The science and philosophy of OM-AUM
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
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
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
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
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. […]
BKS Iyengar on the eight limbs of yoga – November 1997
This talk was given by Mr BKS Iyengar on Saturday 15th November, 1997 at the official opening of the new Iyengar yoga Institute building at Maida Vale. Here he expresses his hopes for the first London Institute and talks through the eight limbs of yoga as outlined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali […]
Prashant Iyengar on asana practice
BKS Iyengar’s son, Prashant, explains how mind, body and breath become integrated through asana practice. […]
