yoga lineage

the family of teachers

India & USA

We have been fortunate to receive the
Yoga Teachings of Patanjali (Raja Yoga)
and the ways in which these teachings have been
transmitted through the Krishnamacharya lineage.

Patanjali

Patanjali (2,000 – 2,500 BCE) gave us the teachings of
Yoga, Ayurveda and Sanskrit. Yoga is for the mind, Ayurveda
is for the body and Sanskrit is for communication. These ancient gifts
which Patanjali shared are also modern day maps for our human existance.

T. Krishnamacharya (1888 - 1989)

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram

Chennai, India

Considered the greatest yogi of our times, T.Krishnamacharya is
from a lineage of  yogis dating back to Nathamuni of the 9th century.
He dedicated his life to bringing the utility of a timeless discipline
to the modern world. His work is now popular all over the world
through his students, including BKS. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois,
Indra Devi and TKV. Desikachar.

TKV.Desikachar

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram

Chennai, India

TKV.Desikachar, son and student of T.Krishnamacharya, is
a world renowned yoga master. In honor of his father he is sharing
the vast teachings he received. He founded the Krishnamarcharya
Yoga Mandiram in 1976, a non-profit institute dedicated to
transmitting the teachings of T.Krishnamacharya.

Gary Kraftsow

American Viniyoga Institute

Hawaii, USA

Gary is the Founder of the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI).
At the age of 19 he traveled to Madras to meet T.K.V. Desikachar
and T.Krishnamacharya, initiating a link to the Viniyoga tradition
that has become his lifelong dedication.

Ted Surman

Yoga Awareness

Maui, Hawaii

Ted Surman is the founder of Yoga Awareness. He began practicing
Yoga in 1990, immigrated to Hawaii in 1997 where he met his first teacher
Gary Kraftsow. In 2001 Ted travelled to India to study at the Krishnamarcharya
Yoga Mandiram and with TKV Desikachar and his son Kausthub. Ted has
continued to travel three times each year to study with his current
teachers at Yoga Raksanam and Pathway.

Yoga Raksanam

Chennai, India

DV Sridhar, Radha Sridhar and Viji Vasu studied with T.K.V. Desikachar
for 13 years and were teachers at the Krishnamarcharya Yoga Mandiram.
They jointly formed Yoga Raksanam in 2002 and offer private instruction
to both Indian and International students.

Dr. Ganesh

Pathway

Chennai, India

Dr. Ganesh is the founder of Pathway, an exclusive programme for health
conscious people to achieve positive and total health with Ayurveda and Yoga.
He devoted his services to a public Chennai Hospital for 9 years and has been
treating both Indian and International patients at Pathways since 2001.