Desa Books specialise in bringing the ancient and philosophical teachings of yoga to a modern day reader. These are books for the serious student, active academic, enquiring yogi, or simply the interested reader.
Sāṁkhya Kārikā
Desa Publishing have three different publications to support the study of the Sāṁkhya Kārikā:
Word for word translation of the Sāṁkhya Kārikā for Yoga Practitioners with a commentary by Bernard Bounchaud.
Sāṁkhya Kārikā chant book for Yoga Pracitioners with notation and word for word translation. Including an easy to use audio by S. Sriram to aid learning and pronunciation.
Sāṁkhya Kārikā workbook for students with each kārikā broken down word by word for translation and study with a teacher.
Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra
There are three different publications to support the experience and guidance of the Yoga Sūtra:
Word for word translation of the Yoga Sūtra with a commentary by Bernard Bounchaud.
Yoga Sūtra chant book with notation and word for word translation. This also includes an easy to use audio by S. Sriram to aid learning and pronunciation.
Yoga Sūtra workbook for Yoga Pracitioners breaking each sūtra word by word for translation and study with a teacher.
Classic Yoga āsana
An indespensible book for Yoga Practitioners, Yoga Teachers and Yoga Teacher Trainers.
This book gives the symbolism of each āsana, how to enter and exit, the breath in the āsana, the preparation āsana needed and the counterpose āsana required along with the internal point of focus.
Considerable detail is given to the effect of the āsana from a western, yoga and āyurveda perspective as well as modifications and variations.
From the direct lineage and teachings of T. Krishnamacharya, T.K.V. Desikachar and T.K. Sribhashyam.
Audio Recording
Traditional recordings of the complete sāṁkhya kārikā and yoga sūtra of Patañjali by R. Sriram, student of Sri T.K.V.Desikachar and Sri T.Krishnamacharya, to learn and play at home. An accompaniment to the chanting books.
“What good is the sword of wisdom (jñāna asinā), to cut away the chains of illusion (avidyā), if the holder is too weak to bear it.”
– T Krishnamacharya
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Translations
Each text is printed complete in Sanskrit in both the devanāgarī and roman script and is accompanied by word for word translations into English to follow as you read. An index is included at the back of each book.
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Workbooks
Workbooks accompany each publication to enable increased assimilation of teachings and practices. Students apply passages to modern life and their personal journey.
