Bks Iyengar Facts | Facts about Bks Iyengars

Why did B.K.S. Iyengar start yoga?

B.K.S. Iyengar was a sickly child, and he credited yoga with restoring his health.

B.K.S. Iyengar's 1966 book "Light on Yoga" became a classic and has been translated into many languages.

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin studied yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar and helped bring him to the West.

B.K.S. Iyengar popularized yoga props like blocks, straps, and ropes.

Time magazine named B.K.S. Iyengar one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2004.

B.K.S. Iyengar received the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors, in 2014.

B.K.S. Iyengar's yoga institute in Pune is named after his wife, Ramamani.

Google honored B.K.S. Iyengar with a Google Doodle in 2015.

B.K.S. Iyengar died in 2014 at age 95.

Iyengar yoga teacher certification is known for being rigorous.