Iyengar Yoga
A Living Lineage of Precision and Awareness
Iyengar Yoga is a classical method rooted in discipline, inquiry, and lived experience.
It is not a practice of speed or performance, but of attention, alignment, and clarity.
Developed through decades of dedicated study, Iyengar Yoga uses the body as a gateway to steadiness of mind and depth of awareness.
but through sound that steadies.
Each posture is approached with care, allowing practice to be both therapeutic and transformative.
“Yoga is a light, which once lit can never fade out. The more you practice, the brighter the flame that burns within you.”
-B.K.S. Iyengar
The Lineage
Iyengar Yoga was founded by B.K.S. Iyengar (1918-2014), one of the most influential yoga masters of modern times.
Born into illness and hardship, Guruji encountered yoga not as a pursuit, but as a necessity. Under the guidance of T. Krishnamacharya, he transformed his own fragile body through relentless practice, inquiry, and discipline.
From this personal journey emerged a method that brought classical yoga to people of all ages, bodies, and abilities, without diluting its depth.
His seminal work, Light on Yoga, continues to guide practitioners and teachers across the world.
What Defines Iyengar Yoga
Each posture is taught with detailed attention to structure and alignment, ensuring safety, clarity, and maximum benefit.
Blocks, straps, blankets, and chairs are used to support understanding, not dependency, making the practice accessible and deeply therapeutic.
Grounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, asana becomes a mindful entry into integration of body, breath, and mind.
Why Practice Iyengar Yoga
Develops deep focus and mental clarity.
Builds strength, stability, and flexibility with intelligence
Supports healing, recovery, and postural balance
Trains the nervous system toward calm and resilience
Offers a practice designed for longevity and lifelong
learning
This is yoga as education, not exercise alone.
A Living Tradition
The Iyengar lineage continues through the work of senior teachers including:
Geeta Iyengar: pioneer of yoga for women’s health
Prashant Iyengar: authority on breath, philosophy, and subtle practice
Abhijata Iyengar: senior teacher at RIMYI, Pune
Their teachings preserve the integrity of the method while allowing it to remain alive and relevant.
Geeta Iyengar
Prashant Iyengar
Abhijata Iyengar
