Welcome to Yoga Sutra Freenotes

It will offer sutra by sutra translations, interpretations and commentaries from my study with the two longest serving students of the eminent T Krishnamacharya, especially my root Yoga teacher TKV Desikachar.

With gratitude for what this learning has helped lead me towards.

Patanjali

“The target of Yoga is ‘svatantra’ 
which means to discover our own technique.
‘Sva’ means itself and ‘tantra’ means technique.
The techniques are in oneself and we must discover them;
if not we will depend on others. I am sick and I go to the doctor;
but finally I must become my own therapist. This is ‘svatantra’.”
TKV Desikachar