Swami Mukti

Swami Mukti

Joined on Mar 29, 2024

I found yoga in 1972 as an adjunct to classical ballet and soon realised that the major benefits of yoga practise for me were at an emotional and psychological level. I was fortunate to meet Paramahansa Swami Satyānanda in 1976 at the Sydney World Yoga Convention and so I travelled to India to study under his direct guidance. For 10 years I lived at the Bihār School of Yoga, Munger, practising and teaching various aspects of yoga. During this time I also authored 'Swara Yoga, the Tantric Science of Brain Breathing' and commentaries on 'Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, the Light on Hatha Yoga', the C15 AD Sanskrit text by Yogi Swātmarāma. Both of these books are Bihar School of Yoga publications. In 1986 I had to leave India and return to Australia, where my base has been ever since. Paramahansa Swāmi Niranjanānanda gave me the title of Yogācharya, master of yoga, in 1993. 
My goal is to bring the ancient yoga practices into the modern day context.
I continue learning about mind and self and in the last few years have been studying with the William Glasser Institute Australia (WGIA). I find the principles of Choice Theory and methods of understanding oneself through Reality Theory analogous with yoga principles.
I teach regular yoga and meditation classes in Forest Lake, Brisbane, QLD and workshops and retreats interstate and abroad.
I also enjoy teaching  for YIMI and in other institutional settings.