We are delighted that Ramaswami will be joining us again in October 2012 to teach some programmes. Further information and booking details are available here .
Ramaswami is Krishnamacharya’s longest standing student outside the master’s own family. He studied with him for over thirty years and has taught Yoga for more than twenty five years in India, the U.S.A. and UK. He has written a number of books on Yoga and has made many recordings chanting the Vedas and other texts.
During his studies with Krishnamacharya he learnt the full spectrum of asana and pranayama practice and had extensive studies of the important Yoga texts.
This included:
- Patanjala Yogasutras
- Samkhya Karika
- Hathayogapradipika
- Bhagavad Gita
He studied the following Upanishads under his acharya:
- Chandogya
- Taithiriya
- Svetasvatara
- Isavasya
Ramaswami also studied vedic chanting.
Ramaswami with Krishnamacharya in 1968
For a more detailed account of Ramaswami’s studies with Krishnamacharya see the following article that appeared in NamaRupa Magazine .
He has been teaching for more than 25 years in India, at Kalakshetra (for 20 years, and recognized as an Institution of National Importance by the Govt. of India), Ramachandra Medical University, Yoga Brotherhood and others.
He has taught workshops and Teacher Training programs in the US at the Esalen Institute, Loyola Marymount University, Yoga Works, the Himalayan Institute, Chicago Yoga Center and many others. In the UK he has taught workshops in London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Taunton and a Vinyasa Krama Yoga retreat at EarthSpirit Centre, Somerset. He is a registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 (500 hour) level. This is the highest level of certification the Yoga Alliance offers.
Ramaswami teaching in the UK, February 2009
