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Health, Healing, and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Health, Healing, and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) R H Cravens
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By (author) T.K.V. Desikachar
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 150 |
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Category/Genre | Spirituality and religious experience |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780865477520
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Classifications | Dewey:181.45 |
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Illustrations |
24 pages of b/w illustrations
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
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Imprint |
Faber and Faber Inc
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Publication Date |
13 September 2011 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The much-sought-after, greatly beloved exploration of the work of Krishnamacharya, teacher of many of twentieth-century yoga's greatest and most influential exponents, "Health, Healing, and Beyond "is filled with deep wisdom an indispensable guide to the philosophy, principles, and limitless possibilities of yoga. First published in 1998, it is now available again to yogis, students, and teacher trainees everywhere."
Author Biography
T.K.V. Desikachar, Krishnamacharya's son and longtime student, is one of the world's foremost teachers of yoga. A renowned authority on the therapeutic uses of yoga, he is the founder of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and the cofounder of the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation, both of which are based in Chennai.R.H. Cravens was born in Salinas, Kansas, in 1940. His early career included stints at the Associated Press and Time/Life Books, as well as speechwriting for the United Nations. He had a long affiliation with the fine art photography publisher Aperture, as both a writer and a contributing editor. Cravens died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in April 2009.
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