The much-sought-after, greatly beloved exploration of the work of Krishnamacharya, teacher of many of twentieth-century yoga’s greatest and most influential exponents, Health, Healing, and Beyond is filled with deep wisdom—an indispensable guide to the philosophy, principles, and limitless possibilities of yoga. First published in 1998, it is now available again to yogis, students, and teacher trainees everywhere.
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| Introduction |
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Chapter One The Fire That Dispels Darkness |
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Chapter TWO FOOTSTEPS TO YOGA |
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Chapter Three The Ancient Teachings |
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Chapter Four The Yogi And The Maharaja |
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Chapter Five A Yogic View Of Health |
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Chapter Six The Nature Of Healing |
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Chapter Seven Beyond The Known |
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Chapter Eight To Be A Teacher |
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| Epilogue |
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| Afterword |
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| Acknowledgments |
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T.K.V. Desikachar, Krishnamacharya's son and longtime student, is one of the world's foremost teachers of yoga. A renowned authority on the therapeutic uses of yoga, he is the founder of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram and the cofounder of the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation, both of which are based in Chennai.R.H. Cravens was born in Salinas, Kansas, in 1940. His early career included stints at the Associated Press and Time/Life Books, as well as speechwriting for the United Nations. He had a long affiliation with the fine art photography publisher Aperture, as both a writer and a contributing editor. Cravens died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in April 2009.
