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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.
It’s Tuesday, the last day of August, and this photo has us tickled with befuddlement.
This was not photoshopped!
Via facebook:
Bikram receiving a blessing from [...]
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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 “spectacular effects” [...]
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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 wishlist, [...]
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Because it’s Wednesday! And really what else are you doing that’s sooo important that you can’t watch some visual stimulation. And who knows, you might learn something!
The publicity-shy almost, 90-year old speaks about his yoga (don’t call it HIS yoga), the why and how the practice restored his health after being stricken with disease as [...]
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We mentioned BKS Iyengar’s return to Russia this week, 20 years after his first visit in 1989. Needless to say, much has changed in the icy region over the past 2 decades, but we’re not sure even the “lion” himself expected such a warm reception. Earlier this week, at an event attended by a host [...]
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You don’t know how lucky you are, boy…
It’s a clash of the Titans! This is some pretty cool news. (ps. happy sunshine-y day NYers!)
So guess who gets to meet the Lion of Pune? The top dog of Russia! BKS Iyengar will be touring Russia next week, hobnobbing with President Dmitry Medvedev, an “ardent yoga practitioner,” [...]
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Yoga for the ‘Om’less: Homeless NYers are honing their yoga practice. “I really want them to take all that pressure and stress and throw it out the window,” said Karen Nourizadeh, who teaches the weekly yoga class at the Mainchance Drop-in Center on 120 E. 32nd St. “I want to do yoga for people who [...]
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B.K.S. Iyengar, the venerable yogi who celebrated his 90th birthday this past Saturday, and 70 years of practicing yoga, speaks about his beginnings and the future of yoga in today’s world.
On bringing Yoga to the masses:
If knowledge of yoga spreads across the nation people can save money on medicines and use it to buy food instead. Further, yoga [...]
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Yoga Birthday Parties!: Ladies and Gents are you tired of those lamo birthday parties that are all about YOU? Wouldn’t you rather have everyone retreat into their own sweaty practice of self-discovery on your special day of birth? No? Greedy punks! Just kidding. Truthfully if you’re tired of getting soggy on the sauce every year this sounds [...]
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