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Margrit Segesman

Born

in Berne, Switzerland

April 22, 1905

Died

May 25, 1998

Genre

Health, Mind & Body

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In 1921 Margrit (known within her family as Gita) contracted a virulent form of tuberculosis and began treatment in a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps in 1922, remaining there for six years. During her illness, Margrit’s interest in breathing and relaxation techniques branched into an interest in the expansion of consciousness, a subject she had discussed with Carl Jung when they met in the 1920s. He suggested the study of yoga and yogic philosophy and reading The Science of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka.
She left Switzerland for India and studied with a guru in Tibet. On his suggestion she went to Australia to set up the first yoga school in the 1950s. She then set up Gita School of Yoga in central Melbourne in 1960. She remained in Australia for ...more

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Wings of power: progressive yoga relaxation

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