BKS Iyengar’s Speech at the Opening of the Maida Vale Institute, 12th May 1984
18 April 2024|
Below are extracts from a speech given by BKS Iyengar in 1984 at the opening of what was then called the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Maida Vale, known today as Iyengar Yoga London. BKS Iyengar's words convey how important it was to him to have established a yoga centre in London as a hub from which the benefits of the practice could be spread far and wide. He also describes his expectations of his students and the profound and practical wisdom of the yoga sutras of Patanjali. "As you are all aware, today’s function is just a formal one since [...]
The First Public Iyengar Yoga Class in the UK
22 November 2023|
When going to a yoga class for the very first time, some students may be surprised that we start the class chanting ‘Om’ three times. Ainhoa Acosta takes a closer look at the practice and its roots.
The science and philosophy of OM-AUM
31 July 2020|
When going to a yoga class for the very first time, some students may be surprised that we start the class chanting ‘Om’ three times. Ainhoa Acosta takes a closer look at the practice and its roots.
BKS Iyengar on yoga practice and ageing
11 July 2016|
BKS Iyengar on yoga practice and ageing At 92 years of age BKS Iyengar continued to practise yoga for several hours each day. Here he describes how his practice changed with age and offers advice to students on yoga in later life. […]
Yehudi Menuhin and BKS Iyengar’s transformative friendship
22 March 2016|
Rarely has there been a more unusual friendship than that between Jewish-American virtuoso violinist Yehudi Menuhin and BKS Iyengar. […]
How Yoga Transformed Me by BKS Iyengar
21 October 2015|
In this personal article, from a booklet published in January 1975 to commemorate the opening of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, BKS Iyengar describes the extraordinary highs and lows of his yoga practice. It is reproduced here from a selection of typewritten manuscripts held in the Iyengar yoga Institute Maida Vale archives. […]
Gyaan Lyon writes about his yogic journey
30 September 2015|
Gyaan Lyon is an aspiring tenor and has congenital right-sided hemiplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. He explains how Iyengar yoga helps him maintain health and stability. […]
Prashant Iyengar on asana practice
6 July 2015|
BKS Iyengar’s son, Prashant, explains how mind, body and breath become integrated through asana practice. […]
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