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T.K.V. Desikachar

Born

June 21, 1938

Died

August 08, 2016

Website

http://www.kym.org/index.html

Influences

Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

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TKV Desikachar, son and student of T Krishnamacharya had the privilege of living and studying with T Krishnamacharya from 1960 until Krishnamacharya's death in 1989. For over 50 years, TKV Desikachar has devoted himself to teaching yoga and making it relevant to people from all walks of life and with all kinds of abilities. His teaching method is based on Krishnamacharya's fundamental principle that yoga must always be adapted to an individual's changing needs in order to derive the maximum therapeutic benefit. In addition to the three decades of yoga training he received from his father, TKV Desikachar holds a degree in structural engineering. One of the world's foremost teachers of yoga and a renowned authority on the therapeutic uses of ...more

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	The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice 4.34 avg rating — 4,954 ratings — published 1995 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freud and Yoga: Two Philosophies of Mind Compared by T.K.V. Desikachar, Hellfried Krusche, Anne-Marie Hodges (Translation) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religiousness in Yoga: Lectures on Theory and Practice by T.K.V. Desikachar (Editor), Mary L. Skelton (Editor), J.R. Carter (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1980 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yoga-Sûtra de Patanjali by T.K.V. Desikachar (Editor), J.A. Enreig (Translator) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflections on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Viniyoga of Yoga, Applying yoga for healthy living 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tra Freud e Patanjali. La conoscenza segreta dello yoga e della psicoanalisi by T.K.V. Desikachar, Hellfried Krusche 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yoga - Heilung von Körper und Geist jenseits des bekannten: Leben und Lehren Krishnamacharyas by T.K.V. Desikachar, Bruni Röhm (Translator) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In search of Mind 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yoga Rahasya of Nathamuni 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships.”
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“Whenever you are in doubt, it is best to pause. Few things are so pressing that they cannot wait for a moment of breath.”
― T.K.V. Desikachar, The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice

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“The quality of our breath expresses our inner feelings.”
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