lineage and resources
I studied Vinyasa Krama directly with Srivatsa Ramaswami in Chennai, India. Ramaswami is a long-standing student of T. Krishnamacharya, and his teaching preserves a careful, breath-led approach to yoga practice, presenting asana and pranayama as a highly focused, structured practice. I value in this tradition for its clarity and gradualness: movement is coordinated with the breath, pranayama is approached with respect, and the practice naturally prepares the mind for stillness.
VKYA
At Vinyasa Krama Yoga Academy Stephen Brandon shares authentic Yoga in the tradition of Sri T Krishnamacharya, including yoga as taught by Srivatsa Ramaswami and T K Sribhashyam, one of Krishnamacharya’s sons, who learnt and taught a unique approach to yoga, a direct transmission from his father over decades.
books & further reading
• Yoga for the Three Stages of Life
• The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga
• Yoga Beneath the Surface, with David Hurwitz
• Basic Tenets of Patanjala Yoga
Ramaswamis's books give a broad view of yoga as practice, philosophy and a way of life.