ABOUT ME

Ifet Hodzic  (*1963)

has been interested in yoga for about 18 years. In 1994 he stayed for 3 months in an ashram in Ananda Assisi, Italy, where the teachings of kriya yoga by the great Indian master Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda are taught. Ifet is in touch with the ashram all the time and each year he goes there for a visit of at least 2-3 weeks. During the last 15 years he has attended many courses such as: How to Live with More Energy, Chakras-Pathway to Liberation, Vibratory Healing, How to Be a Channel for Divine Grace, Affirmations and Prayers for Self-Healing, The Path of the Heart, Spiritual Partnership, Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, The Science of Kriya Yoga, Enlightened Leadership - the Art of Supportive Leadership, Karma and Reincarnation, An Introduction to Spiritual Astrology, Karmic Astrology etc.

In July of 2005 he attended an intensive summer program "Training Courses for Meditation Teachers and Energization Exercises". He has been initiating students into the first preparation technique on the path of Kriya Yoga - "Energization exercises and Hong Sau" since the end of August 2005.

He is a representative of Ananda Yoga in the Czech Republic.

He went to India in 1991, 1996, 2004/2005 and 2007. During his visit in 2004/2005 he stayed for 2 months in Yoganandaji‘s ashram in Gurgaon near New Delhi - Ananda Sangha.

In Autumn of 2006 he attended an intensive month-long course for Ananda Yoga in Nevada City, California, USA.

For the time being he is giving various courses in Prague and throughout the entire Czech Republic, such as: Ananda Yoga, Meditation, Energization Exercises and kirtans. He also lectures and writes various articles on different spiritual topics (also in newspapares).

At the end of April 2006 he published his first book under the title: "Spiritual Living in Practise" (in Czech: "Duchovní život v praxi") and in 12/2011 he published his second book - "Ananda jóga - Jóga radosti"..   

In 2010-2011 (6 months) he stayed in Varanasi in clasiccal indian musical school where he was learning how to play on sitar. Playing sitar became his great love!!!

Contact:  ifet@anandajoga.cz