ANNEMIEKE POST

Annemieke Post studied at the art school in Breda (Holland) where she completed an undergraduate course in ceramics and sculpture. Like many others at that time, Annemieke was initially inspired to take up yoga by reading the book an "Autobiography of an Yogi" written by Paramahansa Yogananda. Soon after that, she came into contact with the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In that same year, she met Dona Holleman and had her first class. Two years later she and Victor Van Kooten started teaching yoga in Holland. She and Victor were married in 1976. Annemieke met Guruji for the first time in classes in London in 1971, and became a regular student. She also took classes with him in Gstaad, Switzerland, and for many years traveled to and from Switzerland, and to and from India, to take classes. Annemieke had her fifth child in 1984. Following that, her relationship with Victor changed. After separating from Victor, yoga and the raising of her five children became the most important things in her life. The one helped to sustain and transform the other. In this period, Annemieke also came into contact with the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba.