Astadala Yogamala, Vol. 2: Collected Works By B.K.S. Iyengar Kindle Edition Astadala Yogamala, Vol. 2: Collected Works B.K.S. Iyengar is the founder of Iyengar Yoga and is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He is the recipient of Padma Vibhushana—second highest civilian award in India. This book contains the distillation of thought born from his long standing sadhana. S Iyengar is the founder of Iyengar Yoga and is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world He is the recipient of Padma Vibhushana second highest civilian award in India This book contains the distillation of thought born from his long standing sadhana Astadala Yogamala Vol 2 Collected WorksBellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Kannada also known as Yogacharya B. S Iyengar Born December 14 1918 in Bellur Kolar District Karnataka India is the founder of Iyengar Yoga He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world and has been practicing and teaching yoga for than 75 years He has written many books on yogic practice and philosophy and is best known for his books Light on Yoga Light on Pranayama and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali He has also written several definitive yoga texts Iyengar yoga centers are located throughout the world and it is believed that millions of students practice Iyengar Yoga. S Iyengar Born December 14 1918 in Bellur Kolar District Karnataka India is the founder of Iyengar Yoga He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world and has been practicing and teaching yoga for than 75 years He has written many books on yogic practice and philosophy and is best known for his books Light on Yoga Light on Pranayama and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali He has also written several definitive yoga texts Iyengar yoga centers are located throughout the world and it is believed that millions of students practice Iyengar Yoga. S Iyengar was born into a poor Hebbar Iyengar family He had a difficult childhood Iyengar s home village of Belur Karnataka India was in the grips of the influenza pandemic at the time of his birth leaving him sickly and weak Iyengar s father died when he was 9 years old and he continued to suffer from a variety of maladies in childhood including malaria tuberculosis typhoid fever and general malnutrition. At the age of 15 Iyengar went to live with his brother in law the well known yogi Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya in Mysore There Iyengar began to learn asana practice which steadily improved his health Soon he overcame his childhood weaknesses. With the encouragement of Krishnamacharya Iyengar moved to Pune to teach yoga in 1937 There his practice developed as he spent many hours each day learning and experimenting in various techniques As his methods improved the number of students at his classes increased and his fame spread In Pune his brothers introduced him to Ramamani whom he married in 1943. In 1952 Iyengar met and befriended the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin Menuhin arranged for Iyengar to teach abroad in London Switzerland Paris and elsewhere This was the first time that many Westerners had been exposed to yoga and the practice slowly became well known The popularity of yoga in the West can in large part be attributed to Iyengar In 1966 Light on Yoga was published It gradually became an international best seller and was translated into 17 languages Often called the bible of yoga citation needed it succeeded in making yoga well known throughout the globe This was later followed by titles on pranayama and various aspects of yoga philosophy Mr Iyengar has authored 14 books. In 1975 Iyengar opened the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune in memory of his departed wife He officially retired from teaching in 1984 but continues to be active in the world of Iyengar Yoga teaching special classes and writing books Iyengar s daughter Geeta and son Prashant have gained international acclaim as teachers. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991 and Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar Kannada also known as Yogacharya B. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991 and the Padma Bhushan in 2002: Iyengar has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine site_link.

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