Astadala Yogamala (Collected Works), Volume 4

B.K.S. Iyengar

Aug 2004 · FIRST EDITION Buch 4 · Allied Publishers

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This is the fourth volume of the second part of the "Collected Works" of Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar. Each part comprises several volumes which are arranged according to the following scheme: Articles, Interviews, Question & answer Sessions etc.

This volume is a compilation of question and answer sessions with Guruji from 1958 to 1984. It contains Guruji's answers for questions on personal, practical and philosophical aspects.

Autoren-Profil

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.