R. Sharath Jois Yoga Master Paramaguru
Sharath was born on September 29, 1971 in Mysore, India to Saraswathi Rangaswamy, daughter of ashtanga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Growing up in a house full of yoga practitioners, Sharath learned his first asanas at age seven and experimented with postures from the primary and intermediate series until he turned fourteen. Though he spent the next three years focused on his scholastic education, earning a diploma in electronics, Sharath knew that he would one day follow the ashtanga path blazed by his mother and legendary grandfather. Sharath embarked on his formal yoga study at the age of nineteen. He would wake every day at 3:30 a.m. and cross the town of Mysore to his grandfather’s Lakshmipuram yoga shala. There, he would first practice and then assist his guru, Pattabhi Jois, a routine of dedication he has followed for more then 25 years.
Sharath was the director of the Sharath Yoga Centre in Mysore for many years, where he taught thousands of students directly. He also traveled regularly to meet with and teach students in classes and workshops around the world. He was committed to extending the practice of Ashtanga to as many people as possible, and had just completed a new book about Ashtanga before his tragic, untimely death in November 2024.
Sharath was born on September 29, 1971 in Mysore, India to Saraswathi Rangaswamy, daughter of ashtanga master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Growing up in a house full of yoga practitioners, Sharath learned his first asanas at age seven and experimented with postures from the primary and intermediate series until he turned fourteen. Though he spent the next three years focused on his scholastic education, earning a diploma in electronics, Sharath knew that he would one day follow the ashtanga path blazed by his mother and legendary grandfather. Sharath embarked on his formal yoga study at the age of nineteen. He would wake every day at 3:30 a.m. and cross the town of Mysore to his grandfather’s Lakshmipuram yoga shala. There, he would first practice and then assist his guru, Pattabhi Jois, a routine of dedication he has followed for more then 25 years.
Sharath was the director of the Sharath Yoga Centre in Mysore for many years, where he taught thousands of students directly. He also traveled regularly to meet with and teach students in classes and workshops around the world. He was committed to extending the practice of Ashtanga to as many people as possible, and had just completed a new book about Ashtanga before his tragic, untimely death in November 2024.
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