Smt. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra - Smt. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra is the Dean of The Yoga Institute and the wife of Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra. Born on 8th October'1947, she was educated in Bombay. She attended St. Xavier's High School (primary section) and then Nanavati Girls high School where education was based on Gandhian principles. She did her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Mithibai College and her LLB from the Government Law College. Marriage was a turning point in Hansaji's life. With her innate charm and capacity, she brought about dramatic changes in the Institute. The ladies wing was expanded and she inspired a dynamism and radiance to all the activities. She brings a special energy wherever she goes and is a popular orator throughout the country. She has authored several Yoga books in English and Gujarati. The television serial, 'Yoga for Better Living' has been aired three times on the National network and is very well appreciated. She, together with her illustrious husband, has travelled widely and shares her knowledge with all selflessly and with grace. At present, she is the President of International Board of Yoga.

Books from this author - Marriage A Spiritual Journey, Growing With Yoga, Recipes For Happiness, Yoga For Youngsters, Yoga For Back And Joint Disorders (Black And White) (Hindi)

Hedwig Lewis SJ - Hedwig Lewis, S.J. was born in Mumbai (Bombay), India, in 1945. He joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Gujarat Province in 1964 and was ordained a priest and was appointed as lecturer at St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad in 1977. Fr. Lewis has two master’s degrees (one in English literature [India] and one in human resource development [USA]). He has held several administrative posts, including rector and principal of St. Xavier’s College, director of the Xavier Institute of Languages, and editor of several magazines, including Navajuni. He received the Rev. T.A. Mathias Award for Innovative College Teachers from the All-India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE), New Delhi, in 1993. Lewis has authored over thirty books that have been translated into Spanish, Lithuanian, and several Indian languages.

Books from this author - At Home With God, Jesuit Saints Without Paint

Hella Naura, born 1940 in Germany, studied painting and earned her living as a mostly freelance translator, dubbing author and adaptor of foreign-language programmes by other methods for German TV. She temporarily worked or studied in New York, Marseille, London and Mumbai, then got deeply interested in Yoga as learnt from Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra of The Yoga Institute from 1975 onwards. She has authored many articles on Yoga learning and essays on global changes under psychological, ethical and consciousness-related perspectives.

Books from this author - Seven Weeks In ‘Little Tibet’: Philosophic Travelling in Ladakh

Hemant Karandikar - Hemant Karandikar is a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Hemant has over thirty years of industry experience in research and development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing & sales and general management. After a long career at Philips Pune, India, he headed Global Weighing India as its Managing Director, which he founded to take over industrial weighing business of Philips.

Books from this author - Set Your Own Agenda: Lead To Regenerate