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Yoga Teachers

George Demetriades

Linden, Johannesburg
hiranyamandalaschool@gmail.com
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Styles:

Ashtanga Yoga
Hatha
Ishta Yoga
Meditation
Vinyasa

About:

Namaste,

I am the founder and director of the Hiranya Mandala School of Yoga Integration and Meditation. Based in Linden, Johannesburg it was established in 2020. By uniting the “best” teachings proffered by the oriental sages, my aim is to teach people the true value of authentic and universal Yoga, as a complete system of teachings, which leads to the integration of the body, mind and soul.

Qualifications:

2008: Started yoga practices through the work of UK-based yoga teacher Barbara Currie
2010: Trained and qualified as a 500-HR ISHTA Yoga Teacher under Marina Contardo (Sannyasin Prem Bindu Mardevasaya), an initiate of Kavi Yogiraj Mani Finger
2014: Started studying the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda Giri, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, and an illumined saint of India; I follow his Kriya Yoga methodology.
2016: Started part-time Sanskrit grammar studies through the School of Practical Philosophy under Gillian Wilkinson and obtained an IGSCE in Sanskrit through the Cambridge University in 2018.
2020: Founded the Hiranya Mandala School of Yoga Integration and Meditation
2021: Started part-time Sanskrit grammar studies through the Madras Sanskrit College; studying toward a diploma in Sanskrit currently.
2021 - 2022: Produced the Yoga for Life Series.
2023: Started Vedic studies through the Arya Samaj (Arya Pratinidhi Sabha) South Africa to become a priest in the Vedic tradition of India; in my second year of study currently.

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