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Iyengar developed a form of yoga that focuses on developing strength, endurance, correct body alignment, as well as flexibility and relaxation. The Iyengar method integrates philosophy, spirituality, and the practice of yoga into everyday living. In The Tree of Yoga, Iyengar offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects including family life, love and s Iyengar developed a form of yoga that focuses on developing strength, endurance, correct body alignment, as well as flexibility and relaxation.
The Iyengar method integrates philosophy, spirituality, and the practice of yoga into everyday living. In The Tree of Yoga, Iyengar offers his thoughts on many practical and philosophical subjects including family life, love and sexuality, health and the healing arts, meditation, death, and Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.
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This new edition features a foreword by Patricia Walden, a leading American teacher of the Iyengar style. Now I will use the B word: “B” is for “beautiful,” and this slim volume by the still-living godfather of yoga is beautiful. While I find I enjoy and benefit from anything Iyengar writes, I was actually more impressed by this book than I had expected to be. I did not go into it with any particular expectations–perhaps that helped–except the very positive reviews on Amazon. It is not an asana book, and Iyengar not being a scholar (he does not even have a high school degree he says on page 28, and Now I will use the B word: “B” is for “beautiful,” and this slim volume by the still-living godfather of yoga is beautiful. While I find I enjoy and benefit from anything Iyengar writes, I was actually more impressed by this book than I had expected to be.
I did not go into it with any particular expectations–perhaps that helped–except the very positive reviews on Amazon. It is not an asana book, and Iyengar not being a scholar (he does not even have a high school degree he says on page 28, and was a “dumb student”), it is not a “learned” tome of any sort. This book is, rather, a subtle, gentle, at times revealing, and quite elegantly written series of reflections on the practice and teaching of yoga.
Iyengar may not have been much of a student (what does this say about schools, I wonder?), but this book is clearly the product of an intelligent, discerning, and dedicated life. It is divided into five parts: (1) “Yoga and Life,” with essays describing generally the traditional Hindu view of the life process and how yoga fits in with that; (2) ”The Tree and Its Parts,” where the eight limbs defined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are described; (3) “Yoga and Health,” which is pretty self-explanatory; (4) “The Self and Its Journey,” examining the higher practices of pranayama and meditation leading to samadhi; and (5) “Yoga In the World,” which has only two essays, the first about yoga as an art form, the second about the requirements and responsibilities of yoga teachers.
(This last actually had a depressing effect on me and made me question my desire to get yoga teacher certification. First, certifications mean precious little. Second, the amount of knowledge and responsibility required exceed what I will be able to accomplish anytime soon, if ever. And third, I’m already thoroughly middle-aged, suffer from ankylosing spondilitis, and will never be particularly good at asanas, much less look good doing them. But I digress) Although Iyengar does quote a bit of Sanskrit here and there, I would not say any of the essays are particularly “technical,” though this is certainly not to say they are at all superficial.
Quite the opposite–this book could not have been written by someone who was anything less than a master of his field, with long years of experience and reflection. Which leads me to say that although anyone can read this book–beginner or advanced, the merely curious to the hardcore–what you get out of it will definitely be determined by the depth of your own practice.
Many rereadings, particularly when one is at different stages of development, or when one has perhaps crossed the line from student to teacher, will no doubt yield new insights and understandings. I’d like to share a few points of what, for me, were highlights. Iyengar has a way with analogies, and a brilliant one is found on page 17, where the four original castes (peasant, merchant, warrior, priest) are compared to attitudes or states of mind. His essay entitled “Childhood” (20) was simply beautiful, and I found the description of some of his life contained in “Family Life” (27) very inspiring. The second part of the book is an excellent overview of yoga practice as a way of meditation and illumination; I thought in particular the notion of the Eight Limbs (ashtanga) of Patanjali as a hologram (see “The Roots,” page 50) to be nothing if not brilliant. There are, in fact, many very insightful and illuminating passages in this section, things I never thought about in quite that way.
His discussion of yoga as a healing art (especially from p. 93ff) was very interesting–I wish he would write a whole book devoted to his experiences in this regard. I could go on, as there are many excellent passages, but lastly I will cite p. 117ff as a brilliant evocation of why the Buddhist practice of mindfulness is so easily in accordance with the practice of asanas. Iyengar writes: 'Conciousness is always present in our finger, but most of the time we are not aware of it, so the consciousness of the finger is dormant.
You should know the difference between consciousness and awareness. Consciousness exists everywhere in the body. When you are walking, if a thorn touches your foot, what happens? It pricks, and you immediately feel the pain, so you cannot say that consciousness was not there.
But until he thorn pricked you, you were not aware of your foot. The consciousness in your foot was dormant, but the moment the foot was pricked, it was brought to the surface. To awaken that dormant consciousness is awareness. Your consciousness is six feet long, or five and a half feet long in your body–it is as long as your body is tall. But awareness is small.
Awareness may extend two feet, one foot, one inch or half an inch. The yogi says that by practising asanas, you can bring awareness to an extension equal to that of consciousness. This is total awareness. This is meditation.'
Iyengar is of course a hatha yogin, and while practicing asanas may take you a long ways, I do not feel it is a substitute for a hard-core sitting practice. This may be the area where he comes up short, and indeed, the only passage of the book that I thoroughly disagreed with revealed this. 139 he writes: 'If you work diligently on asana, pranayama and pratyahara, you will receive your reward of dharana, dhyana and samadhi, which are the effects of that practice. They cannot be practised directly emphasis added. If we say that we are practising them, this means that we do not know the earlier aspects of yoga.
It is only by practising the earlier aspects that we can hope to arrive at their effects.' I don’t agree with this at all. In fact, as a statement of the reality of meditation practice (especially in the Buddhist tradition, pick your yana), it is simply false. All over the Buddhist world (not to mention the Christian, Muslim, Jain, Hindu, etc), people come to meditation without ever having practiced asanas or pranayama, and many of them do just fine. Might they benefit from asanas? But, as Iyengar showed quite eloquently, the Path can be approached and the Goal attained through any of the limbs of yoga (though some are more direct and less time-consuming).
While I do not wish to make overmuch of this one little misstep in an otherwise superb book, I do think it points out a shortcoming in Iyengar’s approach, which appears marked by an imbalance favoring asanas over direct meditation practice. This aside–which is just my nitpicking–I cannot recommend this book enthusiastically enough to anyone exploring the world of yoga. Read it, practice, reflect, and reread it. Do not read it for information, rather for grounding, seasoning, maturation. If yoga is a tree (and since Mr. Iyengar says it is, who are we to argue?) then read it and learn to think like a tree–to make my own unworthy stab at a different sort of analogy! The first 2/3rds of this book were clear, beautifully-put passages that explained all the basics behind yogic philosophy for anyone with a low background in it, and it covered many of the points I learned over my yoga teacher training.
However, then he went into yoga and health, where he started to assert unfounded things like doing yoga while menstruating can cause cancer longterm and other things I just can't read and maintain respect for, and that had no evidence or sources to back the 'medic The first 2/3rds of this book were clear, beautifully-put passages that explained all the basics behind yogic philosophy for anyone with a low background in it, and it covered many of the points I learned over my yoga teacher training. However, then he went into yoga and health, where he started to assert unfounded things like doing yoga while menstruating can cause cancer longterm and other things I just can't read and maintain respect for, and that had no evidence or sources to back the 'medical' finding on. Iyengar is a very advanced and accomplished yogi with a talent for explaining things in western terms, however in areas like that one his mindset is still very archaic in it's views. I've read 'Tree of Yoga' at least twice from cover-to-cover, more times by dipping into a chapter on occasion. Now I am reading it again. It's organized as a series of essays addressing some question or topic. That's how the book evolved, as I undertand it.
Mr Iyengar would address a question or discuss a topic; those discussions were grouped and edited and compose the book. If you are a yoga practitioner and have ever had a question about your practice, or the discipline, art and science of yog I've read 'Tree of Yoga' at least twice from cover-to-cover, more times by dipping into a chapter on occasion. Now I am reading it again. It's organized as a series of essays addressing some question or topic. That's how the book evolved, as I undertand it.
Mr Iyengar would address a question or discuss a topic; those discussions were grouped and edited and compose the book. If you are a yoga practitioner and have ever had a question about your practice, or the discipline, art and science of yoga, this is a wonderful book to have on your shelf. Really expanded on my existing yoga knowledge, and simplified the academic/intellectual complications that happen from listening and learning about the subject from different sources. Yoga is yoga: it's one and for all. It connects the mind, body and soul, and with asanas brings meditation, if you're lucky enough! The concept that a person is always a student is really comforting, and the idea that we should approach each yoga session with fresh eyes is exciting too.
I appreciate the importance Really expanded on my existing yoga knowledge, and simplified the academic/intellectual complications that happen from listening and learning about the subject from different sources. Yoga is yoga: it's one and for all. It connects the mind, body and soul, and with asanas brings meditation, if you're lucky enough! The concept that a person is always a student is really comforting, and the idea that we should approach each yoga session with fresh eyes is exciting too. I appreciate the importance of self-study, discipline, being humble and remaining in the present. I would like to re-read the book this year, maybe in the summer. I'd like to be more familiar with the terms and recap to remain present, grounded and humble in my practice, and every day life.
Most enlightening bit of the book: the idea that a person can have invigorating exercise, or they can have irritating exercise. Being exhausted after ten minutes could be irritable, rather than invigorative. This concept led to me cancelling my gym membership the day I finished this book! It's important to be present; to be kind; to be disciplined; to be humble; to be balanced; to be reflective.
Lots of namaste to Iyengar x. I found something about reading this book to be a humbling experience. After practicing yoga for 15 years, different styles, different teachers, different places, different spaces, I feel like every yoga teacher or aspiring yoga teacher should read this book. If you've read Light on Yoga, you realize how technical he can be and this is not that book. It's truly a series of essays you can pick from or read through.
I highly recommend the one on childhood and the last chapter on teaching. Many ane I found something about reading this book to be a humbling experience.
After practicing yoga for 15 years, different styles, different teachers, different places, different spaces, I feel like every yoga teacher or aspiring yoga teacher should read this book. If you've read Light on Yoga, you realize how technical he can be and this is not that book. It's truly a series of essays you can pick from or read through.
I highly recommend the one on childhood and the last chapter on teaching. Many anecdotal stories and in some ways it reads like a memoir but I loved it regardless. THIS IS A REVIEW FOR 2 BOOKS: YOGA SUTRAS + THE YOGA TREE (B.K.S.
IYENGAR) The Bible may be the earliest example of yellow journalism. I can think of no other reason why it would be a bestseller and not Yoga Sutras, Patanjali's ancient spiritual guide that predates the Bible by a few thousand years. Indeed the Bible derives all its good stuff directly from Yoga Sutras. There were not that many people walking the earth in those olden times and they shared wisdom freely, so it is not farfetched to THIS IS A REVIEW FOR 2 BOOKS: YOGA SUTRAS + THE YOGA TREE (B.K.S. IYENGAR) The Bible may be the earliest example of yellow journalism.
I can think of no other reason why it would be a bestseller and not Yoga Sutras, Patanjali's ancient spiritual guide that predates the Bible by a few thousand years. Indeed the Bible derives all its good stuff directly from Yoga Sutras. There were not that many people walking the earth in those olden times and they shared wisdom freely, so it is not farfetched to believe it all got funneled into the Bible.
We don't really know who Patanjali was—'he' may have been a woman or several men and women, kind of like Homer’s identity is sketchy, kind of like Jesus Christ may actually have been, probably was, just an exceptional hu-man. The Bible authors knew their readers. 'If it bleeds it leads,' hence the Passion of Christ, also known as the greatest story ever told, is largely what catapulted the Good Book to number one on the NYT bestseller list. To be sure, there is a lot of good stuff, even beautiful, lyrical writing, along with the sensational and the magical realism of Revelation, but much of it gets buried in the living or style sections so to speak, not the Front Page headlines. Like editors today, the authors adapted the language (idiom and usage) to suit whatever readership they wished to reach.
But the boring, ho-hum stuff, like do good unto your neighbor and live a good clean ethical life are right, smack out of Yoga Sutras, which is not big on the gore and gruesome stories—brothers killing brothers, fathers about to slaughter their son, women stoned to death. Yoga Sutras, as an ancient spiritual guide, translated by Swami Satchidananda, is meant for everyone, not just an elite practitioner of yoga. Its good-living guide predates Judeo/Christian/Islam dogmas by more than a thousand years. Probably the historical Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha knew and practiced the Yoga Sutras and aligned his teachings with them.
That Judeo/Christian/Islam is derivative of the very same ethics and recommendations for leading a good life in the Yoga Sutras is not a criticism—it is an admirable thing. It proves that humans have strived to be kind and loving way long before world religions institutionalized that basic human instinct along with the propaganda that you could only be saved (whatever the hell that means) if you pay your dues to their club. The Yoga Sutras uses the word 'liberation' instead of 'saved.' It is simple empirical logic that most of us know by age five, say, that being human often times is bondage to suffering. It doesn't have to be that way.
The Yoga Sutras has clear, terse guidelines (not commandments) for learning to live a life of liberation. No easy task and it requires a lifetime of practice - key word that.
Patanjali wisely said 'Truth is One, Paths are Many.' He (or they) also said each person must verify the truth of sacred scriptures or sutras—not blindly take the teacher's word. This experiential aspect of yoga (and Buddhism), is where the Bible parts ways. The Bible, at least as interpreted by most Christian sects, is fairly dogmatic, One Truth, One Path.
This authoritarian tone might add to the Book's widespread popularity: Most people want to be told what to believe, what to do, where to go. The practice of yoga also differs in its system of asanas or postures. But make no mistake, the asanas are not the sum total of yoga as a spiritual practice—as people in the west have come to erroneously believe. Yoga has eight 'limbs' - the asanas, meditation, breathing exercises, self-purification by discipline, emancipation of the mind from the domination of the senses, concentration or complete attention, ethical discipline transcendant of time and place.
And finally, samadhi (a sort of spiritual bliss). Samadhi might be the yogic counterpart to Christian rapture but you really should read and study yoga deeply before you understand 'the unutterable peace and joy' of samadhi.
Few attain it. Along with Yoga Sutras, I have just read The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar, whose yoga system I adopted in 1987, after 14 years of following Yogi Vithaldas’ system. Iyengar repeatedly emphasizes that although people have referred to him as a gymnast, or as practicing only the physical aspect of yoga, this is misleading. Iyengar quotes Patanjali who recognized that you cannot separate the spiritual out of the physical.
In modern times, we somehow do. We began to treat the body as despicable, the source of sin, and at worst to beat and deny it (even as we’re told it is the temple for the Holy Spirit, go figure), at best to ignore it. As the jacket copy on Yoga Sutras says, the book offers 'down-to-earth advice on mastering the mind and achieving physical, mental, and emotional harmony in life through applying the ancient, yet timeless technique of Raja Yoga.'
I love that the Sanskrit word sutra (which shares a common root with scripture) also shares a root with suture—a suggestion of stitching our soul, body, mind all together into a harmonious whole. But don’t take my word for it.
And if you want to sit like a couch potato and just read the psalms, gospels, and scriptures, go ahead. S.; Daniel Rivers-Moore, ed. The Tree of Yoga (1988). Light from one of the great teachers of yoga B. Iyengar achieved an international reputation with the publication of his classic Light on Yoga in 1966, which today stands as the definitive work on hatha yoga, a work made distinctive not only by the 602 photographs of Iyengar himself demonstrating the various poses, but by the detailed manner in which they are explained. He was then 38-years-old.
Since then he has writte Iyengar, B. S.; Daniel Rivers-Moore, ed. The Tree of Yoga (1988). Light from one of the great teachers of yoga B. Iyengar achieved an international reputation with the publication of his classic Light on Yoga in 1966, which today stands as the definitive work on hatha yoga, a work made distinctive not only by the 602 photographs of Iyengar himself demonstrating the various poses, but by the detailed manner in which they are explained. He was then 38-years-old. Since then he has written several other books on yoga and lectured widely while continuing his teaching practice.
He is today recognized as one the greatest of all yoga teachers. In this book, editor Daniel Rivers-Moore has taken it upon himself to construct a narrative by Iyengar, gleaned from lectures given by the master in Europe and India during the nineteen-eighties. Rivers-Moore has done an admirable job of bringing the voice of Iyengar to the many readers who have not had the opportunity to hear him speak. The continuity of expression is maintained throughout, and the book reads as though Iyengar wrote it himself. One sees that Iyengar is speaking to teachers of yoga as well as students. The extended metaphor of yoga as a tree is an apt one since when our practice is strong we are like a tree, solid and unshaken by the vicissitudes of life. But it is only a metaphor, one of many used by Iyengar in his teaching practice.
His metaphor is not related to what is one of the most profound metaphorical images in yoga, that of the tree upside down with its branches in the earth and its roots exposed to the sun. It is said that this is the way we will see the world after becoming firmly established in yoga. Much of what we once believed (as children and young adults), we will now disbelieve and embrace the very opposite. The value of asana, pranayama, and meditation in preventing disease and maintaining health has been established beyond doubt, and is one of the great boons humankind has gotten from yoga, and is under no circumstances to be underestimated.
However, I took Iyengar's prescriptions for the further medicinal value of yoga with the proverbial grain of salt, just as I take the ancient claims of superpowers developed through the practice of yoga. His is a way of speaking that is native to India and has a long and honored tradition in the literature. One recalls the miraculous claims of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Svatmarama and the Siva Samhita, in which all disease is cured, and understands that the authors are speaking in a symbolic and intentional manner. What is most interesting and valuable in this book are the chapters on meditation and pranayama, and on the advice and warnings that Iyengar extends to teachers of yoga. Iyengar's yoga is the yoga of Patanjali, whom he reveres as 'the noblest of sages.'
It is a yoga of discipline and dedication, a yoga of power and grace developed over at least several thousand years of practice. Of the four traditional yogas of India-bhakti, jnana, and karma-it is perhaps the oldest. It is certainly the one with the widest international application since it melds well into any and every way of life, from the monastery to the streets of the city. Iyengar has been described by some as a teacher of physical yoga only-an unfair description that he recalls and rejects in two different places in this book. On the contrary he demonstrates here that he is also a master of raja yoga, and in particular a man who understands that the prerequisites of hatha yoga are essential to the achievement of samadhi. Those who are familiar with Light on Yoga and Iyengar's other works, will find this volume a fine addition to their library and of value because of the light it sheds on the personality and understanding of one of the great teachers of the ancient art of yoga.a review by Dennis Littrell. After reading Light on Yoga, I decided that my next book should be another of Iyengar's.
This time it's The Tree of Yoga. Light on Yoga is more about the poses and how to do them correctly and The Tree of Yoga is a collection of Iyengar's teachings on how to incorporate Yoga into every day life. There are so many short little chapters that have so much information that I had to take the time to read a little bit and then let the information sink in. I like this approach when 'studying' Yoga books After reading Light on Yoga, I decided that my next book should be another of Iyengar's. This time it's The Tree of Yoga. Light on Yoga is more about the poses and how to do them correctly and The Tree of Yoga is a collection of Iyengar's teachings on how to incorporate Yoga into every day life.
There are so many short little chapters that have so much information that I had to take the time to read a little bit and then let the information sink in. I like this approach when 'studying' Yoga books so this was good.
I did find that the content of the book wasn't too heavy so it was a pretty straightforward read. Iyengar provides insight into a lot of different areas including an explanation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. I haven't read that text yet but it will probably be something I get to soon. That being said, I felt as though I didn't necessarily need to have read the text to understand what was being said.
I actually found it to be a really good summary of some of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras so am more interested in picking them up than I was before. I definitely think that The Tree of Yoga is a good resource about incorporating Yoga into every day life. It goes into the philosophy behind Yoga and gives advice from the perspective of someone who actively lives a Yogic lifestyle in every aspect.
Iyengar has so much to say about Yoga that I will be continuing my journey by reading more from him soon. This is a rambling and charming little book by Mr. Iyengar written in an unassuming, conversational style. It complements his legendary practical manuals (like Light On Yoga and Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health) which are essential but by necessity limited in focus. I liked the metaphor of the eight branches of yoga as parts of a tree (roots, bark, leaves, etc) because it helped me name and remember the eight branches and appreciate how they can all be part of a practice centered around asana. This is a rambling and charming little book by Mr.
Iyengar written in an unassuming, conversational style. It complements his legendary practical manuals (like Light On Yoga and Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health) which are essential but by necessity limited in focus. I liked the metaphor of the eight branches of yoga as parts of a tree (roots, bark, leaves, etc) because it helped me name and remember the eight branches and appreciate how they can all be part of a practice centered around asana. For hatha beginners like myself this book could be a gateway to a broader and deeper appreciation of yoga.
The book is littered with funny, touching, goofy, gross, and yes, profound observations and tidbits from Mr. I would say this is definitely worth a read if you're a yogi and especially if you're a student in the Iyengar tradition. The Tree of Yoga is full of symbolic imagery that paints the picture of yoga in a new light. It has inspired me to create a whole spiritual retreat from it, in Palm Springs, with everything from physical yoga practice, meditation, book discussion, palm tree canyon hike and even a palm tree painting workshop.
I love how Iyengar gives practical advice to teachers about specifics in both asana and life. However, it can be tough to get through at times as the language isn't always the most understand The Tree of Yoga is full of symbolic imagery that paints the picture of yoga in a new light. It has inspired me to create a whole spiritual retreat from it, in Palm Springs, with everything from physical yoga practice, meditation, book discussion, palm tree canyon hike and even a palm tree painting workshop.
I love how Iyengar gives practical advice to teachers about specifics in both asana and life. However, it can be tough to get through at times as the language isn't always the most understandable. Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (Kannada: ಬೆಳಳೂರ ಕೃಷಣಮಾಚಾರ ಸುಂದರರಾಜ ಐಯಂಗಾರ), (also known as Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar) (Born December 14, 1918 in Bellur, Kolar District, Karnataka, India) is the founder of Iyengar Yoga.
He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world and has been practicing and teaching yoga for more than 75 years. He has written many books on yogic practi Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳೂರ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಾಚಾರ್ ಸುಂದರರಾಜ ಐಯಂಗಾರ್), (also known as Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar) (Born December 14, 1918 in Bellur, Kolar District, Karnataka, India) is the founder of Iyengar Yoga. He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world 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. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002. Iyengar was born into a poor Hebbar Iyengar family.
He had a difficult childhood. Iyengar's home village of Belur, Karnataka, India, was in the grips of the influenza pandemic at the time of his birth, leaving him sickly and weak. Iyengar's father died when he was 9 years old, and he continued to suffer from a variety of maladies in childhood, including malaria, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and general malnutrition.
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At the age of 15 Iyengar went to live with his brother-in-law, the well-known yogi, Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya in Mysore. There, Iyengar began to learn asana practice, which steadily improved his health. Soon he overcame his childhood weaknesses. With the encouragement of Krishnamacharya, Iyengar moved to Pune to teach yoga in 1937. There his practice developed as he spent many hours each day learning and experimenting in various techniques. As his methods improved, the number of students at his classes increased and his fame spread. In Pune, his brothers introduced him to Ramamani, whom he married in 1943.
In 1952, Iyengar met and befriended the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Menuhin arranged for Iyengar to teach abroad in London, Switzerland, Paris and elsewhere.
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This was the first time that many Westerners had been exposed to yoga, and the practice slowly became well known. The popularity of yoga in the West can in large part be attributed to Iyengar. In 1966, 'Light on Yoga,' was published. It gradually became an international best-seller and was translated into 17 languages. Often called “the bible of yoga,”citation needed it succeeded in making yoga well known throughout the globe. This was later followed by titles on pranayama and various aspects of yoga philosophy. Iyengar has authored 14 books.
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In 1975, Iyengar opened the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, in memory of his departed wife. He officially retired from teaching in 1984, but continues to be active in the world of Iyengar Yoga, teaching special classes and writing books. Iyengar's daughter Geeta and son Prashant have gained international acclaim as teachers. Iyengar has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
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