An Inspiring Encounter
with Dr. Kausthub Desikachar
Film Screening & Discussion
with the grandson of Sri T Krishnamacharya and
son of TKV Desikashar
July 26, 2025 - Paris
A living legacy
Dr. Kausthub Desikachar is the direct repository of a yoga focused on physical, emotional and mental healing, in the tradition of the teachings passed on by his grandfather, the great yogi Sri T Krishnamacharya, the founding figure of yoga as it is taught today in the West.
This evening was an invitation to return to the source of yoga, through a rare film and a meaningful dialogue with a teacher who is at the same time modern and faithful towards the tradition. An event for anyone curious to understand where yoga comes from, and how it can still today be a path of transformation, healing and discernment. IAn opportunity to meet a high-quality teacher that is attentive, grounded and available.
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Who is Dr. Kausthub Desikachar?
Dr Kausthub Desikachar is the heir and current transmitter of the classical Viniyoga lineage handed down by his grandfather, the great yogi T. Krishnamacharya, and his son T.K.V. Desikachar. He is a recognized yoga teacher, therapist and spiritual seeker. His deep commitment is to bring the authentic teachings of yoga into the contemporary world, while bridging diverse therapeutic approaches to promote physical, emotional, social and spiritual health.
For over twenty years, Dr Kausthub Desikachar has been teaching a wide range of students and teachers around the world, and leading numerous teacher and therapist training courses.
He began learning yoga at the age of nine under the guidance of his father and teacher, T.K.V. Desikachar, and began teaching at the age of thirteen. After obtaining a double Master’s degree from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology & Science (Pilani), he chose to devote himself entirely to the study and teaching of yoga. In 2011, he obtained a doctorate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Madras, with a thesis on “The effect of individualized yoga instruction on quality of life”.
Dr Kausthub Desikachar is also a practising yoga therapist, offering his patients fine-tuned, effective solutions to a variety of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual imbalances. He draws on his classical heritage in yoga and ayurveda, his modern knowledge of psychology, and his exchanges with traditional healers around the world to offer a synergistically optimal and efficient approach. His therapeutic accompaniment mobilizes a vast palette of yoga-based tools: postures (āsana), breath regulation (prāṇāyāma), meditation (dhyānam), dietary advice (āhāra niyama), lifestyle adjustments (vihāra niyama), chanting (mantra), visualizations and affirmations (bhāvanā), energetic gestures (mudrā), symbolic gestures (nyāsa), or guided self-exploration (svādhyāya).
Who is Sri T Krishnamacharya?
“Yoga should be accessible to all, regardless of age, culture, physical or social condition.”
– Śrī T Krishnamacharya
Until a few decades ago, the teaching of yoga was transmitted confidentially and remained hardly accessible to the general public. Yogācārya Śrī T. Krishnamacharya, born in a small village in southern India, traveled long distances to join his master Śrī Ramamohan Brahmachariwith whom he studied yoga for over eight years in Tibet. As a yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar, he has been instrumental in opening up the transmission of yoga to the world.
Śrī T. Krishnamacharya contributed to the rediscovery of Viniyoga, including the practice of vinyāsa.. His commitment to the rebirth of Haṭhayoga was essential in reviving ancient teachings. A specialist in the Yogasūtra of Patañjali he mastered āsanas, prāṇāyāma as well as the therapeutic dimensions of yoga. He prescribed postures taking into account each person’s constitution (Vāta, Pitta, Kapha) and state of health. He is best known for his ability to relieving and healing physical and mental suffering.
Discover the origins of yoga as you practice it, with insights from the grandson of one of the world’s greatest yogis.
Recordings
On July 26, 2025, we had the great opportunity to discuss with Dr. Kausthub Desikachar a wide range of topics in relation with his spiritual heritage and his way to transmit the profound teachings of yoga in today’s modern world.
