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Health, Healing and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of Krishnamacharya [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by T.K.V. Desikachar (Author), R.H. Cravens (Author)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 211 pages
  • Publisher: Aperture; illustrated edition edition (1 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0893817317
  • ISBN-13: 978-0893817312
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 454,151 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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""Health, Healing, and Beyond" is a beautifully crafted tribute to the life and teachings of Krishnamacharya, epic in scope yet intimate in nature. Desikachar speaks with quiet wisdom and a profound sense of purpose that keeps our interest continually engaged. He introduces us to the basic texts and concepts of yoga, gives insight into a variety of yogic practices, presents a yogic theory of health and healing, and explores the nature of the student-teacher relationship. Through Desikachar's affectionate humor and sensitive writing, we learn as much from the lives of father and son as from their teachings."--Donald Moyer, Director of The Yoga Room in Berkeley, CA
"My father's teaching first and foremost was based on the truth that each student must be taught according to his or her individual capacity at any given time. And each step is to be experienced for what the Bhagavad-Gita shows it to be: an episode in the greatest of all adventures, the eternal journey of the soul."--T. K. V. Desikachar.


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That yoga is part of the everyday lives of thousands of people around the world is due in large measure to the Indian healer and sage, Tirumulai Krishnamacharya. He was the preserver of the ancient wisdom and the rediscoverer of its lost teachings. Moreover Krishnamacharya adapted Yoga for modern life to offer practices that improve health, mental clarity, and spiritual growth. This lively biography of Krishnamacharya's life and techings also incorporates an incomparably lucid interpretation of ancient Yogic texts for modern readers. Also included in Health, Healing, and Beyond are historical and archival photographs of Krishnamacharya.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, easily read overwiew of the man & his tradition., 13 Sep 2000
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Krishnamacharya always tried to avoid any type of personal praise or esteem, sublimating himself to his life's work. This book mirrors this, presenting the clearest, most insightful overview of the history, traditions, principles and goals of Yoga. If you want to give someone the perfect eye-opener, this is it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best single volume on yoga I've read., 1 Sep 1998
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Eloquent and accessible, Desikachar's tribute to his father not only accomplishes it's aim, but also illuminates the origins of indian philosophy and offers insight into the Hindu culture. Easily read, this is a wonderful source of information for not only practioners, but for everyone interested in this ancient science, and the man, who in all humility could be called the father of modern yoga.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars wow, 1 Sep 1998
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I have just read this book. It is destined to become a classic book about yoga. It is more than just a biography of Krishnamacharya's life, it is a very straightforward account of Hindu theology and one of the best summaries of Patanjali"s writings I have ever read. So many things in the book are skillfully examined, such as the role of Sanskrit language in yoga, and how yoga fits in historically with eastern religious life. I have come to view Krishnamacharya as a reformer bringing yoga into the modern world, and more important to the west. I compare _Health, Healing and Beyond : The Living Tradition of Krishnamacharya_ with the yoga classic, _Autobiography of a Yogi_ and the latter is found wanting in terms of providing any real illumination about the system of yoga.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating glimpse into the lfie of an extraordinary man
Following the extraordinary life of his father, T. Krishnamacharya, from his birth in rural India of 1888 to his passing in 1989, Desikachar takes us on a wondrous journey through... Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2006 by Scott Rennie

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Fantatstic book but as a keen Astanga Vinyassa Yoga enthusiast I was very disappointed not to find anything at all on Krishnamacharya's relationship with Sri Pattabhis Jois or the... Read more
Published on 14 May 2000 by Mr. Matthew D. Ryan

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