'Guru' & 'Yogi'

“Relatively few people knew my father’s name, though many lives are touched by his work. He never sought personal fame, and rejected all attempts to label him as anything more than Professor T. Krishnamacharaya. “The moment you say you’re a guru, then you are not a guru”, he insisted. Similarly, anyone who claimed to be a “Yogi”, wasn’t.”

TKV Desikachar - Health, Healing and Beyond

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Conscious Breathing

“Conscious breathing is one of the greatest tools to influence the effect of the postures without changing the posture.”
- TKV Desikachar

Courtesy - Paul’s Daily Quotes Page cYs

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Dual Qualities of Alertness & Relaxation

“Āsana must have the dual qualities of alertness and relaxation. There must always be alertness without tension and relaxation without dullness or heaviness. These qualities are achieved by recognizing and observing the reactions of the body and breath to various postures”

TKV Desikachar - Health, Healing and Beyond


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TKV Desikachar Quote

”Sahavāsam (Dwelling Together) – What you associate with becomes part of you.”
- TKV Desikachar January 15th 2000

Courtesy - Paul Harvey Yoga Quotes Page

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TKV Desikachar Quote

“We can speculate on the future. We can recollect from the past. But what is most important is that we live in the present”
TKV Desikachar


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TKV Desikachar quote

“Yoga is a journey from dependency to independence”
(TKV Desikachar from “What are we Seeking”)


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Yoga in the 21st Century

Some excerpts from an interview with TKV Desikachar, at a symposium on “Yoga and the XX1st Century, South of France, 1999.

“In Yoga we have this fundamental idea - anything that disturbs a person, including illness and disease, can be helped if we can act on the mind. What is so special about yoga is that it gives us a way to strengthen our mind. When the mind gets stronger, we can face illness and we feel healthier.” 


“…..ancient yoga texts have said that disease and mind are interrelated. If we are sick, our mind is disturbed. If the mind is agitated, we become sick. I am happy that modern science has recognised this. There is no incompatibility here.”

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Conversation with TKV Desikachar

“The whole definition of Yoga is, Whatever quiets the mind, do it”

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TKV Desikachar on Healing

“Yoga is so much more than mere physical postures. Sound, breathing exercises, meditation, personal attitudes are as much a part, if it concerns healing. The method has to be adapted to each person individually.” Download full interview with TKV Desikachar.

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