Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar is the founder of Iyengar Yoga. He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world [1] and has been practicing and teaching yoga for more than 75 years. He has written many books on yogic practice and philosophy, and is best known for his books Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. He has also written several definitive yoga texts. Iyengar yoga centers are located throughout the world, and it is believed that millions of students practice Iyengar Yoga.
B.K.S. Iyengar demonstrating yoga in this silent film shot in 1938. From the same newsreel as the Krishnamacharya video in the previous post.
Part 2
Pranayama demonstration. One incredibly long breath.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.K.S._Iyengar
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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