Elisabeth Haich

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Elisabeth Haich (IPA: [ˈhɒʔitʃ]; born March 20, 1897 in Budapest ; † July 31, 1994 in Ponte Tresa ) was a Hungarian artist and author. Together with Selvarajan Yesudian , she was instrumental in spreading yoga in Europe.

Life

Elisabeth Haich was born in Budapest on March 20, 1897 and was an excellent piano player even as a child. She studied music and sculpture and then opened a studio in Budapest. She was interested in spirituality and esotericism and, as a mystic, also claimed a special knowledge of the symbolism of the Bible . Familiar with Hindu philosophy, she met the Indian Selvarajan Yesudian in Budapest , who gave lectures on yoga. In 1939 they both opened Hungary's first yoga school in their studio.

After the communist regime closed the yoga school in Budapest, Elisabeth Haich and Selvarajan Yesudian fled to Zurich with the aim of going to California . However, they stayed in Switzerland and opened yoga schools in several Swiss cities between 1949 and 1955. In the early 1950s she gave yoga classes in Diano Marina (Italy) and founded the yoga summer school in Ponte Tresa in Ticino .

Elisabeth Haich was an internationally recognized sculptor, painter and pianist. Together with Selvarajan Yesudian, she was instrumental in spreading and popularizing yoga in Central Europe. At the yoga summer school in Ponte Tresa, she also exhibited her own artistic works. Elisabeth Haich published three books that dealt with esotericism , spirituality and yoga . She also worked as a co-author of Selvarajan Yesudian's yoga books.

Haich died on July 31, 1994 in Ponte Tresa.

bibliography

  • Inauguration: mystical-biographical novel. Origo, Zurich 1954.
    • Hungarian edition: Beavatás: óegyiptomi misztériumok. 2 vols. Édesvíz K., Budapest 2004, ISBN 963-8290-50-1 .
  • Sexual power and yoga. Stuttgart 1966.
  • Tarot. Stuttgart 1969 (revised new edition: Tarot - the hero's journey: 22 steps of initiation. Hamburg 2013).

together with Selvarajan Yesudian:

  • Sport and Yoga. Thielle 1949.
  • Yoga in the two worlds. Thielle 1951.
  • Yoga in today's struggle for life. Thielle 1954.
  • The day with yoga. Stuttgart 1959.
  • Yoga and Destiny. Thielle 1963.
  • Raja yoga. Thielle 1966.
  • Hatha yoga. Munich, Engelberg 1971.

literature

  • Ralf Lehnert: The inauguration is a stepped path. In: Matrix 3000 , Volume 81, May / June 2014.
  • Reinhold Pertler: Encounters with Elisabeth Haich. In: Matrix 3000 , Volume 82, July / August 2014.

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personal data
SURNAME Haich, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian pianist, sculptor and esotericist
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1994
Place of death Ponte Tresa