The author of this book, Mr. Rama Kant Dawar learned Yoga in India while studying at Arya Senior Secondary School, G.T. Road, Panipat, State of Haryana. Mr. Dawar learned Yoga from Mr. Jai Bhagwan Sharma, a former Director of Physical Education of this school.
The author of this book has been practicing Yoga since 1979. After having received his Yoga Education from Mr. Jai Bhagwan Sharma, who was a great Yoga Instructor at that time, the author of this book persisted in learning more about Yoga in his early age and learned from Mr. Gopal Singh Arya in Arya Samaj’s Yoga Training held in Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India.
From here, Dawar decided to learn more about Yoga and continued to learn from Mr. Chauhan’s Yoga Asharam in Panipat. Dawar earned his first Yoga Certificate on the 23rd of December 1980 at the young age of 13. He continued to learn more about Yoga and went to see Saints living in the Himalayas to learn more about Yoga. While visiting the Himalayas, Dawar also visited Kedar Nath, BadriNath, GauriKund and met the Saints who resided there. He also went to many other parts of the Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir and met many great Saints from various religions there.
Mr. Rama Kant Dawar also visited the mountains of Rajasthan, and resided there for many months in Jaipur District, at Bala Ji’s place. While there, Dawar saw the people practicing Hatha Yoga, who kept big stones on their chest for hours at a time; Mr. Dawar learned how to practice the same yoga, and you will see in this book, pictures of Mr. Rama Kant Dawar having a person weighing over 300 pounds on his chest while practicing Hatha Yoga and Breathing Exercises (yoga practitioners should not practice these types of exercises and is strictly prohibited).
After finishing his schooling in India Mrs. Dawar started his career as a yoga instructor and a free-lance journalist. He worked for different schools, newspapers, magazines, and TV stations as a journalist in India.
From 1994-95 Mr. Dawar worked as an advisor for the power, research, science and technology departments for the grievances committees of Haryana, India. In 1995 Mr. Dawar came to the United States of America and taught Yoga with different educational institutions and health clubs. Mr. Dawar also taught Yoga at California State University, Fresno, as well as the Clovis, Fresno and Madera Unified School Districts in the state of California.
Mr. Dawar teaches Yoga in a way that his students find certain difficult postures actually seem easy. He is able to do this with good teaching skills and excellent yoga practicing tips.
Dawar’s Father, Mr. Krishan Chander, also has great knowledge of Yoga. Mr. Krishan Chander was an educator for more than 30 years before he practiced Dhayana Yoga and Hatha Yoga. It is well known that the author of this book has great knowledge of Yoga. While in India, people practice different kinds of Yoga, such as Laughter Yoga, Dhayana Yoga, Kundilini Yoga, Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga, Power Yoga and manu more in their daily life.
Mr. Dawar also practices Sutra-Neti, Doti-Neti, Jal-Neti, Dugada Neti and Vastra-Neti. These Yoga practices are mentioned in this book.
Dawar was also given a name “YOGI RAJ” (King of Yoga) by his teacher, Prithvi Dutt Sastry of Arya Senior Secondary School, G.T. Road Panipat.
He was well known in the Indian Province of Haryana. Every possible efforts were put into making this book more valuable and knowledgeable for the readers, Yoga learners & Practitioners, as well as those wanting to begin Yoga.
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