what is iyengar yoga

Producer: Navneet Vyasan

BKS Iyengar, who was born on 14th December 1918 in Karnataka, started Iyengar yoga.

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Iyengar's 1952 meeting with violinist Yehudi Menuhin was instrumental in him turning into an international guru.

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His disciples included J Krishnamurti, Jayaprakash Narayan, Elisabeth (Queen of Belgium), Aldous Huxley, and actress Annette Bening.

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Iyengar Yoga is described as an exercise focusing on the structural alignment of the physical body.

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In Iyengar yoga postures are held for a long time. There is also an extensive use of props such as belts and blocks.

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Iyengar yoga descends from the classical Hatha yoga. In it, there is precise attention to detail when compared to other forms.

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