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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Hansa Yogendra<br />
| image = Hansa J Yogendra.jpg<br />
| caption = Hansa Yogendra<br />
| birth_name = Hansa Patni<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|10|08}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --><br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Science|BSc.]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Mithibai College]]<br/>[[Government Law College, Mumbai]]<br />
| occupation = Yoga Guru, Author, Researcher & Director of [[The Yoga Institute]]<br />
| organization = [[The Yoga Institute]]<br />
| known_for = [[Yoga]]<br />
| television = ''Yoga for Better Living'' on [[DD National]] (1980)<br/> ''Yoga Sutra'' on [[Zee TV]]<br />
| title = President of [[The Yoga Institute]]<br />
| term = February 2018-<br />
| predecessor = [[Jayadeva Yogendra]]<br />
| spouse = [[Jayadeva Yogendra]]<br />
| family = [[Yogendra|Shri Yogendra]] (father-in-law)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Hansa Yogendra''' (born 8 October 1947) is an Indian yoga teacher, author, researcher, and television presenter.<ref>{{cite book |author1=P. Warden |title=Parsiana, Volume 17 |date=1994 |publisher=the [[University of Virginia]] |page=34}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=India Today International, Volume 26 |date=2001 |publisher=[[Living Media]], the [[University of Michigan]] |page=59}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 April 2018 |title=Taarak Mehta fame Disha Vakani seeks the blessing of Smt. Hansaji, writes a moving post |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/taarak-mehta-fame-disha-vakani-seeks-the-blessing-of-smt-hansaji-writes-a-moving-post/articleshow/63592711.cms?slideshow=63285703&slide=63285704#10 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> She is the director of [[The Yoga Institute]], a non-profit yoga organization based in Mumbai, which was founded in 1918 by her father-in-law, Yogendra.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Debashree |date=3 July 2016 |title=Once Upon A Time: From 1918, this Yoga institute has been teaching generations, creating history |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/once-upon-a-time-from-1918-this-yoga-institute-has-been-teaching-generations-creating-history/ |work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="navbharat" /><br />
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She was presenter of the television series ''Yoga for Better Living'', aired on [[DD National]] in 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guha |first1=Kunal |title=Relative value: A century of wellness |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/relative-value-a-century-of-wellness/articleshow/62398932.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=7 January 2018}}</ref><br />
She is the chair of the Yoga Certification Committee for [[Quality Council of India]] (QCI)<ref>{{cite web |title=Composition of The Yoga Certification Committee of QCI |url=http://yogacertification.qci.org.in/pdf/YOGA%20CERTIFICATION%20COMMITTEE%20.pdf |publisher=[[Quality Council of India]] |access-date=5 June 2018 |archive-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324151708/http://yogacertification.qci.org.in/pdf/YOGA%20CERTIFICATION%20COMMITTEE%20.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and President of the International Board of Yoga.<ref name="navbharat">{{cite news |last=Mishra |first=Vimal |title=बिन गुरु सधे न योग... |url=http://epaper.navbharattimes.com/details/49796-7470-2.html |work=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=14 June 2015 |location=Mumbai |language=hi |access-date=5 June 2018 |archive-date=29 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211314/http://epaper.navbharattimes.com/details/49796-7470-2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is the Vice President of the Indian Yoga Association.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Born on 8 October 1947 to Jitendra Phulchand Patni and Tara Patni, in a [[Jain]] family, she completed her graduation in science from [[Mithibai College]]. Later, she completed her Yoga teacher training course at [[The Yoga Institute]]. She holds a degree in law from the [[Government Law College, Mumbai]]. She received a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines in February 2018.<ref name="excellencereporter">{{cite news |title=Dr. Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra: On The Meaning of Life |url=https://excellencereporter.com/2018/04/24/dr-hansaji-jayadeva-yogendra-on-the-meaning-of-life/ |publisher=Excellencereporter |date=24 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
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In 1991, she and [[Jayadeva Yogendra]] advised the [[National Council of Educational Research and Training]] on a Yoga education syllabus for schools in India. She has conducted several seminars and lecture tours in [[India]] and in [[Canada]], [[Pakistan]], [[Europe]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Australia]] and the [[United States of America|USA]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Yogi of the Month |journal=Yoga Life International |date=April 2015 |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=7 |url=http://www.yogalife.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/UYLSnewsletter_2nd_Issue_PDF.pdf |publisher=Ujjain Yoga Life Society}}</ref><br />
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Her book, ''Yoga For All'' (2018) was released by [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]], the [[Governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]] in January 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Centenary celebrations of city yoga institute witnesses celebrity footfall |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/centenary-celebrations-of-city-yoga-institute-witnessess-celebrity-footfall/articleshow/67347669.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 January 2019}}</ref> It took her 3 years to finish the book, based on a hundred years of research by [[The Yoga Institute]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murdeshwar |first1=Sachin |title=World's Oldest Organized Institute of Yoga to Mark 100th Year With Harmony Fest |url=https://www.apnnews.com/worlds-oldest-organized-institute-of-yoga-to-mark-100th-year-with-harmony-fest/ |publisher=APN News |date=20 December 2018}}</ref><br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* ''Yoga Daily Planner - Heart Care'', (1990) {{ISBN|978-8185053318}}<br />
* ''Yogic Life-Cure of Asthma and Bronchitis'', (1992) {{ISBN|978-8185053325}} <br />
* ''Pregnancy, Parenthood and Yoga'', (1991) {{ISBN| 978-8185053257}}<br />
* ''Dincharya'', (1997) <!--{{ISBN| 978- ?????}}--><br />
* ''Yoga for Back and Joint disorders'', (1997) {{ISBN|978-8185053363}} <br />
* ''Recipes For Happiness:Yogic lifestyle diet'', (2002) {{ISBN|978-8185053561}}<br />
* ''Recipes for Happiness'', (2001) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-56-1}}<br />
* ''Yogic Life-Control of Diabetes'', (1992) {{ISBN|81-85053-33-2}}<br />
* ''Yoga of Caring'', (1997) {{ISBN|978-8185053370}}<br />
* ''Thoughts on the Gita'' {{ISBN|9788185053493}}<br />
* ''Marriage A Spiritual Journey'', (2010) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-80-6}}<br />
* ''Insights through Yoga'', (2000) {{ISBN| 978-8185053530}}<br />
* ''Swadhaya Practical Tips—For self-development'', (2007) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-78-3}}<br />
* ''Yoga for the Police'', (2011) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-82-0}}<br />
* ''Yoga for the Police - Tanmanachya Swasthya Sathi'', (2011) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-82-0}}<br />
* ''Yoga of Caring'', (2015) {{ISBN|978-93-84670-04-7}}<br />
* ''Inspiration'', (2003) <!--{{ISBN| 978- ?????}}--><br />
* ''Yoga Sutra of Patanjali'', (2009) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-79-0}}<br />
* ''How to Reverse Heart Disease the Yogic Way-Research, Facts and Program'', (2004) {{ISBN|978-8185053660}}<br />
* ''Values of Life'', (2005) {{ISBN|978-81-85053-76-9}}<br />
* ''Growing with Yoga'', (2008) {{ISBN|978-8185053448}}<br />
* ''Yoga for All: Discovering the True Essence of Yoga'', (2018) {{ISBN|978-9353040857}}<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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She married [[Jayadeva Yogendra]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guha |first1=Kunal |title=Prominent yoga guru passes away |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/prominent-yoga-guru-passes-away/articleshow/62954387.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=17 February 2018}}</ref> in 1973.<br />
[[File:HansajiDrJayadev.jpg|thumb|Hansa Yogendra with husband Jayadeva Yogendra]]<br />
She is daughter-in-law of [[Yogendra|Shri Yogendra]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jhangiani |first1=Diipti |title=Neighbourhood Haven The Yoga Institute |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-neighbourhood-haven-the-yoga-institute-1923076 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Mark Singleton |author1-link=Mark Singleton (yoga scholar) |author2=Ellen Goldberg |title=Gurus of Modern Yoga |date=2013 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780199938728 |page=73}}</ref><br />
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== Awards & distinctions==<br />
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* 1994 Vocational Excellence Award by [[Rotary Club|Rotary Club of Bombay]]<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* <!--Date?--> Award for contribution to Women's Health from the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres.<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2011 Special Award by The [[International Association of Yoga Therapists]] for pioneering work in [[Yoga Therapy]], Yoga education and research in 2011.<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* ''Yoga Tapaswini'' title at Pune International Yoga Week<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* <!--Date?--> Award of Excellence by [[Podar International School]] for her contribution to Yoga education.<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2015 Special Award by [[Lions Clubs International]]<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2015 Keynote speaker at International Conference on Yoga for Holistic Health at [[Vigyan Bhawan]], New Delhi<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2017 [[Rotary International]] Award for her contribution to spread the awareness of Yoga at Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2018 Chief guest at Pune International Yoga Festival<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2018 Vocational Excellence Award by Rotary Discon, Utsav<br />
* 2018 [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]. from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2018 ''Divine Shakti Leadership Award'' at [[Parmarth Niketan]], International Yoga Festival<ref name="excellencereporter"/><br />
* 2019 National Yoga Award 2019 from Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref name=dna>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ravindra |title=AYUSH, Yoga are two strong pillars of 'Fit India': PM Narendra Modi |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ayush-yoga-are-two-strong-pillars-of-fit-india-pm-narendra-modi-2786300 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=31 August 2019}}</ref><br />
* 2025: ELLE Beauty Awards<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Riddhi |date=2025-10-17 |title=ELLE Beauty Awards 2025 Winners: Meet The Experts Redefining Modern Beauty |url=https://elle.in/beauty/elle-beauty-awards-2025-winners-meet-the-experts-redefining-modern-beauty-10517723 |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=Elle India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
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* {{cite book|title=Das Schweizer Buch: bibliographisches Bulletin der Schweizerischen Landesbibliothek, Bern|date=2003|publisher=Schweizerischer Buchhändler- und Verlegerverein, [[Indiana University]]|page=329|language=de}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Subba Rao|title=The Call of Yoga : The Life And Mission of Dr. Jayadeva & Hansaji Yogendra|date=January 2018|publisher=Zen Publications|isbn=9789385902918|url=https://www.flipkart.com/call-yoga-life-mission-dr-jayadeva-hansaji-yogendra/p/itmffzc4vwbdmceu?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3InYBRCLARIsAG6bfMS9GELu2OPSF_SmzCUowXmDxzKa3ZaTGAnpch76hRHpraIlgcXIWIcaAsXPEALw_wcB&pid=9789385902918&lid=LSTBOK9789385902918JVOTZ3&tgi=sem%2C1%2CG%2C11214002%2Cg%2Csearch%2C%2C170219493259%2C1o1%2C%2C%2Cc%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C&s_kwcid=AL%21739%213%21170219493259%21%21%21g%21295092701166%21&ef_id=Wlu7cgAABfyg%40BFC%3A20180521162017%3As}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Anne Cushman |author-link=Anne Cushman |author2=Jerry Jones|title=From here to nirvana: the essential guide to the yogis and gurus, ashrams and temples of spiritual India|date=4 February 1999|publisher=[[Rider (imprint)]]|isbn=9780712670616}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPqVXk1kyyU Yog Satra with Yogachrya Hansa Jaidev Yogendra] on ''[[DD News]]'' (Interview)<br />
* [http://theyogainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Slide11.jpg One has to keep in mind the self] on ''DayBreak'' (25 October 1997){{Dead link|date=January 2026}}<br />
* [http://theyogainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/LOKMAT-1024x720.jpg योग ही जगण्याची कला] on ''[[Lokmat]]'' (Marathi){{Dead link|date=January 2026}}<br />
* [http://theyogainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/Navbharat-Times-mumbai1_June-2015-1024x718.jpg योग है जीवन जीने का विज्ञान] on ''[[Navbharat Times]]{{Dead link|date=January 2026}}''<br />
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