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

I was given a list of 5 required books for my upcoming yoga teacher training program. I started perusing through the other four but then I picked up this one and couldn't put it down. So interesting, so well-written, such fascinating people. A huge amount of knowledge being shared. You can tell it's written with love and respect. Lots of photos as well. This is a must for any yogi and will certainly become a treasured part of my collection.

I’m a yoga teacher so i can’t be biased

Amazing book!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.

This is our Yoga book club book! Easy,though very dense and interesting read about the roots of Yoga.As a beginner of my 'spiritual' journey, I truly enjoyed reading this book from page 1 to the end.

This is a must read for any serious yoga student. Only hitch was it took quite a bit longer than advertised

This is a biography of a great healer and yoga teacher. As I finished reading this book, I had a deep appreciation for Krishnamacharya and the life he had created. If you are looking for techniques, methods, or practices; you will find none in this book. After all is said and done, there is one thing that stood out for me, and that is when Krishnamacharya answered a question at a seminar, from one of his students. The question was : " Upon what should we Meditate ?" His answer was "Ishvara Pranidhana" (GOD) !

Most insightful. I would have benefited more if I had read this thirty years back when I started my daily practice. It adds multiple layers of understanding. Dont be shy, buy

Such Profound wisdom and compassion from an amazing teacher whom I had the honour to study, learn and grow with. You are a part of the deepest place in my heart Desikachar, from you honoured and privileged student Marion.

The media could not be loaded. Very informative about real meaning of yoga.

Un libro da leggere per chi vuole comprendere meglio la tradizione di questo grande maestro, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, narrata dall'allievo che per più anni ha seguito i suoi insegnamenti, il figlio TKV Desikachar, sapendone sviluppare le peculiarità e le applicazioni.

I have read many, many books on various aspects of the yoga practice, and this ranks among the very best. My main practice is Ashtanga Vinyasa, and I was very inspired to learn more about Sri T. Krishnamacharya, who was the teacher of Pattabhi Jois and BKS Iyengar. This great and exemplary yogi is such a deep inspiration for me in my own teaching! I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

If you are a teacher of the Krisnamacharya tradition, this book is a valuable tool to understand where the teaching comes from. A very touching story of a father's life as seen by his son.

What a wonderful book! The idea that Yoga is only accessible to the accomplished practitioners on the front cover of modern Yoga magazines is quickly dispelled as we read that it in actual fact "India's greatest gift to humanity". In it we are not only reminded of Yoga's vast benefits to all of mankind but above all we get a glimpse of Yoga's most influential teacher in the modern age, Krishnamacharya, through the loving, respectful eyes of his son, T.K.V Desikachar. And what an amazing man he was! Without his courage, passion & dedication for the path of Yoga the modern Yoga story would be a completely different one. Had he not carried out his Guru's wishes of teaching and ultimately transforming the practice to suit his times we might not even be interested in reading such books today! It was such an inspiring book that I'm going to read it through several times.