Bishnu Ghosh

I, Bishnu Ghosh, born in Lahore, India am a celebrated physical culturist and the first to scientifically document Yoga's ability to cure chronic physical ailments and heal the body. Beginning in the 1920's, I developed a school of Yoga that provides a unique blend of spiritual inspiration and a highly disciplined physical regimen.
I came from an extraordinary family. I was initiated into the field of yogic exercise and physical education by my guru and older brother, Paramahansa Yogananda , the world renowned Yogi and spiritual master. Yogananda founded the Self Realization Fellowship Center and his book, " Autobiography of a Yogi ", continues to be one of the best known and influential works of our time.
I developed a Yoga regimen that provides a unique blend of spiritual inspiration and highly disciplined physical exercise. My view of the human body as the temple of a living God has been a major force in the renaissance of Hatha Yoga in the West. In 1923, at the young age of 20, I founded the first Ghosh College of Physical Education in Calcutta and my fame quickly spread throughout India. Other schools were opened, first in India, and then in locations around the world.
In 1939, I came to the United States to educate people on the subject of yoga by giving demonstrations of amazing yoga feats. I lectured at Columbia University in New York, generating a great deal of interest in the field, and was widely acknowledged and respected in the academic community.
In 1968 I went to Japan with my troupe and traveled all over the country giving lectures and yogic demonstrations. Mine were the first yoga exhibitions to be televised outside of India, and were seen and loved by millions of Japanese. I passed away in 1970. My legacy is being continued by my son, Biswanath Ghosh, the current director of the Ghosh College in Calcutta.
The legacy is also continued by my own student, Bikram Choudhury and by his student, Tony Sanchez .
"What is desirable in body culture is the harmonious development of power over the voluntary action of muscles and the involuntary processes of health, lungs, stomach and other organs and important glands. This is what gives health, and is the scientific principle underlying the Yoga exercises."
"Postures strengthen and develop will and body. Physical and mental development are intertwined."
". . . the faithful student will find that the yoga exercises invariably and consciously develop his will power along with his bodily strength."
--Bishnu Ghosh
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