Health, Healing, and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Health, Healing, and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya
Authors and Contributors      By (author) R H Cravens
By (author) T.K.V. Desikachar
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 150
Category/GenreSpirituality and religious experience
ISBN/Barcode 9780865477520
ClassificationsDewey:181.45
Audience
General
Illustrations 24 pages of b/w illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Imprint Faber and Faber Inc
Publication Date 13 September 2011
Publication Country United States

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.