Yoga Guru · Ācārya
K. Pattabhi Jois
Codified the Ashtanga Vinyasa method from Krishnamacharya's teaching.
Period: 1915–2009
Associated with: Mysore
Tradition: Ashtanga Vinyasa
📿 Historically documentedDates and lineage below reflect scholarly consensus; confidence levels are shown for each link.Confidence: High
Lineage timeline (Paramparā)
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- Tirumalai Krishnamacharya1888–1989
guru disciple · confidence High
- K. Pattabhi JoisThis page1915–2009
Students who carried it forward
- R. Sharath Jois1971–2024
guru disciple · confidence High
- Manju Pattabhi Joisb. 1944
guru disciple · confidence High
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