In 1939 and 1940, Krishnamacharya was visited by a French m… - T.K.V. Desikachar

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In 1939 and 1940, Krishnamacharya was visited by a French medical team who wanted to verify that an experienced yogi could deliberately stop his heartbeat. For Śrī Krishnamacharya, this muchmarvelled-at examination was a rather bothersome demonstration, one that he undertook out of feeling responsible to validate yoga in the eyes of the skeptical scientific world.

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Native Name: Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar

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