Yoga of the Yogi

This book will give u all information to remove any doubts you have about yoga. Very well written and explained

Incredible book. This is a MUST-HAVE book for every single Yoga Teacher and Yoga Student. Really awesome!!Kausthub Desikachar, grandson of Krishnamacharya, mixes biography, personal recollections of learning from his father and grandfather, with personal experiences with his own students and clients. We learn about Krishnamacharya's remarkable life, filled with commitment to follow his path despite many obstacles, including hitting the road when he was in his sixties to support his family when patronage for his school was lost. What comes across most is Kausthub's frequent reminders that his grandfather always practiced viniyoga -- adapting the yoga practices to each individual including always being respectful of each persons religious and spiritual beliefs and encouraging them to find their own truth in their own traditions if they have one. A sincere and welcome book. There is surprisingly little overlap with other books about Krishnamacharya, as Kausthub writes sincerely and from the heart. I have heard Kausthub speak, and his speaking voice comes through in his writing. A rich experience with a lot to reconsider about the development of asana practice in the early part of last century, and a lot to ponder about yoga and life.

Kausthub Desikachar, grandson of Krishnamacharya, mixes biography, personal recollections of learning from his father and grandfather, with personal experiences with his own students and clients. We learn about Krishnamacharya's remarkable life, filled with commitment to follow his path despite many obstacles, including hitting the road when he was in his sixties to support his family when patronage for his school was lost. What comes across most is Kausthub's frequent reminders that his grandfather always practiced viniyoga -- adapting the yoga practices to each individual including always being respectful of each persons religious and spiritual beliefs and encouraging them to find their own truth in their own traditions if they have one. A sincere and welcome book. There is surprisingly little overlap with other books about Krishnamacharya, as Kausthub writes sincerely and from the heart. I have heard Kausthub speak, and his speaking voice comes through in his writing. A rich experience with a lot to reconsider about the development of asana practice in the early part of last century, and a lot to ponder about yoga and life.

A great book to give the "un-yogi" background on where yoga was born. Gives a wonderful perspective on what yoga used to be like before modern gyms took over the world and exercise became a cookie-cutter sport like most everything else in America. I can't imagine the depth of knowledge this man's students took away from him about their bodies, their health, and their mental well-being. A glimpse at what Yoga still is in some studios here today as well!

i Will definitely be going back through this with a highlighter!

Inspiring and humbling to say the least. As a new yoga teacher, I feel completely unworthy to try to teach what this man lived and loved. Still, I think he would forgive me for at least trying!

Some noteworthy informationSome slavish foot kissing of yet another guru who made a great deal of no eu off the white yoga seekers of the west.Read carefully and you might glean a few good insights.

Clean book. Missing multiple pages.

another winner!

A great book to learn more about krishnamacharas life and yoga

The more Krishnamacharya's life is understood, the better one's sadhana will be. This book helps with that understanding

Finished the book in seven days,,, carefully "studying" the paripoorna-yogi....got LOTS OF fresh insights,,,wonderfull book.But next print,,,please make Font size bigger and Ink quality brighter...for senior citizens like me.

Un libro inspirador que nos lleva a conocer el yoga con toda su profundidad y conocer a uno de los grandes maestros del siglo XX.