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Andrey Lappa

Andrey Lappa, born in Ukraine on August 31 1965, is one of the most influential yoga masters of the post Soviet countries trained in India under several stalwarts of yoga, including Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. He is the founder of Universal Yoga lineage and has taught thousands across the world authentic Himalayan yoga practices through his book, Yoga: Tradition of Unification. He is the first citizen of Ukraine to study yoga extensively in India and Nepal and is the president of Kiev's Yoga Federation since 1999.

During initiation with Sri Rajnish, he was named Chetan Uttsarga (Gifted with Consciousness); he was accepted in Sri Aurobindo Ghosh community and lived in Auroville over a long period of time; he had training in the ancient Indian marshal art - Kalarypayat in Trivendram and also ancient styles of Indian dance - Bharata Natyam in Madras and Odissy in Kiev with one of the best Indian dance master - Pratibha Jena. In addition, for years in Kiev, Andrey learned the art of Zyong-Shin and Viet-Vo-Dao with Vietnamese masters, Chan Chung Zung and Chan Ti Zung; as well he practised Karate under guidance of Ukrainian Champion.