“By observing how the breath responds in Āsana i.e.
Forward Bending.
Backward Bends.
Lying Postures.
Inverted Postures.
Twist Poses.
As to whether there is a better quality in
either inhalation or exhalation, one can
decide how to proceed in Prāṇāyāma.”
– TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978

Three questions given by Desikachar in a retreat in 1978

“1. What interests you most in Āsana?
2. What distinguishes Āsana from Prāṇāyāma?
3. What is hard to teach? Āsana and/or Prāṇāyāma, or something else?”
– TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978

“Of the Four Aspects of the breath which is more important,
(such as) holding after inhalation by will and so on?”
– TKV Desikachar Switzerland 1978