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related to Yoga became more and more established. It was as if my father was always there with me. I did not need any other teacher as a mentor. I also had a chance to study other modern sciences such as health science, biology, nutrition, fitness, public speaking, etc. All this improved my profile for teaching Yoga.
In 1998, I experienced extreme dissatisfaction with the Information Technology industry including its environment and discrimination against non-Europeans, etc. But, I always got most loving, friendly and generous colleagues throughout the U.S.A.. They also encouraged me to teach Yoga on a professional level. Though I was teaching Yoga free of charge for a long time, I started teaching for income from 1998 due to recession in the software industry. I was recognized as a very good teacher within a couple of months.
My Yoga activity grew very rapidly. I enjoyed the freedom of working without a binding supervision. I formulated the system, Adhiyoga – The Authentic Yoga System. This became a respected system. In 2012, I had to visit Australia and New Zealand to see my daughter who had joined a Master’s degree course in New Zealand. I was offered to teach Yoga in these two countries. Later, I was invited in Hawaii, California, Norway, Italy, Germany, London and also, in many parts of India. My work is growing in Europe and is likely to spread to South Americas and other countries. My first entry into Europe was in Norway. It was very interesting, but I do not wish to elaborate it here. When I got an invitation to teach in Norway in 2013, I remembered my father’s words at the airport when he saw me off to New Zealand in 1984. Predicting by reading lines on the palms or reading a horoscope with probability of things happening and discussions thereof, are different from a one line statement of
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