B.K.S. Iyengar




B.K.S. Iyengar

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born
December 14, 1918

gender
male

place of birth
Bellur, Kolar District, Karnataka, India


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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 studen...more




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Light on Yoga: The Bible of Mo... Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga...
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 4.38 — 518 ratings — published 1976
12 editions
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Light on Life: The Yoga Journe... Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 4.25 — 193 ratings — published 2005
8 editions
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The Tree of Yoga The Tree of Yoga
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 3.98 — 84 ratings — published 1989
3 editions
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Light on the Yoga Sutras of Pa... Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 4.15 — 60 ratings — published 1966
4 editions
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Yoga: Path to Holistic Health Yoga: Path to Holistic Health
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 4.17 — 59 ratings — published 2001
3 editions
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The Light On Pranayama: The Yo... The Light On Pranayama: The Yogic Art of Breathing
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 3.85 — 62 ratings — published 1981
2 editions
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Concise Light on Yoga Concise Light on Yoga
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1982
2 editions
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Light on Pranayama Light on Pranayama
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1981
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Iyengar Yoga For Life Iyengar Yoga For Life
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2009
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Illustrated Light on Yoga Illustrated Light on Yoga
by B.K.S. Iyengar
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2000
2 editions
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