Krishnamacharaya and the Roots of Yoga

T. Krishnamacharaya was perhaps the most influential yoga teacher of the 20^th century. When traced back, most the wonderful yoga styles, teachers, and forms we know today trace their roots back to this Indian yoga teacher, healer, and scholarship. His students include some of the most well known and influential yoga teachers today--B.K.S. Iyengar, the late K. Pattabhi Jois, the late Indra Devi, Srivatsa Ramaswami, A.G. Mohan, and Krishnamacharya’s son T.K.V. Desikachar.

This video is an amazing view back in our yoga history and heritage. This is B.K.S. Iyengar, at age 20, moving with grace through his asana practice. The voice of Krishnamacharaya chants Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras over the video. Just listening to the resonant sound of Krishnamacharya’s Sanskrit is a yoga practice in itself.