Professor Krishnamacharya was a renowned scholar and Yogi known throughout India. She has nurtured her family in the midst of their ill health while at the same time strenuously upholding the continuity of teaching.ĭesikachar devoted his life to studying and teaching the Yoga that his father, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, brought forth from the Great Tradition. No tribute to Desikachar is complete without acknowledging his wife, Menaka Desikachar, who has been a gracious tower of strength through these times. I am forever grateful to this family for their dedication, clarity, and honesty, and the practical Yoga education they gave me. My experiences became understandable and useful to me in the context of their Vedic knowledge and Yoga practice. It helped me make sense of everything that I had loved or felt confused by in the spiritual circus of India. I soon realized that what they were teaching was logical and sound knowledge that was relevant to the entire tradition of India. They shared family meals with me on their kitchen floor. I had met many famous and not-famous Gurus and Yogis, but I was struck by the fact that Desikachar and his family had no pomp and ceremony, no business agenda, and no need for name or fame around their scholarship. I first met Desikachar and his father in 1973, following extensive travels in India. Desikachar died on August 8, 2016, in Chennai, India.
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