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B.k.s. Iyengar

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (14 December 1918 – 20 August 2014), better known as B.K.S. Iyengar, was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world. He was the author of many books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and Light on Life. Iyengar was one of the earliest students of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who is often referred to as "the father of modern yoga". He has been credited with popularizing yoga, first in India and then around the world.

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Activity and passivity must go together in asanas.

The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.

Asana done from the brain makes one heavy and done from the heart makes one light.

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The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.

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Approach each asana with freshness every day.

Asanas keep your body, as well as your mind, healthy and active

Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind, and spirit.

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