Kausthub Desikachar
Founder and Director in New York, NY, US
As co-founder and chief yoga therapist at Krishnamacharya Healing & Yoga Foundation (KHYF), Kausthub Desikachar oversees a network of Viniyoga therapy professionals and teaching training programs. He has been affiliated with the organization since 2006, and launched KHYF International in 2016 to extend its reach beyond India. Kausthub Desikachar is also the founder and director of Viniyoga Pte. Ltd., where he manages yoga teaching, therapy, and training programs in several Asian countries.
Prior to his involvement with KHYF, Kausthub Desikachar worked 12 years in varying capacities at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. As its senior yoga therapy consultant, he supervised prospective yoga therapists throughout their training. He joined the company in 2000 as editor in its publications department.
Mr. Desikachar is the lineage holder of the classical Viniyoga tradition, and has written or co-authored several books, including The Yoga of the Yogi (2005), Footsteps in the Heart (2010), and The Yogarahasya of Nathamun (2018). He also advises yoga schools in Belgium, Spain, and Norway, and has spoken at yoga conferences in more than a dozen countries.