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:: September 2005 Volume 4/Number 6
MR. IYENGAR AND HIS
WORLD OF YOGA.
By Julie Deife
Archive photos courtesy of the Iyengar Yoga National
Association of the United States, with the assistance of Eddy Marks, San DiegoOn October 5, 2005, Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar will be in Los Angeles as part of his world tour, launching his new book “Light on Life.”
This yogi’s 70 year practice has influenced the shape of yoga in the West as probably no other single individual’s has done. At age 15, Mr. Iyengar began studying with Sri T. Krishnamacharya and after two years of study was sent to Pune by Krishnamacharya to teach yoga. The year was 1936 and he has been teaching ever since. But it is due to his lifelong friendship with violinist Yehudi Menuhin that he brought yoga to the West.
Mr. Iyengar has translated his lifelong, meticulous study of the human body and mind to thousands of teachers and millions of practitioners worldwide through his system. As early as 1974, Iyengar Yoga groups were forming in the U.S. and a well-respected standardized certification program was developed shortly thereafter. In 2004 Time Magazine listed Mr. Iyengar as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In Southern California alone, there are over 110 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teachers and 23 Iyengar Yoga Centers; many studios that aren’t Iyengar Centers offer Iyengar classes.
With respect and gratitude to one who has devoted his entire life to teaching the ancient art and science of yoga to the modern world, we offer a mere glimpse here of the wonders he has accomplished and lives he has touched.
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