Hubballi: International Yoga Day is being observed on Thursday around the globe to encourage people to observe yoga and lead a healthy and non violent existence. And you want not go too a long way to find inspiration.
For Mrutyunjaya Hiremath, a yoga instructor from Hubballi, yoga is the whole lot. He misplaced both his legs in an twist of fate in Bengaluru last year, but that didn't stop him from educating yoga.
He continues to teach yoga while sitting on a chair. His indomitable spirit and admire for yoga has stored him as energetic as earlier than.
Hiremath instructed TOI, “I came to this town from my native Pala village in Mundagod to earn a livelihood 20 years ago. I learnt yoga and later joined the Brahamakumaris Ashram at Mount Abu for religious enlightenment. I was educating yoga there for a couple of years and then returned to Hubballi due to some issues in my circle of relatives.”
“Then, I went to Bangaluru in 2014 where I taught yoga to four-five batches at Nagarbhavi, Tunganagar, Machohalli and different spaces daily. But, I met with an twist of fate on November, 11, 2017. A speeding lorry hit my two-wheeler from the rear on Magadi Road and I misplaced my both legs. After staying at a clinic for a month, I came back to Hubballi. Now, I've got Jaipur synthetic limbs and am in a position to stroll with the enhance of a cane,” he stated.
“My commitment to yoga has not died down. I began educating yoga to people in spite of having misplaced my legs. I train Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama, Suryanamaskar, Janusirasana, Halasana and different facets of yoga by way of sitting on a chair now. Sometimes, I train a person and let him to teach others,” stated Hiremath, who is now staying together with his sister at Vidyangar. He teaches yoga at Rambapuri Kalyan Mantap free of cost.
“I want no less than Rs Three-Four lakh to have complex synthetic limbs to stroll without any enhance and commit my existence to teach yoga to more and more people,” he stated.
‘An inspiration to all’
Rahu Hadimani, one in every of Hiremath’s scholars stated, ‘I attend his yoga categories regularly and now I'm able to lead a stress-free existence. He teaches us by way of sitting on a chair and directs us on how you can stretch our fingers, legs and bend.
“His willpower to yoga is in reality an inspiration to all as he actively involves in educating yoga in spite of not having both legs. He guides us correctly to do quite a lot of asanas,” stated Ramesh Araligatti, another pupil..
For Mrutyunjaya Hiremath, a yoga instructor from Hubballi, yoga is the whole lot. He misplaced both his legs in an twist of fate in Bengaluru last year, but that didn't stop him from educating yoga.
He continues to teach yoga while sitting on a chair. His indomitable spirit and admire for yoga has stored him as energetic as earlier than.
Hiremath instructed TOI, “I came to this town from my native Pala village in Mundagod to earn a livelihood 20 years ago. I learnt yoga and later joined the Brahamakumaris Ashram at Mount Abu for religious enlightenment. I was educating yoga there for a couple of years and then returned to Hubballi due to some issues in my circle of relatives.”
“Then, I went to Bangaluru in 2014 where I taught yoga to four-five batches at Nagarbhavi, Tunganagar, Machohalli and different spaces daily. But, I met with an twist of fate on November, 11, 2017. A speeding lorry hit my two-wheeler from the rear on Magadi Road and I misplaced my both legs. After staying at a clinic for a month, I came back to Hubballi. Now, I've got Jaipur synthetic limbs and am in a position to stroll with the enhance of a cane,” he stated.
“My commitment to yoga has not died down. I began educating yoga to people in spite of having misplaced my legs. I train Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama, Suryanamaskar, Janusirasana, Halasana and different facets of yoga by way of sitting on a chair now. Sometimes, I train a person and let him to teach others,” stated Hiremath, who is now staying together with his sister at Vidyangar. He teaches yoga at Rambapuri Kalyan Mantap free of cost.
“I want no less than Rs Three-Four lakh to have complex synthetic limbs to stroll without any enhance and commit my existence to teach yoga to more and more people,” he stated.
‘An inspiration to all’
Rahu Hadimani, one in every of Hiremath’s scholars stated, ‘I attend his yoga categories regularly and now I'm able to lead a stress-free existence. He teaches us by way of sitting on a chair and directs us on how you can stretch our fingers, legs and bend.
“His willpower to yoga is in reality an inspiration to all as he actively involves in educating yoga in spite of not having both legs. He guides us correctly to do quite a lot of asanas,” stated Ramesh Araligatti, another pupil..
Losing both legs didn’t stop him from teaching yoga
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