Theos Casimir Bernard

Theos Casimir Hamati Bernard (10 December 1908 – 1947) was an American explorer and author known for his work on yoga and religious studies (particularly in Tibetan Buddhism). He was the nephew of Pierre Bernard, "Oom the Omnipotent", and like him became a yoga celebrity.

His account of old-style hatha yoga as a spiritual path, ''Hatha Yoga: The Report of A Personal Experience'', is a rare insight into the way these practices, known from medieval documents like the ''Hatha Yoga Pradipika'', actually worked.

His biographer, Paul Hackett, states that many of the travel experiences Bernard relates in his books are exaggerated or fabricated. There is no doubt, however, that Bernard became fluent in the Tibetan language, travelled in Tibet, met senior figures, and gathered an extensive collection of photographs, field notes, manuscripts, and ritual objects. Provided by Wikipedia