Reinhard Gammenthaler
Reinhard Gammenthaler (born on May 9th, 1953) is an adept of Yoga and renowned Yoga teacher from Switzerland. He is the disciple of Indian Yogi Svami Dhirendra Brahmachari, who himself was the successor of the great seer and saintly Yogi Shri Maharshi Kartikeya.
His book, Kundalini-Yoga-Parampara: the living tradition of Kundalini-Yoga,[1] a comprehensive work about the philosophy and practice of Hatha Yoga[2] has been published in German,[1] Russian and Czech[3] languages so far. It is a continuation of the two books by Dhirendra Brahmachari, Yogic Sukshma Vyayama and Yogasana Vijnana[4], completing them with a third volume that details the techniques of Mudra and Pranayama, as well as providing much information about general important aspects of genuine Yoga, including food, lifestyle, Chakras, Nadis, Marmas, and more.
Studying the Indian classical epic, the Bhagavad Gita, and ancient scriptures such as the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the Shiva Samhita, the Gheranda Samhita, the Yoga Sutras of Pantajali as well as following the teachings of his Guru Dhirendra Brahmachari, Reinhard has practiced Yoga since 1979.
After years of preparatory practice in Switzerland and West Africa, Reinhard met his teacher for the first time in person in India; Dhirendra Brahmachari accepted him as his last student in 1989. Reinhard was sent to the mountain village of Mantalai – at the foothills of the Himalayas, in a remote valley of Indian Kashmir – where he lived and practiced in the Aparna Ashram in complete isolation. After a long period of rigorous Sadhana, learning the manyfold ancient techniques and aspects of Pranayama, Mudra and Svara laid down in the Yoga-Shastras[5][2][1], his Guru gave him Diksha (final initiation) into the Parampara (tradition, originating from the teachings of great Yogis such as Swatmarama, Goraksha and Matsyendra) of authentic Hatha or Kundalini Yoga in 1993. The Parampara is based on Ashtanga-Yoga (the eightfold Yoga path), consisting of Hatha-Yoga, the "Yoga of power“, and Raja-Yoga, the "royal path“ of supernatural realizations and final liberation. It contains elements of all Yogas, like Bhakti-Yoga, the "Yoga of devotion and love", Karma-Yoga, the "Yoga of action", and Jnana-Yoga, the "Yoga of knowledge and wisdom", which are considered equally essential aspects of yoga meant to enable the Sadhaka (spiritual seeker) to accomplish the arduous ascent to the highest levels of realization.[1]
In 2002, Reinhard began teaching Yoga and founded a school for traditional Hatha- or Kundalini-Yoga in his hometown of Bern, Switzerland.[5][2] He regularly teaches international Yoga workshops around the world since 2005.
Reinhard is featured in the documentary film "Yoga – Der Ruf der Stille" (English title: Yoga – the call of Silence) by Kurt Widmer for NZZ Format in 2009, in which he explains his approach to Yoga, and performs advanced yogic purification techniques and Asanas.[6] In 2018 he made an appearance on Swiss TV.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Reinhard., Gammenthaler (2010). Kundalini-Yoga-Parampara die lebendige Tradition des Kundalini-Yoga (1. Aufl ed.). Bern: Simowa. ISBN 9783908152361. OCLC 608694860. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hatha-Yoga pur: Interview mit Reinhard Gammenthaler". www.yogaservice.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ↑ 1953-, Gammenthaler, Reinhard (2014). Klasická hathajóga : probuzení vnitřní síly v tradici himalájských mistrů (Vyd. 1 ed.). Olomouc: Fontána. ISBN 9788073367510. OCLC 883373500. Search this book on
- ↑ Brahmachari, Dhirendra (1970). Yogāsana vijñāna. The science of yoga. ISBN 021098161X. Search this book on
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Johannsen, Julia (2007-08-05). "Alles nach Gottes Plan - Yoga Aktuell". Yoga Aktuell (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ↑ "Yoga – Der Ruf der Stille, film by Kurt Widmer, NZZ Format, 2009".
- ↑ "Reinhard Gammenthaler bei Kurt Aeschbacher: Im Hier und Jetzt. May 6, 2018".
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