Iyengar: The Yoga Master

by Kofi Busia (Editor)

Well-known contributors from the world of yoga celebrate the life and work of the great yoga pioneer B. K. S. Iyengar in this collection. Iyengar, who celebrates seventy years as a yoga teacher this year, is an Indian yoga master, revered as the single most influential person in spreading the teachings of yoga throughout the world. Iyengar was recognized in Time magazine’s 2004 list of the one hundred most powerful and influential people in the world.

This collection of essays, stories, and interviews celebrates the life and great influence of renowned yoga teacher B. K. S. Iyengar and features an international and diverse group of well-known contributors. These writings offer a deep understanding of the man, as well as his unique approach to yoga and the human mind and body.

Contributors

● Baron Baptiste
● Beryl Bender Birch
● T. K. V. Desikachar
● Alan Finger
● Lilias Folan
● Richard Freeman
● John Friend
● Sharon Gannon
● Dona Holleman
● Gary Kraftsow
● Judith Hanson Lasater
● David Life
● Manouso Manos
● Chuck Miller
● Aadil Palkhivala
● Shiva Rea
● Erich Schiffmann
● John Schumacher
● Patricia Walden
● Joan White
● Rodney Yee

360 pages, Paperback

First published July 24, 2007

Reviews

[David Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Based on a positive experience in Chad, I would like to attempt to learn Iyengar Yoga. This is not the book I hoped it would be, but I think it has pointed me in the direction of the one I am looking for. If i had opened this book before buying it, i would have realised that this is a tribute to BKS Iyengar, and not an instruction manual.

[Simon Eeles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent companion text for serious Iyengar Yoga students. There are some 50 essays by experienced teachers who studied for many years with BKS Iyengar. Each contributor writes a condensed piece on what studying with Guruji meant for them. Invaluable, particularly for discovering an awakened state of mindfulness, proprioception and insight into the range of states of consciousness available to those that develop asanas daily and work with Pranayama.

[Nabi]

A compilation of interesting essays from various people affected by Iyengar's omnipresent influence on our present day practices of yoga (essays from instructors like Richard Freeman, Erich Schiffman, Shiva Rea to actor Julian Sands & Annette Bening). I love it so far, as it's inspired me to further look into the history of the asana practices as we know it, and to open my eyes to the other limbs of yoga.

[Adrienne Michetti · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most influential books I've ever read.

[Amy]

One of the essays in this book is written by a former teacher....