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{{Infobox person
| name = A. G. Mohan
| image = A._G._Mohan_(photo).jpg
| image_size = 225
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1945}}
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mohan |first=A. G. |author-link=A. G. Mohan |year=2010 |title=[[Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings]] |location=Boston |publisher=Shambhala |isbn=978-1-59030-800-4 | page = 11 | ref=AGMohan}}</ref>
| occupation = Yoga teacher, author, and co-founder of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda
| spouse = Indra Mohan
| children = Ganesh Mohan<br>Nitya Mohan
| website = {{URL|www.svastha.net}}
}}
'''A. G. Mohan''' (born 1945) is an Indian [[yoga]] teacher,<ref>{{cite news|title=Yoga exponent A.G. Mohan to attend Dubai celebrations|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/yoga-exponent-ag-mohan-to-attend-dubai-celebrations/article7309721.ece|access-date=24 June 2015|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Singleton | first = Mark | year=2010 | title = Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice | location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-539535-8 | page = 9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Maehle | first = Gregor | year=2009 | title = Ashtanga Yoga - The Intermediate Series: Mythology, Anatomy, and Practice | location=Novato |publisher=New World Library |isbn=978-1-57731-669-5 | page = xiii}}</ref> author,<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Brennan |first1= Michael |year= 1993 |title= Individualized Yoga |journal= Yoga Journal |issue= May/June 1993 Issue 110 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-kDAAAAMBAJ&q=a.+g.+mohan&pg=PA84 }}</ref> and co-founder of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda.<ref>{{cite web | last = Anderson | first = Diane | title = The YJ Interview: Partners in Peace | url = http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2605 | publisher = Yoga Journal | access-date = 30 October 2011 | archive-date = 19 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111019120006/http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2605 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kepner |first=John |title=A Sacred Trust |url=http://www.ascentmagazine.com/pages.aspx?pageID=webex_34.2_kepner |publisher=Ascent Magazine |access-date=30 October 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/63BrtONCO?url=http://www.ascentmagazine.com/pages.aspx?pageID=webex_34.2_kepner |archive-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> Mohan was a longtime<ref>{{cite web | title = A. G. Mohan: A Lifetime of Studies and Practice | publisher = Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda | url = http://svastha.net/about | access-date = 30 October 2011 }}</ref> disciple of [[Tirumalai Krishnamacharya]] (1888-1989), the "father of modern yoga".<ref>{{Cite book | last = Krishnamacharya | first = Tirumalai | chapter= Foreword | year=2002 | editor-first=A. G. | editor-last=Mohan | title = Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind: A Guide to Personal Reintegration | location=Boston |publisher=Shambhala Publications |isbn=978-1-57062-977-8 | pages = xv-xvi }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = The Editors | title = Memories of a Master | url = http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2590 | publisher = Yoga Journal | access-date = 9 November 2011 | archive-date = 8 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140708145332/http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2590 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Anderson | first = Diane | title = The YJ Interview: Partners in Peace | url = http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2605 | publisher = Yoga Journal | access-date = 30 October 2011 | archive-date = 19 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111019120006/http://www.yogajournal.com/wisdom/2605 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bassett |first=Deborah |title=Mark Whitwell Interviewed by Deborah Bassett |url=http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/mark-whitwell-interviewed-by-deborah-bassett |date=22 March 2011 |publisher=Elephant Journal |access-date=30 October 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/63BsoIWqO?url=http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/03/mark-whitwell-interviewed-by-deborah-bassett |archive-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Why India's Yoga is so popular across the globe|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/spending-lifestyle/why-indias-yoga-is-so-popular-across-the-globe/ag-mohan/slideshow/19656648.cms|access-date=27 June 2015|publisher=The Economic Times|date=21 April 2013}}</ref>

Mohan co-founded with [[T.K.V. Desikachar]] the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mohan |first=A. G. |author-link=A. G. Mohan |year=2010 |title=[[Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings]] |location=Boston |publisher=Shambhala |isbn=978-1-59030-800-4 | page = 50 | ref=AGMohan}}</ref> in Chennai, India, and was its Honorary Secretary from its inception, in 1976, to 1989. Mohan was the convener of Krishnamacharya's centenary celebrations.

Indra Mohan, married to A. G. Mohan and co-founder of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda, is one of the few people who received a post-graduate diploma in yoga from Krishnamacharya.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mohan |first=A. G. |author-link=A. G. Mohan |year=2010 |title=[[Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings]] |location=Boston |publisher=Shambhala |isbn=978-1-59030-800-4 | page = 122 | ref=AGMohan}}</ref>

In the foreword to ''Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind'', Krishnamacharya stated that his sons had deservedly reached the status of "''sathirthyas''", people who had studied under a guru. He added that Mohan had studied the [[Yoga Sutras of Patanjali]] and was competent to teach asana and pranayama. He noted that Mohan had further studied ''[[Samkhya]]'' philosophy, while in [[Ayurveda]] he has studied diagnosis, treatment, causes of disease, and the body's constitution.<ref>{{Cite book | last = Krishnamacharya | first = Tirumalai | chapter= Foreword | year=2002 | editor-first=A. G. | editor-last=Mohan | title = Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind: A Guide to Personal Reintegration | location=Boston |publisher=Shambhala Publications |isbn=978-1-57062-977-8 | pages = xv-xvi }}</ref>

== Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda ==
The Mohans offer their teachings in India and internationally under the banner of Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda.<ref>{{cite web | title = Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda | url = http://svastha.net | access-date = 10 November 2011 }}</ref> The word ''svastha'' in Sanskrit literally means "to stay in one’s own abode" and refers to the state of complete health and balance. Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda advocates an integrated approach using yoga and ayurveda to achieve the state of ''svastha''.

== Works ==
*Mohan, A. G. with Ganesh Mohan. ''[[Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings]].'' Shambhala Publications, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-59030-800-4}}.
*Mohan, A. G., and Indra Mohan.'' Yoga Therapy: A Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Yoga and Ayurveda for Health and Fitness.'' Shambhala Publications, 2004. {{ISBN|978-1-59030-131-9}}.
*Mohan, A. G. with foreword by Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. ''Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind: A Guide to Personal Reintegration.'' Shambhala Publications, 2002. {{ISBN|978-1-57062-977-8}}.
*Mohan, A. G. with Ganesh Mohan. ''Yoga Reminder: Lightened Reflections.'' Svastha Yoga, 2015. {{ISBN|978-9810943387}}.
*Mohan, A. G., translator. ''[[Yoga-Yajnavalkya]].'' Ganesh & Co., 2000. {{ISBN|81-85988-15-3}}.
*Mohan, A. G., translator with Ganesh Mohan. ''[[Yoga Yajnavalkya]]'' (2nd ed.). Svastha Yoga, 2013. {{ISBN|978-9810716486}}.

== See also ==
* [[Krishnamacharya]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.svastha.net/about/ Profile at Svastha Yoga & Ayurveda web site]
*[https://www.facebook.com/agmohan/ A. G. Mohan on Facebook]

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