riversedgeyoga/tradition - a private yoga studio offering private and group lessons


home \| about us \| tradition \| how we work \| class calendar \| contact \| links

River’s Edge Yoga is dedicated to the teachings of Professor T. Krishnamacharya and his work as carried on by his son T.K.V. Desikachar. These teachings, that are based on the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, have for generations been passed down from teacher to student.

Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, 1888-1989 is considered one of the greatest yogis of modern time. Professor T. Krishnamacharya was somewhat revolutionary for his time because he firmly believed that yoga is universal, thus should be available to all people regardless of age, gender, culture, faith, abilities and interest. He was one of the few masters of modern time who understood the whole gamut of all the tools of yoga and their potential for health and healing. He dedicated his long life to yoga and his teachings have had great influence on its practice and understanding worldwide.
Many great teachers such as B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, Indra Devi and his son T.K.V. Desikachar studied with this legendary yogi, scholar and healer.

T.K.V. Desikachar is the son and primary student of Professor T. Krishnamacharya. He is considered one of the world’s foremost teachers of yoga and is a renowned authority on the therapeutic applications of yoga.
T.K.V. Desikachar founded Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram(KYM), a non-profit healing center, in 1976, as a way of honoring his father and his teachings. More recently he also founded the Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation (KHYF), with his son Kausthub Desikachar.
He is the author of numerous books, including The Heart of Yoga and Health, Healing and Beyond. Desikachar has devoted much of his life to teaching yoga to people of all backgrounds and abilities and continues to do so both in his native country of India and internationally.

Sonia Nelson is the founder and director of the Vedic Chant Center in Santa Fe, NM. She is a student of T.K.V. Desikachar since 1975, and is a certified KHYF yoga teacher trainer.
Sonia is a very gifted teacher, who has developed a unique approach for teaching ancient Vedic Chants to western students. As a mentor, Sonia focuses her teaching on continuing education and personal practice development for yoga teachers through individualized private instructions. She teaches workshops nationwide and locally at the center in Santa Fe. Sonia has also released numerous CD’s, including tutorials to enhance the studying of Vedic Chanting and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.