K. Pattabhi Jois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian yoga teacher
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Place of Birth: Hassan District, Karnataka, India
About K. Pattabhi Jois
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- Pattabhi Jois (26 July 1915 – 18 May 2009) was an Indian yoga teacher and Sanskrit scholar who developed and popularized the vinyasa style of yoga known as Ashtanga Yoga.
- In 1948, Jois established the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India.
- Pattabhi Jois is one of a short list of Indians instrumental in establishing modern yoga as exercise in the 20th century, along with B.
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- Iyengar, another pupil of Krishnamacharya in Mysore.Jois sexually abused some of his yoga students by touching inappropriately during adjustments.
- Sharath Jois has publicly apologised for his grandfather's "improper adjustments".
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