Iyengar yoga is the method of yoga developed by Mr Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (14th Dec 1918-20th August 2014), better known as BKS Iyengar.
Mr Iyengar is recognised as being significant in the introduction of yoga to the western world. He was revered, respected and occasionally feared as a fierce passionate teacher with great love for his students and the subject of yoga.
Iyengar yoga is founded upon the philosophical text “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” which was codified over two thousand years ago. Patanjali teaches that yoga is about understanding one’s own mind, so as to become free of suffering. Iyengar Yoga is essentially a study of consciousness that utilises asanas (bodily postures) as instruments to study the workings of the mind.