Iyengar (B.K.S.Iyengar),19181214 was born in a poor family in Karnataka. There are 13 children at home, and others are 1 1. The founder of Iyengar Yoga, whose book Light of Yoga is known as the "Bible" of yoga practice. He has made great contributions to the promotion of modern yoga all his life and is called the founder of modern yoga. In 2004, he was selected as "100 the most influential person in the world" by Time magazine. 20 14 On August 20th, Iyengar died of renal failure in the hospital at the age of 95.
Chinese name: Iyengar.
B.K.S.Iyengar Mbth
Nationality: India
Place of birth: Karnataka, India
Date of birth:19181214.
Date of death: 2065438+August 20, 2004
Occupation: Yoga instructor
Major achievements: In 2004, Time magazine selected "100" as one of the most influential people in the world.
Representative works: The Light of Yoga, The Tree of Yoga, The Light of patanjali Yoga Sutra, The Light of Iyengar's pranayama.
Early experience
Born in Iyengar, 19 18 coincided with a worldwide influenza outbreak. His mother was infected with the flu and spread it to Iyengar. Therefore, Iyengar was born sick: Iyengar was infected with malaria, typhoid fever and tuberculosis when he was a child. /kloc-At the age of 0/4, Iyengar began to live with one of his sisters and brother-in-law. As it happens, this brother-in-law is a yoga teacher, and he began to teach Iyengar yoga, hoping to strengthen Iyengar's physique.
Yoga career
/kloc-at the age of 0/8, Iyengar went to teach yoga in southern India. From 65438 to 0952, Iyengar met the violinist yehudi menuhin, and with the help of Mei Niuyin, he began to introduce yoga to the west.
1956, Iyengar went to the United States to promote yoga for the first time. At that time, Washington post and other media reported his visit and mentioned his distinctive eyebrows. At the same time, they doubt whether his "weird" movements are conducive to exercise. Today, at least 654.38+06 million people in the United States practice yoga, and yoga has become a multi-billion dollar industry.
1966, Iyengar published his classic masterpiece "The Light of Yoga", which caused a sensation in the west and was rated as "the shortcut of ancient oriental health art" and the "Bible" of yoga practice. Light of Yoga has been translated into 18 languages, and the sales volume has exceeded10 million copies. Iyengar himself is known as "the founder of modern yoga".
1975, Iyengar named the Yoga Institute in Pune after Lamani in memory of his beloved late wife. At the beginning of the college, Iyengar personally taught all the courses. Soon, the college became an internationally renowned yoga school.
In 2003, the word "Iyengar" was officially included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
20 1 1, Iyengar came to China for the first time and gave a speech in Guangzhou to share his practice experience with yoga lovers. He was still practicing yoga at the age of 93. In an interview, he said that he was puzzled by the name "Iyengar Yoga" and said with a smile: "I'm not dead yet! How can there be such a name? To be precise, they are studying the yoga of Professor Iyengar. My yoga is also passed down from generation to generation from my guru and guru. "
Iyengar traveled to 25 countries in his life and was received by many heads of state, spreading his yoga ideas to every corner of the world. During his visit to Russia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev personally received him, and thousands of yoga professionals came from all over the world to meet him.
Iyengar * * * published 14 books, won hundreds of awards, and was widely recognized in the process of yoga popularization.
20 14 On August 20th, Iyengar died of renal failure in the hospital at the age of 95.
Character contribution
Iyengar is called "the founder of modern yoga". He has practiced and taught yoga for more than 75 years and is recognized as the most important yoga instructor. He has written many books related to yoga. One of the most famous is the light of yoga. Iyengar yoga has spread all over the world and millions of students are learning it.
Yoga viewpoint
Someone once asked Iyengar how a busy person could have time to practice yoga. Iyengar said that he woke up at 3 am to practice yoga; After cooking, I also practiced yoga. He said, is there anything more important than health? He encourages people to practice yoga while waiting for the washing machine to wash clothes.
As for himself, sometimes he exercises five times a day. He smiled and said, "Sometimes I act like a madman. You can practice yoga from morning till night without even eating. "
In Iyengar's view, yoga is a way for people to concentrate and guide correctly through meditation and physical exercise, so as to realize the integration of the individual and the universal spirit and finally achieve self-liberation. In the teaching process, Iyengar is good at using vivid metaphors, so that many beginners can quickly break through the obstacles of practice and experience the mystery of yoga. He once said, "If you care for your roots, flowers will naturally open and give off fragrance. If you take good care of your body, your mind and soul will naturally grow and improve. "
Personality assessment
In 2004, Iyengar was selected as 100 the most influential person in the world by Time magazine. Time magazine praised Iyengar's efforts to promote yoga and made great contributions to the national fitness campaign. British BBC radio called him "Michelangelo Yoga Master"
"He was the first yoga master who left India to teach yoga in the West in the 1950s. Before him, yoga was only a mysterious asceticism in the Indian jungle and snow-capped mountains in the impression of most people in the world. " (The New York Times, 5 June 2005-15 October)