Internationally acknowledged as a modern
master of yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar is universally honored
for his understanding and teaching of the art and science
of yoga. He is the author of Light on Yoga, considered
one of the most authoritative modern yoga texts, and also
author of Light on Pranayama, Light on the
Yoga Sutras, Tree of Yoga, the newly published Light
on Life.
Now, at the age of 86, B.K.S. Iyengar is seen by many
to be yoga's most proficient and knowledgeable practitioner—an
inspiration to countless students and yoga practitioners
around the globe. During almost seventy years of teaching,
he has developed an innovative and inspired method of
yoga, which is taught under his name. This method is not
only one of the world's most widely practiced methods
of yoga; its principles are now incorporated into the
teaching of yoga under many names and into many other
forms of exercise, therapy, and movement.
B.K.S. Iyengar’s lifetime of practice leads us through
the stages of our lives. What he taught in youth is vital
and right for that stage of life and forms an essential
base for development; what he is teaching as an elder
gives shape to an evolving understanding of a considered
life.
In addition to providing a template of study for those
not limited by physical problems, Mr. Iyengar is a pioneer
in the therapeutic applications of yoga to the treatment
of many medical conditions. Medical professionals in many
different disciplines and countries have recognized his
expertise and efficacy. His revolutionary use of yoga
props and the intelligent selection and modification of
the postures themselves enable students of all abilities
to work to their greatest potential and overcome difficulties
of many kinds. It is perhaps his greatest achievement
that B.K.S. Iyengar has made yoga accessible to and relevant
for all.
Mr. Iyengar and his daughter and son, Geeta and Prashant
Iyengar, teach and refine this constantly evolving method
at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI)
in Pune, India. Teachers and practitioners from all over
the world come regularly to hone skills for their own development
and to take back to their own Iyengar Yoga communities
