“The mantras especially pranava were chanted, meditated upon and referred to with considerable devotion and respect in the olden days.
Contemporary use of ‘OM’ on tea shirts, vests and other casual wares is sometimes difficult to put up with.”
Extract from S Ramaswami’s January 2012 Newsletter
Category Archives: Views around the Source
Yoga, Knowing the Unknown – Extract from S Ramaswami January 2012 Newsletter
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Master of the Mat – Interview with TKV Desikachar
“It was a time when yoga was not popular and such a decision from a young engineer with a secure job was extremely unusual.’’ – Interview with TKV Desikachar published by India Perspectives – July-August 2011.
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Righting the Balance of Emotional Well-Being – Gary Kraftsow
An article by Gary Kraftsow from Yoga International the Yoga Magazine published by the Himalayan Institute.
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Health, Healing, and Beyond [Paperback]
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Manju Jois on meeting Śrī T Krishnamacharya, Śrī BKS Iyengar and his father, Śrī K Pattabhi Jois
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Way to Liberation: Moksha Marga
A new book titled ‘Way to Liberation: Moksha Marga’ by T.K. Sribhashyam and Alamelu Sheshadri, a brother and sister of TKV Desikachar, has been published by D.K.Printworld. The publishers link has a full outline of its content.
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Anecdotal memories around Śrī T Krishnamacharya
A link to a Newsletter from Yogakshemam, the website of TK Sribashyam the son of TK Krishnamacharya and younger brother of TKV Desikachar. Scrolling down this particular newsletter, the first from January 2000, will reveal interesting anecdotal stories from some of Krishnamacharya’s children, grandchildren, relatives, students and even a recipe for almond milk.
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TKV Desikachar’s Yoga Routine for Soccer and Football – with Larry Payne, 1986
Posted by Samata Yoga in three parts with introductions by the late Mary Lou Skelton and TKV Desikachar.
Part One
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I have a strong feeling my father invented these sequences……
“Question: Why were Yogāsana-s practiced differently before this book (Yoga Makaranda)?
TKV Desikachar: I have a strong feeling my father invented these sequences based on a classical way of prostration to the Sun called Sūrya Namaskāra. He extended it to other Āsana-s as well based on this ancient procedure. He probably innovated in this manner because he had to teach young children at the Yogaśālā, whose energy levels are very different from adults. We are fortunate for this today, as a wide range of practitioners practice Yogāsana-s in this form.”
From an interview in complementary Issue 0, August 2011 in Synergie a bi-annual newsletter published by Media Garuda, the Media division of KHYF.
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Unfortunately, many people are not able to differentiate between……
Independent Spirit
“Unfortunately, many people are not able to differentiate between Yoga and Hinduism. This is the biggest blunder I have seen in many institutions.”
Excerpt from an interview with TKV Desikachar by Fit Yoga Magazine April 2008
The āsana are presented in vinyāsa krama……….
Introduction to Yoga Makaranda by TKV Desikachar
Extract from the issue of KYM Darśanam published in November 1993 written by TKV Desikachar as an introduction to a serialisation of the Yoga Makaranda which ran over 10 issues of the magazine until February 1996.
“The āsana are presented in vinyāsa krama, the way it was taught to children in the Yogasāla.
This should not create the impression that T Krishnamacharya taught in this manner to everyone.”
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Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya
Śrī Yāmuna was the grandson of the 9th century sage Śrī Nāthamuni and a forebear of T Krishnamacharya. His 32 verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā is called the Gītārtha Saṃgraha. It is seen as one of the most elegant and succinct available.
This workbook is offered as an freely available open source study guide for direct (link for further information on Bhagavad Gītā Study Courses) or long distance learning (with future posts offering a verse by verse translation) from my word by word studies over two years in my lessons with TKV Desikachar, with further notes from Desikachar’s study with his teacher T Krishnamacharya.
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Understanding viniyoga
- An article by Kausthub Desikachar
Even though Desikachar will not approve of the idea that he is teaching “Viniyoga Style”, he most definitely adheres to Patanjali’s principle of viniyoga, and applying it not only to the teaching and practice of yoga, but also to life.
(For background, on the cYs website, to the viniyoga to Viniyoga question click here.)
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T Krishnamacharya – Collection of Film Clips from 1938
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya was 50 when the film was made from which these excerpts were taken. He is now seen as one of the the most influential teachers in establishing what Yoga has become identified through today. His students included Pattabhi Jois, BKS Iyengar, Indra Devi, and his son TKV Desikachar.
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Notes from a Western Student of T Krishnamacharya’s 1970′s Studies
“I learned in Madras, back in the 70s,” he said. “May I ask, from whom?” I inquired, to which he replied, “You probably haven’t heard of him.” I believe I then said, “Try me.” I was soon glad I had persisted; much to my delight, he said he had studied with “a man named Krishnamacharya.”
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Interview with A.G. Mohan
An interview with AG Mohan from the site of Svastha Yoga Germany.
It is available online or as a downloadable PDF.
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Q&A: Gary Kraftsow On Yoga Therapy and Your Mood
Gary Kraftsow has been teaching yoga as a practice for healing the body and mind for three decades. He began studying with T.K.V. Desikachar in the 1970s, and has since become a leader in the field of yoga therapy. He talked to The Sacred Cow about the emerging field of yoga therapy, and, in particular, its use for anxiety and depression.
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Yoga Makaranda – First Part
Yoga Makaranda – A Book on Āsana Practice written by T Krishnamacharya in 1934 and translated in 2006 from the 1938 Tamil Edition by Lakshmi and Nandini Ranganathan and offered as a freely distributable download.
Click to download the translation as an Open Source PDF
Click to read the Translators background information around this translation
Click to read the online KHYF Statement in Response to the above
Click to read the Translators Response to the online KHYF Statement
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Interviews with Kausthub Desikachar
In Three Parts
Interview with Kausthub Desikachar, Part I: About Yoga from Vikerkaaresild on Vimeo.
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Yoga Unveiled – A documentary by Gita Desai
Yoga Sūtra Chapter 3 verse 6 – “tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ”.
“It is very sad that the style has become more important than the individual”.
“We should never forget what Patañjali has said -
Teach according to the strength, resources and weakness of the individual”.
- TKV Desikachar
Clip excerpt from “Yoga Unveiled”.
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Extract from T Krishnamacharya’s view on Yoga Sūtra C2 v1
A downloadable PDF file of T Krishnamacharya’s view on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse one – Kriyā Yoga.
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Yoga Sūtra Chanting Resources
The Yoga Sūtra Chanting Category for Dharma Downloads has completed being updated and now includes over 20 downloadable Yoga Sūtra Chant Options with a choice of material ranging from Beginners to Advanced.
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Vedic Chanting Resources
The Vedic Chanting Category for Dharma Downloads has completed being updated and now includes over 80 downloadable Vedic Chant Sheets with a choice of material ranging from Beginners to Advanced.
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Sample Yoga Sequences for Different Situations
A Downloadable PDF File with Four Yoga Practice Sequences for different situations designed by a Student of TKV Desikachar R Sriram.
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TKV Desikachar interviewed by Leslie Kaminoff in October 1992.
Originally posted to e-Sutra on April 24, 1999. Now available on-line through Leslie Kaminoff’s Teaching Organisation Yoga Anatomy.