Jois was born on July 26, 1915, in the village of Kowshika. Jois's father was an astrologer, priest, and landholder. From the age of 5 he was instructed in Sanskrit and rituals by his father. No one else in his family had learned yoga or even professed interest in itIn 1927, at the age of 12, for 2 years Jois remained in Kowshika and practiced with Krishnamacharya every day. Jois never told his family he was practicing yoga. He would rise early, go to practice, and then go to school.
Jois married Savitramma (but who came to be known as Amma), on the full moon of June 1937 when Jois was 21 years old.
In 1948 they, with the help of Jois' students, purchased a home in the section of town called Lakshmipuram, where they lived with their children Saraswathi, Mañju and Ramesh.
His students included Madonna, Sting and Gwyneth Paltrow. All his students, including the celebrities and his grandson, received the same training.
He died at May 18, 2009, at the age of 93 because of natural causes.
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