– Material from and around T Krishnamacharya – Yoga, Yoga Sūtra and other reference points

• Śrī Kṛṣṇavāgīśa – A Prayer to Śrī Krishnamacharya with Translation

• T Krishnamacharya Commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verse 1 from the Yogavallī

• T Krishnamacharya Commentaries on Yoga Sūtra Chapter One verses 1-4 from the Yogavallī

• T Krishnamacharya Commentary on Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 1 on Kriyā Yoga from the Yogavallī

• Sample Practice by T Krishnamacharya for a student with diabetes

– Last Updated 25th April 2017

– Material from TKV Desikachar – Yoga, Yoga Sūtra and other reference points

• Collection of Quotes from ‘Concerning the Cakra’

• The first Sūtra also acts as a key for the memory to link all the Yoga……

• Science, Medical Conditions and Yoga as a Therapy – Interview with TKV Desikachar by Paul Harvey

• Vinyāsa Krama for Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana from TKV Desikachar’s Notebooks

– Last Updated 26th May 2018

– Religiousness in Yoga with TKV Desikachar – Chapter by Chapter Study Guides

• Chapter One Theory: The Meaning and Purpose of Yoga – Pages 1-12

• Chapter Two Practice: The Principles of Practice – Pages 13-30

• Chapter Three Theory: The Concepts of Avidyā and Duḥkha – Pages 31-44

• Chapter Four Practice: Practice Planning – Pages 45-68

• Chapter Five Theory: Duḥkha and the Concept of Saṃskāra – Pages 69-79

• Chapter Six Theory: Puruṣa and Prakṛti – Pages 81-90

• Chapter Seven Practice: Improvisation in Āsana – Pages 91-106

• Chapter Eight Theory: Yama, Niyama and Āsana – The First Three Aṅga of Yoga – Pages 107-115

• Chapter Nine Practice: The Practical Aspects of Prāṇāyāma – Pages 117-131

• Chapter Ten Theory: The Fourth Aṅga – Prāṇāyāma – Pages 133-144

• Chapter Eleven Theory: Antaraṅga Sādhana – An Introduction to the Last Four Aṅga – Pages 145-162

• Chapter Twelve Practice: Choosing a Ratio and the Proper Technique for Prāṇāyāma – Pages 163-177

• Chapter Thirteen Theory: The Antaraṅga Sādhana, Saṃyama and Kaivalya – Pages 179-194

• Chapter Fourteen Practice: The Concept, Preparation and Techniques of Bandha – Pages 195-206

• Chapter Fifteen Theory: Antarāyāḥ, Obstacles to Progress; Techniques to Overcome Them – Pages 207-220

• Chapter Sixteen Theory: A Session for Questions – Pages 221-234

• Chapter Seventeen Theory: Various Approaches to Yoga – Pages 235-250

• Chapter Eighteen Theory: The Way the Mind Functions and the Concept of Nirodha – Pages 251-254

• Religiousness in Yoga with TKV Desikachar: Study Guide Compilation Chapters One to Eighteen

– Last Updated 9th October 2019

– Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram – Darśanam Journal Articles

• On Sūtra and Sūtrakara – Excerpts from an essay by T Krishnamacharya – Published February 1991

• Introduction to Yoga Makaranda by TKV Desikachar – Published November 1993

• Questions on T Krishnamacharya – Answered by TKV Desikachar – Published November 1993

• The Biomechanics of Śīrṣāsana – Article by TV Raghu Ananthanarayanan – Published February 1994

• T Krishnamacharya answers students questions – Published May 1994

• Yoga Sūtra on Stress – An interview with TKV Desikachar – Published February 1995

• TKV Desikachar on Dhyānam in the Bhagavad Gītā – Published May 1995

• Faith in the Modern World – A talk by TKV Desikachar in France April 1995 – Published April 1995

• TKV Desikachar talks on Śraddhā in the light of the Yoga Sūtra – Published August 1995

– Last Updated 8th August 2017

– Articles by Srivatsa Ramaswami – Around the teachings of T Krishnamacharya 

• The ‘Basic Tenets of Patañjala Yoga Darśanam’ – Booklet

• About Sri T Krishnamacharya, my Guru – Article

• Yoga, its basis, practice and benefits – Article 1

• What the four Chapters of Yoga Śāstra say – Article 2

• On Yoga Texts – Article 3

• Prelude to the Practice of Āsana – Article 4

• On Your Feet for Āsana – Article 5

• More Standing Āsana – Article 6

• The Triangle Pose – Article 7

• The Supta Āsana – Article 8

• Dvipāda Pīṭham – Article 9

• Vajrāsanam – Article 10

• Saravāṅgāsanam – Article 11

• Halāsanam – Article 12

• Padmāsanam – Article 13

• Some Simple Balancing Asana – Article 14

• Siddhāsanam – Article 15

• Śīrṣāsanam – Article 16

• Kapālabhāti – Article 17

• Paścimatānāsanam – Article 18

• Prone Postures and the Spine – Article 19

• Sagarbha Prāṇāyāma – Article 20

• The Kumbhaka – Article 21

• On Antaraṅga Sādhana – Article 22

• Yoga and Contraception

• Yoga and Pregnancy – Part 1

• Yoga and Pregnancy – Part 2

• Yoga and Pregnancy – Part 3

• Collation of 25 Articles published in the ‘Indian Review’ circa 1979-1981 into a 140 page PDF

– Last Updated 22nd April 2017

– Collected Articles, Musings, Interviews and Posts on Yoga – By Paul Harvey

• One example of this depth is Krishnamacharya’s lesser known work in the teaching of Mantra……

• Cultivating a home Yoga practice is an odyssey through a relationship……

• Āsana is not just another form of exercise……
  

• Trumperies and Tactics for the Discerning Gardener……

• The concept of Bhāva and Abhāva in Yoga Practice

• This guiding principle of seeing the person rather than the problem

• It is not possible to give examples of illnesses or ailments that can be improved……

• There is an increasing tendency in terms of Modern Therapeutic Yoga application strategies

• What is healthy for the Heart of Yoga?

• It is interesting that in this current boom of Yoga Vogueing there are two distinct camps emerging

• Yoga as Exercise, Exercise as Yoga

• The Westernisation-Modernisation of Yoga Āsana with its increasing emphasis on

• It appears that one can often talk about the effects of Yoga Āsana on the spine in Yoga……

• Taking Yoga Further – Excerpt from Yoga for Every Body

• What is Yoga? – An interview with Paul Harvey on BBC Radio 1986

• Medicine, Mastery and Mystery within the field of Yoga – Interview with Paul Harvey 1999

• What are the concepts of Sṛṣṭi Krama, Sthiti Krama and Antya Krama?

• What is Yoga – Yoga Practice and Study was seen by Krishnamacharya as three threads

• What is Yoga Part One – Yoga as Power

• What is Yoga Part Two – Yoga as Meditation

• What is Yoga Part Three – Yoga as Therapeutic Healthcare

• Yoga as a View, Practice and Tool Part One – Yoga as a View

• Yoga as a View, Practice and Tool Part Two – Yoga as a Practice

•  Yoga as a View, Practice and Tool Part Three – Yoga as a Tool

• The View of Rāja Yoga, Practice of Haṭha Yoga and Tool of viniyoga of Yoga

• The presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti……..

• Prāṇa – Its origin, function and malfunction

• The breadth, depth and potential of Desikachar’s teachings on practice……

– Last Updated 8th August 2019

– Collected Āsana and Mudrā Articles, Musings and Posts on Practice – By Paul Harvey

• The seeds from Krishnamacharya’s and Desikachar’s teachings on Haṭha Yoga……

• Overview of the Application of Āsana Practice Techniques and Theory Modules

• The Application of Āsana Parts 1-15 – Extracts from notes with TKV Desikachar Madras 1979-1981

• Yoga Postures in Practice Part One – Moving into our Bodies with Samasthiti

• Yoga Postures in Practice Part Two – Growing from our Roots with Tāḍāsana

• Yoga Postures in Practice Part Three – Moving from our Spine with Uttānāsana

• Yoga Postures in Practice Part Four – Building our Support with Utkaṭāsana

• Pratikriyā Bhāvana for Vīrabhadrāsana

• Āsana practice as a prerequisite to exploring how to integrate Prāṇāyāma

• Laṅghana Kriyā can be used for pacification or for purification

• Know your breath and its unique characteristics in Āsana

• The breath can be a key to unlocking the mystery of the relationship

• The Link between the practice limbs of Āsana, Mudrā, Prāṇāyāma and Dhyānam

• Cale Vāte Calaṃ Cittam – As is the Breath so is the Psyche

• Laṅghana Kriyā can be used for pacification or for purification

• An example practice from 2002 from TKV Desikachar

• Vinyāsa Krama for the Catur Bandha in Mahā Mudrā for an advanced Āsana student

• viniyoga Vignette 5 – Introducing Uḍḍīyana Bandha within an Āsana practice

• Nāma, Rūpa, Lakṣana – The Name, Form and Characteristics of Āsana

• Yoga practice as a process precedes Yoga practice as content……

• Longer term Vinyāsa Krama within the Viniyoga of the breath in Āsana……

• Considerations for Vinyāsa Krama around Bakāsana……

– Last Updated 14th December 2019

– Collected Prāṇāyāma Articles, Musings and Posts on Practice – By Paul Harvey

• Primary Prāṇāyāma Techniques as taught by Krishnamacharya and Desikachar

• Prāṇāyāma within Rāja Yoga and Haṭha Yoga

• Prāṇāyāma was taught according to the principles of Cikitsā, Rakṣaṇa and Śikṣaṇa

• Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part One

• Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Two

• Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Three

• Prāṇāyāma – Where to Start? Part Four

• One primary prerequisite to initiation into a Tri Bandha Sādhana was a……

• Deepening our relationship with Prāṇāyāma deepens our relationship with Āsana……

– Last Updated 28th May 2019

– Āsana Mudrā & Prāṇāyāma – Collected Practice Planning and Practice Theory Questions

• Design an Āsana Practice according to the principles taught by TKV Desikachar

• Identify and illustrate four key Āsana to help prepare for Ardha Śalabhāsana

• Identify two variations of preparatory Āsana to make Navāsana more accessible

• Plan a practice which focuses on Śalabhāsana and Nāvāsana.

• Plan a practice which focuses on Vasiṣṭhāsana and Eka Pāda Rājakapotāsana

• Plan a practice which focuses on linking Uttānāsana and Urdhva Mukha Śvānāsana with

• Plan a practice to work dynamically in Eka Pāda Uttāna Mayūrāsana

• Plan a practice leading to Sarvāṅgāsana with a crown of 12 breaths 1.1.1.1.

• Plan a practice which focuses on Vīrabhadrāsana and Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana.

• Plan a practice which supports 12 Breaths 1.1.2.1 in Sthiti Paścimatānāsana.

• Plan a practice to stay Tiryaṅgmukha Ekapāda Paścimatānāsana and Paryaṅkāsana.

• Plan a practice to stay 12 breaths each side in Mahā Mudrā.

• Plan a practice to stay in Mahā Mudrā with Uḍḍīyāna Bandha.

• A series of ten linked questions on Āsana and Prāṇāyāma Practice Planning Study

• Compare Dvipāda Pīṭham and Śalabhāsana in relation to their potential

• Compare the function, application and risks for Uṣṭrāsana and Dhanurāsana

• Compare Paścimatānāsana, Januśīrṣāsana, Upaviṣṭa Koṇāsana and Baddha Koṇāsana

• Develop the concepts of Sṛṣṭi, Sthiti and Antya Krama

• What are the Haṭha Yoga principles that inform the viniyoga of inverted Āsana?

• Discuss the structural and/or systemic functions of Matsyendrāsana

• Which techniques unique to Prāṇāyāma are used whilst practising Āsana?

• What are Kapālabhāti and Bhastrikā and why use them?

• Compare the techniques and functions and applications for Śītalī and Sītkārī

• Compare and discuss the effects of Samavṛtti and Viṣamavṛtti breathing ratios

• Explain the theoretical progression within the different Prāṇāyāma techniques

• A series of ten linked questions on Āsana and Prāṇāyāma Practice Theory Study

• Compare Ardha Utkāṭāsana and Bhujaṅgāsana in relation to the following situations

• Propose a 50′ practice to experience the link between Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma.

– Last Updated 14th April 2018

– Yoga Sūtra – Collected Study Questions

• List five of the key concepts for Chapter One of the Yoga Sūtra in order of appearance

• Summarise the first four verses of Chapter One of the Yoga Sūtra

• Reflect the essence of each of the first eleven Sūtra in Chapter One…

• The concepts of Practice and Dispassion are co-essential in the teaching of Patañjali

• Place the term Śraddhā in the teaching of Patañjali

• Explain and develop the context of Antarāya in Yoga Sūtra C1 v29-30

• Explain and develop the context of Rṭaṃbhara in Yoga Sūtra C1 v48

• Translate and develop Yoga Sūtra C2 v6

• Show how Yoga Sūtra C2 v10 and v11 play a pivotal role in the teachings in this chapter

• Show how The word Hāna in Yoga Sūtra C2 v25 has the meaning ’giving up’

• What does Patañjali mean by Pratipakṣa Bhāvanam in Yoga Sūtra C2 v33?

• Explore and discuss the concept of Dvandva in Yoga Sūtra C2 v48

• A series of ten linked questions on the first two chapters of the Yoga Sūtra

– Last Updated 6th June 2017

– Yoga Mālā – Introducing a Thread of Pearls on Yoga from Patañjali, Sūtra by Sūtra by Paul Harvey

• Chapter One – Samādhi Pādaḥ 51 Sūtra – A4 version

• Chapter One – Samādhi Pādaḥ 51 Sūtra – US Letter version

– Last Updated 13th April 2017

– Yoga and Āyurveda Series – By Paul Harvey

• Āyurveda & Yoga – Linking the Two Arts – Part 1 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – A Common Philosophical Background in Sāṃkhya – Part 2 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – The Pañca Bhūta The Das Indriya & The Tridoṣa – Part 3 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – The Triguṇa The Tridoṣa & The Human System – Part 4 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – The Tridoṣa The Human Constitution & The Ageing Process – Part 5 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – Prāṇa & The Five Aspects of Each of the Tridoṣa – Part 6 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – Prāṇa its Origin, Function & Malfunction – Part 7 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – Dhātu & Mala, Body Tissues and Means of Elimination – Part 8 of 12

• Āyurveda & Yoga – Dravya and Rasa, Substance and Taste within Food – Part 9 of 12

– Last Updated 13th April 2017

– Yoga Sūtra of Patañjali Chapters One to Four – Word by Word Personal Study Workbooks

• Chapter One – Samādhi Pādaḥ 51 Sūtra – A4 version

• Chapter One – Samādhi Pādaḥ 51 Sūtra – US Letter version

• Chapter Two – Sādhana Pādaḥ 55 Sūtra – A4 version

• Chapter Two – Sādhana Pādaḥ 55 Sūtra – US Letter version

• Chapter Three – Vibhūti Pādaḥ 55 Sūtra – A4 version

• Chapter Three – Vibhūti Pādaḥ 55 Sūtra – US Letter version

• Chapter Four – Kaivalya Pādaḥ 34 Sūtra – A4 version

• Chapter Four – Kaivalya Pādaḥ 34 Sūtra – US Letter version

• Word by Word Personal Study Workbook Chapters One to Four Combined – A4 version

• Word by Word Personal Study Workbook for Chapters One to Four Combined – US Letter version

– Last Updated 13th April 2017

– Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa – Āryā by Āryā Personal Study Workbooks

• Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa – Āryā by Āryā Personal Study Workbook – A4 Version

• Sāṃkhya Kārikā of Īśvara Kṛṣṇa – Āryā by Āryā Personal Study Workbook – US Letter Version

– Last Updated 16th June 2018

– Bhagavad Gītā Chapters One to Eighteen – Śloka by Śloka Personal Study Workbooks

• Chapter One Viṣāda Yoga – The Yoga of Lamentation – 47 Śloka

• Chapter Two Sāṃkhya Yoga – The Yoga of Enumeration – 72 Śloka

• Chapter Three Karma Yoga – The Yoga of Action – 43 Śloka

• Chapter Four Jñāna Yoga – The Yoga of Knowledge – 42 Śloka

• Chapter Five Karma Saṃnyāsa Yoga – The Yoga of Renunciation in Action – 29 Śloka

• Chapter Six Dhyāna Yoga – The Yoga of Meditation – 47 Śloka

• Śloka by Śloka Personal Study Notebook for Chapters One to Six Combined

• Chapter Seven Jñāna Vijñāna Yoga – 30 Śloka

• Chapter Eight Akṣara Brahma Yoga – 28 Śloka

• Chapter Nine Rājavidyā Rājaguhya Yoga – 34 Śloka

• Chapter Ten Vibhūti Yoga – 42 Śloka

• Chapter Eleven Viśvarūpa Yoga – 55 Śloka

• Chapter Twelve Bhakti Yoga – 20 Śloka

• Chapter Thirteen Kṣetra Kṣetrajña Vibhāga Yoga – 27 Śloka

• Chapter Fourteen Guṇa Traya Vibhāga Yoga – 27 Śloka

• Chapter Fifteen Puruṣottama Yoga – 20 Śloka

• Chapter Sixteen Daiva Asura Saṃpad Vibhāga Yoga – 24 Śloka

• Chapter Seventeen Śraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga – 28 Śloka

• Chapter Eighteen Mokṣa Saṃnyāsa Yoga – 78 Śloka

– Last Updated 13th April 2017