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Mirra Alfassa (white Rachel Mirra Alfassa) also nicknamed sweet mother or "the mother", known for his spiritual journey, his writings and for being at the…

Mirra Alfassa (white Rachel Mirra Alfassa) also nicknamed sweet mother or “the mother”, known for his spiritual journey, his writings and for being at the origin of the city of Auroville. She was the companion of Sri Aurobindo and his main disciple “Satprem”, (Bernard Enginger).

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At the Ashtanga Yoga Institute, these words don't stay on the page: they are lived, breath after breath. We have been transmitting traditional Ashtanga in Brussels for over fifty years, in the lineage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois — each posture adjusted individually, even in a group class. Here, you don't read yoga: you practise it, guided.

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