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BKS IyengarYogacharya BKS Iyengar, now 82 years old, is the world’s foremost modern-day
master of yoga, having devoted a lifetime to its study. 'Guruji’, (as Iyengar
is affectionately known to his many thousands of students), is widely credited
with introducing yoga to the western world. During more than 65 years of
vigorous practice, teaching, research and study of early texts, he has
reached back to the roots of yoga and introduced a contemporary, dynamic
and relevant revitalisation of the ancient art.
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Mr Iyengar believes in demystifying yoga and in making it available to all, regardless of age, race or creed. Promoting yoga as an art, a science and a philosophy, one of his greatest contributions has been in bringing yoga to 'ordinary' people, and in helping to make it accessible to thousands world-wide. Mr Iyengar has been recognised for his intimate knowledge of the body, and explanation of pathology from a yogic point of view by many leading medical practitioners and institutions. He is the recipient of numerous international awards and the author of the seminal books Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, The Art of Yoga, The Tree of Yoga, Light on Astanga Yoga, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and most recently, Yoga - The Path to Holistic Health. In the early 1970s he founded a school - the Ramamani Memorial Yoga Institute - in Pune, India. He still teaches there with his daughter Geeta and son, Prashant. From their base at the Institute in Pune, the Iyengars have recognised
the importance of a world-wide, standardised system of instruction and
a recognisable instructor's qualification. With the objective of maintaining
the purity of Guruji's research and teaching, and disseminating it for
the best possible effect, they have instigated a formal teacher training
programme, with rigorous standards and assessment procedures.
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