truth is our Religion Service is our Worship World is our Family Knowledge is our Breath Yoga is our Way Yoga Shakti Mission Centers have been established world-wide by Ma Yoga Shakti to teach the essence of yoga, meditation and spirituality to all those who seek guidance. Mataji's teaching has produced a mass effect on humanity. She was always in the whirlwind of work, believing firmly that yoga helps people both face and bear the stress and strain of modern life .Mataji has written many authentic books on yoga and philosophy. In this book Techniques of Meditation, she reveals the secrets of ancient yogic practices coupled with her deep personal experiences. Mataji's honesty, integrity, sincerity and purity have inspired thousands as she traveled from ashram to ashram and country to country, bringing the light of yoga to all whom she met. Visit: https: //yogashakti.org/ Read More Read Less