Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar Quotes

If we do not pay attention to ourselves in our practice, then we cannot call it yoga.

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar

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  Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Venkata Desikachar
  • Attention
  • Practice
  • Yoga