TKV Desikachar, a renowned Viniyoga teacher in the history of yoga
TKV Desikachar , son of Sri T. Krishnamacharya and creator of Viniyoga.
The yogi master , whose full name is Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar, was born on June 21, 1938 in Mysore and died on August 8, 2016 in Chennai (formerly Madras). His father is the Indian yoga guru Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, the originator of modern yoga. Desikachar was keen to transmit his father's teaching to the four corners of the world by creating two yoga centers and teaching Viniyoga, adapting to each yogi. He is one of the most famous yoga masters who has reinvented the practice of yoga.
His initiation to yoga with his father
In the early 1960s, the future yoga teacher moved to Madras, now called Chennai. It was also during this period, after abandoning his engineering studies, that he became the disciple of his father, who was none other than Sri T. Krishnamacharya, a famous yoga teacher . Subsequently, from the 1970s, TKV Desikachar himself taught yoga around the world while writing books, some of which are known, including the work entitled Yoga: A Spiritual Awakening.
The master yogi founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM)
It was in 1976 that the yoga master founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) in Madras (now Chennai) with AG Mohan, a disciple of his father. It is recognized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the government of Tamil Nadu (South India), but also benefits from the SIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) distinction.
This public, non-profit institution offers yoga and Vedic chanting classes, yoga therapy and also aims to spread the teachings of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya: the realization of postures, breathing exercises and meditation. All this is taught by around thirty teachers, including his wife Menaka Desikachar , a singing teacher. But, this center also conducts research on the benefits of practicing yoga on certain illnesses: asthma, diabetes, schizophrenia, depression, etc.
TKV Desikachar: Founder of Viniyoga
While drawing inspiration from his father's teaching, the yoga master created Viniyoga drawing from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This type of yoga has the particularity of adapting to each yogi in a modern era: his morphology, his age, his physical condition, his emotional state, his needs, etc. Each yogi is unique, so the practice of this art is also! At least, that's what Desikachar thought.
Father and son establish Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF)
In 2006, TKV Desikachar and his son Dr. Kausthub Desikachar founded the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation (KHYF) in India. Its goal? To spread the teaching of Viniyoga throughout the world. Today, this center embodies the headquarters of Viniyoga . That is why it has been the subject of a copyright deposit on this type of yoga in the European Union and India.
Desikachar's family, yoga actors
The yogi master 's wife, Menaka Desikachar , is also a yoga teacher , as well as a Vedic chant teacher at KHYF. His son, Dr. Kausthub Desikachar , was a yoga teacher and the general director of KHYF and executive director of KYM. However, in 2012, he resigned from his positions at both institutions.
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