B.K.S. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar was a renowned Indian yoga teacher, credited with popularizing yoga globally. Born in 1918, he founded the Iyengar Yoga style, emphasizing precision and alignment in practice. His seminal book, "Light on Yoga," remains a pivotal guide for yoga practitioners. Over his lifetime, Iyengar's teachings influenced countless students and teachers, establishing him as a pivotal figure in modern yoga's evolution. He passed away in 2014, leaving a lasting legacy.
Book summaries for books written by B.K.S. Iyengar
Quotes
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.
Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter your flame.
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind, and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.
Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed.
Yoga does not just change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.
The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.
Yoga is a science, and not a vague dreamy drifting or imagining. It is an applied science, a systematized collection of laws applied to bring about a definite end.
Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.
Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.
Your body exists in the past and your mind exists in the future. In yoga, they come together in the present.
Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.
The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory.