10/11/2021
Into the heart of a yogi
In addition to being considered the father of modern yoga, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888-1989) is a man and master of great inspiration.
Even though he never traveled overseas, his influence reached Europe, Americas and Asia, especially thanks to his students Desikachar and Sribhashyam
(her children), Pattabhi Jois, Iyengar, Indra Devi, and most recently Ramaswami and the Mohan family.
In addition to studying yoga texts from a young age with his father, he distinguished himself in Calcutta and Varanasi Universities for his merits in studying Indian philosophy: he deepened Veda, Samkhya, Mimansa, Nyana, Sanskrit grammar, logic (Tarka), Ayurveda; he also went to Kashmir to study Sufism.
The main study experience took place in Tibet, for seven and a half years, in the lost ashram of Shri Ramamohan Bhrahmachari, from which he reportedly learned the oldest knowledge of yoga and the contents of the Yoga Kurunta book, which went missing.
He taught for years in Mysore and then in Chennai until his death.
In 1935 it seems that he also managed to stop his own heart rate, according to French cardiologist Brosse.
Although vishnuita, she never mixed yoga and religion. In the shala, they said, everyone has their own inner path.
His teaching method has changed over the decades, adapting teaching to the personal needs of those in front of him. He was the first to share yoga teachings with women.
As A.G. Mohan, one of his direct pupils, Krishnamacharya's biographical news is often uncertain and inaccurate: what matters is the timeless knowledge he has transmitted over the years and the powerful example of simplicity and presence to life, which still matters Today you can sense it by approaching his figure.