The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram was founded by TKV Desikachar, son and student of T Krishnamacharya He studied with Krishnamacharya for over thirty years.
The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram was founded by TKV Desikachar, son and student of T Krishnamacharya in 1976. Starting his career as an engineer, TKV Desikachar was inspired by his father's teachings and became his student in the 1960's. Today, TKV Desikachar is known and respected the world over as an authority on yoga. The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram founded by him as a tribute to his father and mentor, is a Public Charitable Trust, recognised by the Health and Family welfare Ministry, Government fo India. Since its inception, the KYM has always stood for quality teaching respecting the needs, interests, abilities and secular faiths of its students. The KYM has played a significant role in popularizing yoga as a holistic science that stems from a well founded theoretical basis, rather than as mere exercises for physical fitness. The focus of all activities at the KYM is that anyone who wants to can practice yoga, that is specifically suited to his or her needs, and experience its multiple benefits. Kym is also recognised By the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, as one of the Premier Yoga centres in the country.
27/03/2026
The Yogasūtra Immersion – IV
This 100-plus hours course offers participants an opportunity to study each Sutra at depth, also weaving together essential teachings from Vyāsabhāṣyam, along with several other sub commentaries and independent commentaries, including Śrī Krishnamacharya’s Yogavallī and the interpretations of Śrī TKV Desikachar.
The first three chapters of the Yogasūtra immersion were offered online and will be available on KYM’s Learning Management Tool for those interested in studying.
The tentative schedule for the fourth chapter is as follows:
Chapter – IV | April 8, 15, 29, May 6, 13, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24 & July 1, 2026
The course will be taught by Nrithya Jagannathan, Director, KYM Institute of Yoga Studies. Widely recognised as an expert in the domain of Yogasūtra studies, Nrithya has studied the Yogasūtra under Śrī TKV Desikachar and other senior mentors of the KYM multiple times over the last 23 years. She will anchor this course and also conduct the assessments at the end of each module.
Prāṇa Saṁyama – Series – 1 | Guided Prāṇāyāma Practices for Holistic Well-being
Key focus areas of these online sessions include:
1. Overview of key Prāṇāyāma techniques and modifications
2. Laṅghana practices using different techniques and ratios
3. Bṛhmana practices using different techniques and ratios
4. Integration of Bandha and Mudra in Prāṇāyāma
5. Samantraka Prāṇāyāma
Participants will be gradually led through progressively intensifying practices involving the use of breathing ratios and the incorporation of Bandha-s and Mudra-s in Prāṇāyāma.
This class will be led by Ms. Nirmala, senior faculty of KYM, who has over 15 years of teaching and Yoga Therapy experience.
The KYM is honored to announce the second series of this specialised programme, 'Śarīra Saṁyama | Series – 2,' to deepen one’s comprehension of the intrinsic mind-body-breath relationship. This experience will demonstrate precisely how synchronised breathing can elevate both awareness and the functional efficacy of each posture. The programme begins with a concise yet comprehensive introduction to this triadic relationship, ensuring participants are equipped to seamlessly integrate this connection into their personal practice.
Ms. Aruna Suresh, Senior Faculty & Yoga Therapist at KYM, highlights that what is needed to protect and maintain an individual's well-being changes constantly based on the individual’s circumstances, which are constantly evolving in their day-to-day life.
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Please do join us tomorrow evening (4 PM) at the KYM, Mandaveli premises for a talk by Frans Moors, one of the long-time students of Sir Desikachar.
15/01/2026
Happy Pongal from all of us the KYM.
14/01/2026
Yogasūtra on Leadership (Part - II) | Insights From Our Ācārya-s
13/01/2026
Yogasūtra on Leadership (Part - I) | Insights From Our Ācārya-s
01/01/2026
Happy New Year from all us at the KYM.
05/12/2025
Sri S Sridharan and Ms. Nrithya Jagannathan are part of the extraordinary lineup of teachers at the Mysuru Yoga Utsava 2025.
📅 18–21 December 2025
📍 Jagannatha Center for Art and Culture (JCAC), Mysuru
🌐 www.mysuruyogautsava.com
28/11/2025
Chanting session for Śrī T Krishnamacharya Jayanti
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One of Chennai’s most well-known yoga landmarks is Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM). Established by TKV Desikachar in 1976 as a non-profit Public Charitable Trust, KYM is among the premier centres of yoga and yoga therapy in India. KYM is recognised by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) as one of the lead yoga institutes in India. KYM also has the SIRO (Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) recognition awarded by the Department for Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, Further, KYM is recognised by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. KYM is also one of the few yoga centres to possess the ISO 9001:2015 certification. Be it for general wellness, Yoga Therapy or Yoga Teacher Training Programs, or Vedic chanting, the KYM is well known for its holistic health promotive approach. KYM functions out of two locations in Chennai (Mandaveli and Kilpauk).
Sri T Krishnamacharya
If there is one name that can be considered pretty much synonymous with contemporary yoga, it is Sri T Krishnamacharya who is well known the world over as the yoga guru of legendary masters such as Indra Devi, BKS Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois and TKV Desikachar. Among most contemporary styles of yoga, several trace their roots back to this legend, whose teachings remain the inspiration for thousands of yoga practitioners around the world. Be it fitness, healing or a spiritual quest, T Krishnamacharya is among the few legendary yoga gurus who managed to give every seeker of yoga and yoga therapy exactly what they sought. With a proven ability to stop his heartbeat, being a teacher to none less than the King of Mysore, a ram-rod straight posture even as he neared a hundred years of age, a devoted bhakta who stood by his faith and yet encouraged others to seek and find their own anchor…in every way T Krishnamacharya was a remarkable man. He was an acclaimed master of asana, pranayama and dhyanam techniques, a seeker of knowledge, a prolific writer and orator, one of the pioneers of adapting yoga techniques for therapy, and an adept in Vedic chanting. The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram was established in 1976, by T Krishnamacharya’s son and long-time student TKV Desikachar to carry forth the invaluable teachings of Sri T Krishnamacharya.
Sri TKV Desikachar
Son and student of T Krishnamacharya, TKV Desikachar is known for his inimitable ability of demystifying yoga philosophy and for his pioneering work in the area of wellness and yoga therapy. As a diagnostician and yoga therapist, TKV Desikachar’s skills were legendary and all his students will stand testimony to his mastery as healer and spiritual guide. His no-nonsense teaching style continues to resonate in the minds of his students and to him goes the credit of creating the representational stick figures that are so widely used by students and teachers of yoga the world over. Known for his generosity of teaching and sharing, TKV Desikachar’s landmark book, “The Heart of Yoga,” till today remains a bestseller and even a comprehensive reference book for yoga enthusiasts.
