Happy 93rd Birthday B.K.S. Iyengar, ‘Light on Yoga’ Giveaway. Happy 93rd Birthday to Sri B. K. S. Iyengar! Also known as the ‘Lion of Pune’ and the man with the snazziestly bushy eyebrows this side of the rope wall. Born in 1918, the 11th of 13 children, Iyengar grew up battling multiple diseases
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A very happy modern YogaDork birthday to the “father of modern yoga” T. Krishnamacharya! Not only did Sri T. Krishnamacharya aid in the revival of hatha yoga with his own teachings, he was the guru for many of the most influential teachers we still look to for wisdom today: BKS Iyengar, Sri K Pattabhi Jois, [...]
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(above: BKS Iyengar hanging loose) And then Iyengar says to Ramdev “knock it off with the kapalbhati peddling, compadre. Capice?!” Actually, that’s not true. What BKS Iyengar did say on Tuesday, speaking to a group of Chinese yoga enthusiasts (in China), was that those who ”sell programmes like kapalbhati” are basically corrupting Patanjali’s yoga. The 93-year-old Guruji [...]
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92-year-old Yoga Guru, and recent animal rights activist, B.K.S. Iyengar has sent a letter to fashion icon Donna Karan urging her to stop using fur. The letter has Iyengar asking Karan to quit using “furs, which are violently removed from the living animals, so that those animals which have the right to live, live in [...]
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Something new is something old is something new again. Apparently this is part of the 1938 film featuring Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, BKS Iyengar and others practicing yoga with grace and splendor. Behold… [via NY Acro Yoga Queen Mary Aranas] ps. if you haven’t spent at least 2 lunch hours huddled round your screen marveling at [...]
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‘Energize your mind, body and spirit. Go vegetarian’. No, there’s no nakedness! sheesh. Not even one of those green leafy get-ups, which, frankly, we’re only just a tad disappointed about. At 92, B.K.S. Iyengar is the latest in a line of PETA supporting yogis. “If animals died to fill my plate, my head and my [...]
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The great “Lion of Pune” B.K.S. Iyengar turns 92 today! Happy Birthday Guruji! Here he is with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, November 20, 2010, meeting together to discuss the mind and culitvating happiness, where he said: “…the moment the intellect of the heart and mind meets through complete understanding of body and mind cleansing, that is when [...]
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So Bikram and Iyengar walk into a bar…well, sorta. My, Bikram, what a bulbous shiny dome you have, perfect for ‘circus’ tricks like headstand! Let me get you a strap, for your ego, er…elbows. The above photo has us tickled with befuddlement. This was not photoshopped! Via facebook: Bikram receiving a blessing from BKS Iyengar! [...]
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Look at all the pretty vrttis! Happy Independence Day! Let us join together in bbq’d celebration, and heed the words of the great BKS Iyengar: “Do not forget that all fireworks come with strict warnings as they are dangerous.” [really! (citation: Light on Life pg. 222)] You heard the man! True he was referencing the [...]
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The great “Lion of Pune” BKS Iyengar turns 91 today! Happy Birthday Guruji! Props from YD. Oh sure he doesn’t make the news every other day, quite like another hot-aired fella we know, but Mr. Iyengar’s impact on modern yoga is undeniable and ever present. Care to send a birthday present? Here’s what’s on Guruji’s [...]
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