Sharath Jois was born on September 29, 1971 in Mysore, India, to Saraswathi Rangaswamy, the daughter of Ashtanga authority Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Growing up in a house full of yoga practitioners, Sarath learned his first asanas at the age of seven and experimented with postures from the first and second rows until he was 14 years old. Although he spent the next three years focusing on his schooling, earning a degree in electronics from JSS in Mysore, Sarath knew that one day he would follow the path of the Ashtanga illuminated by his mother and legendary grandfather.

Sharath officially began studying yoga at the age of 19. He woke up every day at 3:30 am and crossed the town of Mysore to reach his grandfather's yoga shala in the Lakshmipuram area. There, he first practiced and then assisted his guru, Pattabhi Jois, a devotional routine he followed for many years.

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