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Menaka Desikachar
began practicing yoga more
than three decades ago
under the tutelage of her
husband, T.K.V. Desikachar.
She is a founding member
of the Krishnamacharya
Yoga Mandiram (KYM) and
the founding and technical
director of Vedavani, the
chanting department of the
KYM. She holds a degree
in botany and has a special
diploma in yoga, presented
to her by the legendary
T. Krishnamacharya.
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Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar with Menaka Desikachar
Tuesday, September 22
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 3a
Code: T3ADES
A meditative practice can influence not only your mind and emotions but also your physical body. Learn how the therapeutic application of meditation can be a powerful and multidimensional tool in healing. Lecture and practice.
Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar with Menaka Desikachar
Wednesday, September 23
9:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Through Yoga: Session 5
Code: T5DESI
Vocal sounds are a powerful tool that can bring awareness and promote better breathing-and in turn better health. We'll discover the healing effect of chanting and look at how it serves as a support for the mind to stay focused. Lecture and practice.
Instructor: T.K.V. Desikachar with Menaka Desikachar and Chase Bossart
Thursday, September 24
9:00am - 4:30pm: Thursday All-Day Intensive
Code: ALDESI
mixed levels, therapeutic
There are no prescriptions in yoga, and this can be effective with chronic conditions as well as lifethreatening ones. Through discussion and practice, we'll discover the basic concepts of yoga therapy, including how to customize your approach, empower the individual, and apply the holistic concept called the pancamaya model, which is at the foundation of yoga therapeutics. Discussion and practice.
Instructor: Menaka Desikachar
Sunday, September 27
10:00am - 12:00pm: Main Conference: Session 7
Code: M7DESI
mixed levels
Yoga has a vital role to play in every stage of a woman's life: from adolescence, womanhood, motherhood, menopause, and beyond. Yoga offers many different tools, including asana, pranayama, meditation, mantras, cultivated attitudes, to address the specific needs of each stage in a woman's life. Lecture and short practice.
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