In our final session with Yogacharya Sridharan, we had the opportunity to ask questions. Recognizing the cultural and worldview differences between East and West, I thought it would be helpful to share some of the most relevant questions and answers. By listening to this episode and the three previous ones, we gain a deeper understanding of Sri Krishnamacharya’s teachings and worldview, as well as valuable insights into the roots of modern yoga.

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Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

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Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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While the life of Sri Krishnamacharya has been explored to a great extent, his personal beliefs and philosophical background remain somewhat more mysterious. In this podcast, Yogacharya Sridharan, a senior mentor from the Sri Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandir in Chennai, will present a text called Yoga Valli, composed by Krishnamacharya, which contains his commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Sri Krishnamacharya outlines his personal beliefs and approach to yoga as both a philosophy and a spiritual practice. In doing so, he quotes the Bhagavad Gita, various Upanishads, and other texts to create a thorough and comprehensive approach to yoga. If you are curious about the spiritual beliefs of the father of modern yoga, this episode will be very interesting!

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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While the life of Sri Krishnamacharya has been explored to a great extent, his personal beliefs and philosophical background remain somewhat more mysterious. In this podcast, Yogacharya Sridharan, a senior mentor from the Sri Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandir in Chennai, will present a text called Yoga Valli, composed by Krishnamacharya, which contains his commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Sri Krishnamacharya outlines his personal beliefs and approach to yoga as both a philosophy and a spiritual practice. In doing so, he quotes the Bhagavad Gita, various Upanishads, and other texts to create a thorough and comprehensive approach to yoga. If you are curious about the spiritual beliefs of the father of modern yoga, this episode will be very interesting!

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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Learn about the life and teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya with a teacher who knew him very well! Yogacharya Sridharan is a senior mentor from the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in Chennai, India. He studied directly with Sri Krishnamacharya, as well as with Sri Desikachar, Krishnamacharya's son, for over 40 years. He is a dedicated yogasana practitioner as well as a scholar and spiritual teacher. Yogacharya Sridharan has worked exclusively with the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram for over three decades, teaching thousands of students from around the world about yoga and its philosophy.

The life of Sri Krishnamacharya remains somewhat mysterious, with varying accounts of his studies and adventures. In this podcast. You will have the opportunity to hear Sri Krishnamacharya's story first hand from someone who was very close to him and his family.

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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Dr. M. A. Narasimhan in a renowned scholar in Mysore who together with his equally famous sister Dr. M. A. Jayashree has been teaching chanting and philosophy to yoga students from all around the world for decades in Mysore. This is an interesting exploration of very different world views which exist in Indian philosophy.

For more information about Jayashree and Narasimhan please watch this short video on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4aU7dhsIWg

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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Andrew Eppler and Santiago Pinto share their passion for a project they are very excited about! We are in the early stages of what we feel will be an extremely beautiful addition to our efforts to learn about and preserve the Yoga legacy of Mysore.

We will tell the history of modern yoga through the hearts and minds of Mysore’s Royal Family and Sanskrit community, including its foremost scholars, philosophers, and asana teachers. While our initial documentary, *Mysore Yoga Traditions*, dealt primarily with 19th-century yoga history, *Kings and Yogis* explores the thousand years before that and provides the international yoga community a glimpse of the rich and beautiful yoga tradition, or parampara, from which at least half of all modern postural yoga practices have originated.

Join us in exploring the roots of modern yoga and the timeless wisdom of Mysore, India! Together, let's shine a light on the cultural treasures of the yoga tradition of Mysore, which has directly influenced at least half of all asana practices in the world today, touching millions of lives through Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Viniyoga, and countless derivative forms of yoga.

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Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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Dr. T. R. S. Sharma hails from the heart of the Mysore Yoga Tradition. In fact, he was the boy upon whom Sri Krishnamacharya was standing in the famous picture of a yoga demonstration in the 1930s. At 94 years old, Dr. Sharma is among the few living individuals who can speak firsthand about studying asanas with Sri Krishnamacharya during his tenure at the Maharaja's Sanskrit College in Mysore.

Dr. Sharma was born in the ancient, holy village of Melkote, located about an hour away from Mysore. Melkote serves as a spiritual epicenter for Mysore. Dr. Sharma pursued education in America on a Fulbright scholarship, focusing on etymology and literature. With extensive study in both Western and Indian philosophy, he taught Shakespeare for 40 years and authored over a dozen books spanning various subjects, including Indian philosophy.

We have had the privilege of hosting Dr. Sharma for lectures at the Mysore Yoga Conference multiple times. His profound understanding and original ideas are remarkable. With a deep appreciation for both Eastern and Western cultures, he bridges these worlds eloquently. His articulate discourse on human emotions directly addresses a topic widely debated in yoga communities worldwide.

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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Swami Muktadananda  is a legendary scholar and saint in the Ramakrishna Order of monks. When Joey Paz, Dallos Paz, Bryce Delbridge and I got out of our crowded rickshaw we didn't have any idea what we were getting ready to experience. We were soon sitting in front of a profound mystic with wild eyes and an energetic field around him that is difficult to describe in words. This was such a beautiful talk that I wanted to share it with you all! Swami Muktadanande was absolutely brilliant and deeply inspiring.

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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This is a fun episode with my dear friends and brothers Bryce Delbridge and Joey Paz! From the beginning of Mysore Yoga Traditions Podcast the the intention was to share experiences with my close friends as well as inspiring lectures with Sanskrit scholars and yogis from Mysore.  We finally had a chance to get together and do an episode and I am really happy to share it with everyone! 

In this episode we share some of our foundational experiences and main takeaways from the Mysore Yoga Traditions experience as well as our plans and aspirations for our upcoming 7th Annual Mysore Yoga Conference which will be January 13-22 2025.

We have a whole adventure in India planned for you guys! We do it every year and this year we have a fantastic line up with three amazing events that will be well worth traveling to India for!

1. Mysore Yoga Conference January 13-22 2025
2. Melkote Yoga Immersion January 26-31 2025
3. 100hr Training with Joey Paz and BNS Iyengar February 3-17 2025

Bryce and Joey travel all over the world doing workshops and retreats. You can find out more about them here.

Bryce Delbridge https://brycedelbridge.com/

Joey Paz https://www.joeypazyoga.com/

As always we welcome your thoughts and questions! If you would like to get in touch please send an email to [email protected].

If you enjoy our podcast you might like to check out our other projects too!

Mysore Yoga Traditions 200hr Ashtanga Immersion Jan. 12 - Feb.8 2026

Mysore Yoga Traditions Film

Kings and Yogis Documentary Project

Mysore Yoga Traditions Online Studies Program

Mysore Yoga Conference, Mysore India Jan. 19-28th 2026

Melkote Yoga Immersion, Melkote India Feb. 1 - 8th 2026

200Hr Ashtanga Yoga Online Training designed with the help of Mysore's Sanskrit community

This podcast is produced by Andrew Eppler.  Andrew is a lifelong practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga, director and producer of Mysore Yoga Traditions Film and founder of Mysore Yoga Conference.

Contributors include Bryce Delbridge, Joey Paz and Santiago Pinto.

Academic collaboration with Samskriti Foundation, Mysore India.

Music composed by Petros Haffenrichter.

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