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Yesterday I posted 120 odd pictures of Krishnamacharya demonstrating asana from the 3rd edition of his second book Yogasanagalu,
‘2007’ in any link to ‘1997’. So
he was 84 at the time. The pictures were remarkable, how did he manage to stay that strong, that flexible, his eldest son Desikachar grimmly2007.blogspot.com
gives us a clue,
becomes
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".....Of course, he was also doing Āsana for three to four hours daily in addition to his
Prāṇāyāma. His practice was extremely rigorous and that may account for his being able to
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– TKV Desikachar answering questions on T Krishnamacharya. Originally published in KYM Darśanam November 1993

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I was wondering if he was practicing three to four hours of asana in the morning or spread throughout the the the day, here's an
account of his daily ritual from his daughter in law.

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The daily life of my father-in-law, Sri T. Krishnamacharya

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would wake up at 4 in the morning and would go to bed around 7 in the evening.

One of my best souvenirs was to be woken up every morning around four by the sound of the
prayer bell
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announcing the beginning of his prayers. This daily morning ceremony that lasted an hour and
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indeed a great feast for me. At times, I would wake up earlier and wait for the prayer bell to
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My mother-in-law would wake up a little later to open the door for the milk maid who brought us
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prepare coffee for all of us and one by one we would all get up.

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on the veranda to eat. He would spend some time reading the day’s newspapers
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At times, he would retire to his room to read or to give lessons. Once in a
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talk or play with my daughter Sumitra or give me some advice on
how to bring up young children.

Krishnamachary
In the afternoon, he would stay in the veranda to eat a fruit, often an orange or some grapes. He
would never a's own asana
eat anything without first giving to children, young or elderly.

and
pranayama
In the late afternoon, around 6 p.m., he would sit on the swing in the garden and watch the street
life. Then, he practice...
would retire to bed after having drunk a glass of milk prepared with sugar, saffron and
some cardamom.
Krishnamachary
Everyone was attentive in not making too much of noise so as not to disturb him. And,
next day at 4 in the a seems to
morning, it was he who would give the departure sign for the new day by his prayer
bell.

have
Ever since, I visit my in-laws, he had always had the same punctual rhythm. If, I did not hear the
prayer bell at 4 practiced
along with...
in the morning, I was overcome by a slight anxiety! I would come out of the bed to see
what he was doing.
Krishnamachary
Felling that I was worried, he would say, with a smile, that he was late that
morning".
a practicing at
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Encountering T.
Krishnamacha
rya
INVERSIONS:
Krishnamacha
rya's head
and
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So where did his 3-4 hours of asana a day come from, the pictures below are a clue perhaps, pictures of him teaching Yvonne
Millerand in the 1960s. Krishnamacharya it seems practiced  along with his students. It's good to know, I've found in my own
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workshops that I can't seem to teach or rather  'share the practice' any other way, nice to know I'm in good company. See my earlier ► 
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post.

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Yvonne Millerand student of Krishnamacharya in the 1960's inc. some excellent pictures.
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"He was sitting on the stairs. He greeted us and then asked me to come to enter the classroom. After a short pause, sitting in a chair,
he said: "Show me what you can do." I was very impressed, but managed to do all that came to my mind - the slopes, deflections,
cords on both sides, twisting Pashchimottanasana, Ardha Padmasana, Sarvangasana, Shirshasana and many others. I sat down and Translate
looked at him. Suddenly he asked me, "Why did you leave your teacher?" Christine and I replied at once: "He's dead, sir." English,
difficult for my understanding, he said: "You do not know anything. You do not know how to breathe and you just jump up and down like 言語を選択
a sparrow! Come back on Friday at 5 pm, not before and not after. "

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I arrived just in time. Giving me a few lessons a week, he started with a simple asana practice. I was to establish a link between breath
and movement. Breathing should be controlled hand movements, slower breathing, the slower the movement. Each asana followed
repeated at least four times. After one hour lesson in a sitting position, I learned the sound Udzhdzhayi and be able to distinguish it Search
from the nasal sound. He allowed me to begin the simplest Pranayama - Udzhdzhayi Anuloma and Udzhdzhayi Viloma.

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Krishnamacharya used to tell me, "lift up your chest," for the fact that, due to the rise of my chest, I could fill the air flow based on my
lungs. After that, he insisted on the exhale with the abdominal muscles and the perineum. Breathe in and out - of course, but with the
insertion of pauses, everything changes. Coached control is felt as an affirmation of life and gives a sense of a better life, by controlling
breathing and blood circulation, which are interrelated. This is what I felt.
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