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Who is B.K.S. Iyengar ?
Sri B.K.S. Iyengar was born in 1918, in southern India. The eleventh in a family of thirteen children and of a weak constitution, he was struck by tuberculosis at the age of 17 and the prognosis was virtually hopeless. It is around this time that he became initiated into the age-old practice of Yoga by his brother-in-law, the yoga master T. Krishnamacharya, of whom he became the disciple. He is soon encouraged to teach and to participate in public demonstrations.
In 1937 his master sends him to Pune to give regular classes there. It is here in this city to the south-east of Bombay that he has been established for more than fifty years. Married (widowed since 1974) and father of six children, he shows how it is possible to reconcile family life and spiritual quest.
Author of several works including the famous “Yoga Dipika, Light on Yoga”, which is thought by many to be currently the most comprehensive book on the subject of Yoga, he founded at Pune a yoga institute which he runs with his children, Geeta and Prashant. The institute brings together a wide range of pupils from all over the world and from diverse medical, political and artistic backgrounds.
Man of practical experience and man of faith, B.K.S. Iyengar offers a simple, precise technique, tested by himself and able to respond to the needs of men and women in the 21st century as it is firmly rooted in the reality of its time.
“The more my cells become conscious, the more they allow my body to shine with a new brightness.” B.K.S. Iyengar
You can see the first six videos on the YouTube website which show Mr Iyengar practising in his youth and in his later years.
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The Montpellier Iyengar Yoga Centre is affiliated to the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association. Logo used with the permission of B.K.S. Iyengar, owner of the rights.
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