Who is called the father of modern yoga?
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya is often called the "father of modern yoga."
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Who were Krishnamacharya's famous students?
Krishnamacharya taught several of the most influential modern yoga teachers, including B.K.S. Iyengar, K. Pattabhi Jois, Indra Devi, and his son T.K.V. Desikachar.
Where did Krishnamacharya teach yoga?
Krishnamacharya ran a yoga school at the Mysore Palace under the support of the Maharaja of Mysore.
Could Krishnamacharya stop his pulse?
Krishnamacharya was known for demonstrations in which he appeared to stop his pulse.
How long did Krishnamacharya live?
Krishnamacharya lived to about 100 years old.
Where did Krishnamacharya study yoga?
Krishnamacharya said he studied yoga for more than seven years with a teacher in the Himalayas.
What is vinyasa?
Krishnamacharya helped develop vinyasa, a style of yoga that links movement with breath.
Was Krishnamacharya also a healer?
Krishnamacharya also practiced Ayurveda, a traditional Indian system of medicine.
What book did Krishnamacharya write in 1934?
Krishnamacharya wrote "Yoga Makaranda" in 1934.
Did Krishnamacharya ever leave India?
Krishnamacharya never left India.
When did Pattabhi Jois start studying yoga?
Pattabhi Jois began studying with Krishnamacharya at age 12.
Who was Krishnamacharya's first Western female student?
Indra Devi was the first Western woman to study with Krishnamacharya.
Did Krishnamacharya want to teach Indra Devi?
Krishnamacharya at first refused to teach Indra Devi because she was a foreign woman.