T. K. V. Desikachar

T.K.V. Desikachar is the son and primary student of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, a prominent yogi credited with being a driving force behind the resurgence of Hatha yoga in recent decades.

T K V Desikachar , started his career as a civil Engineer . Having been inspired by his father's teachings on Yoga in Madras, he left his engineering career and became a student of his in the 1960s. In 1976 as a gurudakshina (offering) to his father and teacher, Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya , he established Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM), which is now a leading institute of Yoga and Yoga Studies based in Chennai, India. Today, TKV Desikachar is known and respected the world over as an authority on Yoga. He studied with his father for over 30 years.

Teaching regularly in India and overseas, TKV Desikachar, has participated in many international conventions and conferences. His books include the "Health, Healing and Beyond" and "The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice". He has recently authored the first ever translation of the classical yoga text "Yogayajnavalkya Samhita". He also co-authored a book with his son Kausthub, titled "Vedic Chant Companion". His latest work "The Viniyoga of Yoga", co-authored with Kausthub and Frans Moors, deals with the application of asana and pranayama to various needs.

Desikachar is well known for the influence that he and his father have had on bringing yoga to the west. He is predominantly known for a style of yoga he coined, Viniyoga, adapting yoga to the individual.

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