--- product_id: 332148 title: "The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice" price: "Rp500243" currency: IDR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.id/products/332148-the-heart-of-yoga-developing-a-personal-practice store_origin: ID region: Indonesia --- # The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice **Price:** Rp500243 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice - **How much does it cost?** Rp500243 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.id](https://www.desertcart.id/products/332148-the-heart-of-yoga-developing-a-personal-practice) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to viniyoga--yoga adapted to the needs of the individual. • A contemporary classic by a world-renowned teacher. • This new edition adds thirty-two poems by Krishnamacharya that capture the essence of his teachings. Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old, was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. Elements of Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world through the work of B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Indra Devi, who all studied with Krishnamacharya. Krishnamacharya's son T. K. V. Desikachar lived and studied with his father all his life and now teaches the full spectrum of Krishnamacharya's yoga. Desikachar has based his method on Krishnamacharya's fundamental concept of viniyoga , which maintains that practices must be continually adapted to the individual's changing needs to achieve the maximum therapeutic value. In The Heart of Yoga Desikachar offers a distillation of his father's system as well as his own practical approach, which he describes as "a program for the spine at every level--physical, mental, and spiritual." This is the first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to the age-old principles of yoga. Desikachar discusses all the elements of yoga--poses and counterposes, conscious breathing, meditation, and philosophy--and shows how the yoga student may develop a practice tailored to his or her current state of health, age, occupation, and lifestyle. This is a revised edition of The Heart of Yoga. Review: Gems to help with personsl yoga practice - This is a very sophisticated and detailed description of the interplay between breathing, doing the asanas, and maintaining a meditative state. All three combined are the essence of yoga. Much information and techniques. A great book Review: A Wonderful Read for Yogis - If you want to dig deeper into Yoga this is a great book. This was a required prerequisite reading for my YTT. I actually purchased it twice. My first copy got ruined with bug spray on my flight to Bali for my teacher training. As soon as I got back to the States I purchased a second copy. It has great information on the 8 limbs of yoga, yogic philosophy, mantras and the yoga Sutras. Highly recommend. It was a wonderful background of knowledge to have going into my training and reading it again as I love having this information on the forefront of my mind. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #12,318 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Yoga (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,426 Reviews | ## Images ![The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aVW2BwSAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gems to help with personsl yoga practice *by D***. on April 1, 2026* This is a very sophisticated and detailed description of the interplay between breathing, doing the asanas, and maintaining a meditative state. All three combined are the essence of yoga. Much information and techniques. A great book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Wonderful Read for Yogis *by G***Y on March 14, 2026* If you want to dig deeper into Yoga this is a great book. This was a required prerequisite reading for my YTT. I actually purchased it twice. My first copy got ruined with bug spray on my flight to Bali for my teacher training. As soon as I got back to the States I purchased a second copy. It has great information on the 8 limbs of yoga, yogic philosophy, mantras and the yoga Sutras. Highly recommend. It was a wonderful background of knowledge to have going into my training and reading it again as I love having this information on the forefront of my mind. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting reading, and a source for lots of pithy quotes. *by W***W on June 23, 2015* In reading this book, I was first taken by the interview at its beginning. I began bookmarking quotes for transfer to my personal noebook (taken to each class), and soon found myself with nearly every other page bookmarked! The quotes available in this book are outstanding. And not just in the interview section. There are many interesting points Desikachar makes in his approach to asana sequencing: the importance of breath, the importance of tailoring the pose (and the sequence) to the individual, the importance of resting before engaging in a counter pose. One of my favorite quotes from this book (attributed to the Mahabharata) is “Speak the truth which is pleasant. Do not speak unpleasant truths. Do not lie, even if the lies are pleasing to the ear. That is the eternal law, the dharma.” To my mind this is much more practicable to practice than “Always tell the truth”. Another is “We can never experience our real nature if we do not expose ourselves to change”. I take this as at once being both a caution in life style, and also in becoming too comfortable in one’s yogic pursuits, including asanas and meditation. Then we get to “The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali” with Translation and Commentary by T.K.V. Desikachar. “If you tell a person who cannot find their own house that there is a pot of gold inside, they would be happier had they not had this information. What use is the gold if it cannot be found? It only causes pain. First they must find the house and enter it. Then there are many possibilities.” I take this to mean that everyone must start at the beginning…everyone must find their own house [way, path]. His views on dualism: (3.35 “The mind, which is subject to change, and the Perceiver, which is not are in proximity but are of distinct and different characters.” as opposed to Reductionism are also presented in this book. This Dualistic approach is softened later “Thus the mind serves a dual purpose. It serves the Perceiver by presenting the external to it. It also respects or presents the Perceiver to itself for its own enlightenment.” leaving open the possibility of a more Reductionist interpretation. This section of the book is the one I shall most refer to in future. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice - The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume I - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.id/products/332148-the-heart-of-yoga-developing-a-personal-practice](https://www.desertcart.id/products/332148-the-heart-of-yoga-developing-a-personal-practice) --- *Product available on Desertcart Indonesia* *Store origin: ID* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*