The Heart of Yoga

Developing a Personal Practice

T. K. V. Desikachar

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Inner Traditions Bear and Company
30 April 1999

Oriental & Indian philosophy; Exercise & workout books; Sports & outdoor recreation

"The first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to viniyoga--yoga adapted to the needs of the individual.

• A contemporary classic by a world-renowned teacher.

• This new edition adds thirty-two poems by Krishnamacharya that capture the essence of his teachings.

Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old, was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. Elements of Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world through the work of B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Indra Devi, who all studied with Krishnamacharya. Krishnamacharya's son T. K. V. Desikachar lived and studied with his father all his life and now teaches the full spectrum of Krishnamacharya's yoga. Desikachar has based his method on Krishnamacharya's fundamental concept of viniyoga, which maintains that practices must be continually adapted to the individual's changing needs to achieve the maximum therapeutic value.

In The Heart of Yoga Desikachar offers a distillation of his father's system as well as his own practical approach, which he describes as ""a program for the spine at every level--physical, mental, and spiritual."" This is the first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to the age-old principles of yoga. Desikachar discusses all the elements of yoga--poses and counterposes, conscious breathing, meditation, and philosophy--and shows how the yoga student may develop a practice tailored to his or her current state of health, age, occupation, and lifestyle.

This is a revised edition of The Heart of Yoga."

By: T. K. V. Desikachar
Imprint: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 656g
ISBN: 9780892817641
ISBN 10: 089281764X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 30 April 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice

Desikachar speaks from the heart with tenderness as well as an engineer's careful attention to details and individuality. * LA Yoga, January 2011 * An invaluable source of information regarding the theory and practice of yoga. A must for students and teachers alike. * Indra Devi, author of Yoga for You * Those who are interested in understanding what yoga is about, those who are looking for a larger context and focus for their hatha practice, those who look to the Yoga Su-tra for guidance, and all those who have loved and benefited from Krishnamacharya and/or Desikachar, directly or indirectly, will want this book. * Yoga International * Read this book from cover to cover and you will begin to understand what yoga is all about. * The Sunday Times * . . . a milestone in the transmission of yoga from the ancient masters to the modern world. * Bodhi Tree Book Review, Winter 1999 / Spring 2000 * I can think of no better book to recommend to a friend beginning to be excited by yoga but bewildered by the plethora of different schools and their sometimes-conflicting teachings. In addition, I would be hard-pressed to think of a book I would recommend more highly to any yoga student seeking to deepen a yoga practice . . . The great gift of The Heart of Yoga lies not simply in the depth of Desikachar's learning, but in the compassion, gentleness, practicality, and down-to-earth spirit that permeate the book. * Yoga Journal *