Tirumalai Krishnamacharya

T. Krishnamacharya ( Tirumalai Krishnamacharya; born November 18, 1888 in Muchukundapura, Karnataka, † February 28, 1989 in Madras, Tamil Nadu ) was an Indian yoga teacher, Ayurvedic healer, and scholar. He is often called the "father of modern yoga " means .. Krishnamacharya, who all six degrees of Vedic Darshan (Indian Philosophy ) reached, is considered one of the most influential yoga teachers of the 20th century, the revival of Hatha Yoga is attributed.

T. Krishnamacharya comes from the village in the district of Chitradurga Muchukundapura. Under the patronage of the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV Krishnamacharya traveled through India to give lectures and yoga demonstration, among other pieces of art and the stopping of the heartbeat. He is considered the architect of Vinyasa Yoga, through a combination of breathing and movement. The basis for the doctrine of Krishnamacharya's the principle of " teaching what is appropriate for the individual. " While he was known as Yogi in other parts of the world, Krishnamacharya is revered in India especially as a healer, health and well-being with funds from the Ayurvedic and yogic traditions reestablished. He has written four books on Yoga: Yoga Makaranda, Yogaasangalu, Yoga Rahasya and yoga Valli as well as several essays and poems. After Indian independence, he established his yoga school in Madras.

Under Krishnamacharya students some very renowned yoga teacher like his son TKV Desikachar are (* 1938), Indra Devi ( 1900-2002 ), his brother in law BKS Iyengar ( born 1918 ), K. Pattabhi Jois ( 1915-2009 ), and AG Mohan (* 1945).