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Ramiro Antonio Calle Capilla (Madrid, 1943) is a renowned yoga teacher and author. He has written over 250 books on a variety of subjects, primarily focusing on philosophy and spirituality, but also including story collections and travel guides. Since 1971, he has been the director of the Shadak Yoga Center. Additionally, he has taught at the Autonomous University of Madrid and has delivered lectures in many different venues.

Life Journey
Ramiro Calle comes from a wealthy family. He is the son of a rich real estate agent, the founder of Exclusivas Ramiro, and the nephew of bestselling author Frank Yerby. He was drawn to yoga at the age of 15 when he heard it was a method for mastering the mind. A master from India had settled in Madrid, and his mother attended his classes. One day, she took Ramiro along, as he explains in an interview about his beginnings.

Since then, he has traveled to India numerous times to learn from spiritual masters. His journeys to India now number over a hundred. To commemorate his hundredth visit, he published a book titled "100 Trips to the Heart of India," where he recounts his experiences from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin, from Mumbai to the Bay of Bengal, establishing contact with the people, customs, and ways of life. He has reached the most remote tribal villages and delved into sacred India, meeting numerous sadhus, hermits, and spiritual mentors.

Among his books is "En el límite" (2011), where he narrates his near-death experience from an illness he contracted in Sri Lanka, listeriosis, which left him in a coma for several days, from which he remarkably recovered despite its severity.

Ramiro Calle explains that one of the main reasons for his frequent travels to India has been to "hunt for holy men," yogis, anchorites, and spiritual masters.

He is notable for his work as a promoter of yoga and meditation in various media outlets, including the TV programs Saber Vivir (TVE), Otra Dimensión (Telecinco), and Cuarto Milenio (Cuatro). He has also participated in radio programs on different stations, including COPE, Antena 3 de Radio, Cadena SER, RNE, Onda Cero (as a collaborator on a travel program), Cadena Rato, Radio Voz, and has published his experiences and reflections in the magazine Espacio Humano, among others. He is known for being the yoga instructor of Fernando Verdasco, Gabino Diego, Guti, Queen Sofia, and Rodrigo Rato, who wrote the preface to one of his books.

In addition to books, he has also written numerous articles in magazines and newspapers, including La Vanguardia, El País, Abc, El Mundo, Época, Más Allá, and Año Cero. He is also the author of 24 cassettes, videos, and CD-ROMs and collaborates with the magazine Psicología Práctica.

On September 4, 2003, he received the V Martínez Roca Spirituality Award.El 4 de septiembre de 2003 recibió el V Premio Espiritualidad Martínez Roca.

Ramiro Calle is a strict vegetarian for ethical reasons.

Controversies
As a result of an article he published about the Kumbh Mela in April 2007 in Interviú magazine, the Indian embassy in Spain demanded an apology from him. No apology has been made because, according to the author, the protest was due to the medium in which it was published and not its content. In this festival, it is not illegal to take photographs or videos, and it has been covered by media worldwide on several occasions. Since then, he has demanded a retraction from the embassy because, as he states, he is "a free and independent writer who publishes when, where, and how he wants."