B.K.S. Iyengar was born in India in 1918 and has been teaching yoga
since of the age of 17. He has been one of the world's leading
teachers of yoga for over 70 years and is internationally
recognized as a leading authority of hatha yoga. His own style of
teaching, "Iyengar Yoga," is followed by certified teachers across
the world. Iyengar was the first person to teach yoga to large
groups of students; he lays great emphasis on precision and
alignment, a style that is faithfully followed by his students. He
is also the only person to teach the highest aspects of yoga - Atma
Darshan - through asanas. Through his work, Iyengar has established
the relevance of yoga to the treatment and cure of many illnesses,
and has received a Doctorate from the United Nations Charter for
Peace.
At the age of 90, Iyengar still practices and teaches yoga, and
also travels the world teaching and lecturing.
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