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Telangana's 74-year-old retired teacher authors 55 books, gives free yoga

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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S Sampath Kumar retired in 2010 as a physical education teacher and karate instructor before dedicating his life to community wellness. His 55 published books cover diverse subjects including meditation, fitness, and three research monographs on local Telangana dialects. Through his complimentary classes, he addresses issues like back pain and spondylitis, utilizing his mastery of around 500 yoga asanas. He also teaches Pavana Yoga, a specialized technique that involves floating on water.

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  • The instructor relies on his mastery of roughly 500 yoga asanas to preserve traditional w…: The instructor relies on his mastery of roughly 500 yoga asanas to preserve traditional wellness knowledge.
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  • Post-retirement efforts allow the former educator to provide free public health instructi…: Post-retirement efforts allow the former educator to provide free public health instruction alongside cultural preservation projects.

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Retirement often marks the beginning of a slower phase of life, with people looking forward to spending more time at home and stepping away from professional responsibilities. But for S Sampath Kumar, 74, retirement has meant something quite different. More than 16 years after hanging up his boots as a physical education teacher, the Telangana resident continues to teach, write and work towards making fitness and wellness accessible to more people.

A former physical education teacher, karate instructor and yoga master from Karimnagar, Sampath retired from service in 2010. However, he never gave up teaching. Instead, he devoted more time to promoting health and wellness through free yoga classes, healing practices and books.

According to a report by The New Indian Express, he has authored 55 books covering health, yoga, meditation, fitness and traditional martial arts. And he is not ready to stop writing yet. Sampath hopes to increase the number of books to 100, continuing to share the knowledge he has gathered through years of practice and teaching.

His books cover a range of subjects, from yoga asanas and…

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