Mysore Yoga Traditions Podcast

Reflections on the untimely passing of Sharath Jois and prayers for the Ashtanga Community. If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too! Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026 Mysore Yoga Traditions Film Kings and Yogis Documentary Project Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 20...

In our final session with Yogacharya Sridharan, we had the opportunity to ask questions. Recognizing the cultural and worldview differences between East and West, I thought it would be helpful to share some of the most relevant questions and answers. By listening to this episode and the three previous ones, we gain a deeper understanding of Sri Krishnamacharya’s teachings and worldview, as well as...

While the life of Sri Krishnamacharya has been explored to a great extent, his personal beliefs and philosophical background remain somewhat more mysterious. In this podcast, Yogacharya Sridharan, a senior mentor from the Sri Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandir in Chennai, will present a text called Yoga Valli , composed by Krishnamacharya, which contains his commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali . S...

While the life of Sri Krishnamacharya has been explored to a great extent, his personal beliefs and philosophical background remain somewhat more mysterious. In this podcast, Yogacharya Sridharan, a senior mentor from the Sri Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandir in Chennai, will present a text called Yoga Valli , composed by Krishnamacharya, which contains his commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali . S...

Learn about the life and teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya with a teacher who knew him very well! Yogacharya Sridharan is a senior mentor from the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India. He studied directly with Sri Krishnamacharya, as well as with Sri Desikachar, Krishnamacharya's son, for over 40 years. He is a dedicated yogasana practitioner as well as a scholar and spiritual teacher. Y...

Dr. M. A. Narasimhan in a renowned scholar in Mysore who together with his equally famous sister Dr. M. A. Jayashree has been teaching chanting and philosophy to yoga students from all around the world for decades in Mysore. This is an interesting exploration of very different world views which exist in Indian philosophy. For more information about Jayashree and Narasimhan please watch this short...

Andrew Eppler and Santiago Pinto share their passion for a project they are very excited about! We are in the early stages of what we feel will be an extremely beautiful addition to our efforts to learn about and preserve the Yoga legacy of Mysore. We will tell the history of modern yoga through the hearts and minds of Mysore’s Royal Family and Sanskrit community, including its foremost scholars,...

Dr. T. R. S. Sharma hails from the heart of the Mysore Yoga Tradition. In fact, he was the boy upon whom Sri Krishnamacharya was standing in the famous picture of a yoga demonstration in the 1930s. At 94 years old, Dr. Sharma is among the few living individuals who can speak firsthand about studying asanas with Sri Krishnamacharya during his tenure at the Maharaja's Sanskrit College in Mysore. Dr....

Swami Muktadananda  is a legendary scholar and saint in the Ramakrishna Order of monks. When Joey Paz, Dallos Paz, Bryce Delbridge and I got out of our crowded rickshaw we didn't have any idea what we were getting ready to experience. We were soon sitting in front of a profound mystic with wild eyes and an energetic field around him that is difficult to describe in words. This was such a beautiful...

This is a fun episode with my dear friends and brothers Bryce Delbridge and Joey Paz! From the beginning of Mysore Yoga Traditions Podcast the the intention was to share experiences with my close friends as well as inspiring lectures with Sanskrit scholars and yogis from Mysore.  We finally had a chance to get together and do an episode and I am really happy to share it with everyone!  In this epi...

Sri Lakshmithathacharya Swami was a visionary, great spiritual leader and Acharya in the tradition that Sri Krishnamacharya came from. This interview touched upon the ancient yoga lineage Nathamuni Sampradaya known commonly as Mysore Yoga Parampara. Sri Lakshmithathachar shares stories from this tradition, talks about the theoretical foundations of yoga and how western yoga practitioners can conne...

This talk is based on a thousand year old summary of the Bhagavad Gita written by one of the sages in Sri Krishnamacharya's lineage called Yamunacharya. We will explore just what it means to be a traditional yoga practitioner in relation to an ancient text from the Mysore Yoga Tradition. If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too! Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashta...

Sri B. N. S. Iyengar is the oldest living teacher of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. At the age of 97 he continues to teach yoga, pranayama, mudras and philosophy on a daily basis. Guruji B. N. S as we affectionately call him, has been my teacher for nearly 30 years and it was under his guidance that the entire Mysore Yoga Traditions project unfolded. This talk is about what he calls Patanjala Yoga. It is...

Dr. M. A. Alwar continues his discourse on the 18th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. Titled "Moksh Sanyasa Yoga," this chapter reconciles seeming contradictions in previous chapters. It discusses the authorship of the Vedas, the perception of contradictions in the Gita, and the significance of the three Gunas (qualities) in Indian thought. Arjuna's plight symbolizes extreme human distress, and the te...

Here are my notes from this lecture which I found to be very beautiful and inspiring. Lesson 5 with Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao. At the beginning of the second chapter, we explore the transformative experiences of yogis. The first mantra invokes Savita, the sun god, who awakens the mind and intelligence, initiating Buddhi. The brilliance of the sun illuminates the world, symbolizing auspiciousness and s...

Mysore Yoga Traditions is a tale to tell! Through a series of unlikely and very fortunate twists of fate we were able to get right into the heart of the Sanskrit community of Mysore India and ask the questions that had always been on our minds.  If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too! Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026 Mysore Y...