The Yoga of the Yogi - The Legacy of T Krishnamacharya

Author: Kausthub Desikachar
Contributor(s)/Artis: Indra Devi/Pattabhi Jois/BKS Iyengar et al
Publisher: Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 229
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187847255

Description

The Yoga of The yogi is a tribute to one of the greatest yogis of the modern era, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, known to yoga students everywhere

This work offers unique insights into the life of this influential, yet little-known yogi. Krishnamacharya showed us that yoga is much more than asanas, or physical postures. In fact, yoga offers us a wide range of tools for healing the entire human system in a compassionate and holistic way.

Contents

Prologue

1. From Birth to Rebirth

2. A Boy Always Hungry

3. Holistic Body, Holistic Outlook

4. Northward Bound

5. One Size Does Not Fit All

6. A Regal Beginning

7. Right Package, Right Delivery

8. Destination Madras

9. Why Yoga Works

10. Glorious Sunset

11. The Son is Shining


Epilogue

His Master’s Voice: Essay by Students