Conversation with TKV Desikachar (1995)

Master yoga teacher TKV Desikachar (1938-2016) answers questions about yoga.
Recorded in Auckland, New Zealand, November 1995
Interviewer: Diane Renker
©TKV Desikachar 1996

What is yoga? (00:21)
Who can practice yoga? (01:16)
What are the benefits of practicing yoga? (03:40)
What are the main tools of yoga? (05:05)
How do I decide what is the right programme for me? (08:03)
What is a yoga practice? (10:26)
How can we incorporate yoga into our culture? (12:33)
Sometimes yoga seems like gymnastics or like religious activity. Is it either of these? (14:01)
What is the yoga sutra of Patanjali? (16:04)
Who was your teacher? (17:23)
How did your father (Krishnamacharya) adapt these old teachings to today's world? (20:00)
How do I find a good teacher? (21:49)
Can we learn yoga from your book "The Heart of Yoga"? (23:07)
What is the purpose of yoga? (24:49)
Why are there so many kinds of yoga? (25:37)
Where does yoga lead us? (28:00)
Is there a single goal in yoga? (29:09)