B.N.S. Iyengar

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Regarding B.N.S. Iyengar I found the following

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website...www.ajna.demon.co.uk/yoga/iyengar.htm<br>>>>Born Mysore State

1925 .Yogavisharda BNS Iyengar

studied yoga under the guidance of T.Krishnamachar and

later K.P.Jois. In 1984, after extensive travel to holy

places within India and many years of practice in

retreat in his native village, he was invited by the

Swami of Parakala Mutt to Direct the Patanjala

Yogashala there. He was awarded the title of Yogavisharda

by the Maharaja of Mysore. <br>BNS Iyengar teaches

what he calls Vinyasa Ashtanga Yoga in terms of asana

this takes a middle course between the rigidly defined

series of K.P Jois or the loose practice sequences of

TKV Desiacachar. Asanas are taught in base series

Primary, Intermediate, Advanced A, Advanced B. these being

adapted and extended to the needs of the student, however

it is his view that since asana is only 1 limb of

the classical Ashtanga of Patanjali proficiency in

primary and intermediate asanas is sufficient attainment

for most practitioners. Who should then put there

effort into more spiritually important limbs such as

pranayama. <br><br>Although the bulk of the students at the

Patanjala Yogashala are locals of Mysore anyone with a

serious interest in yoga may study there, amoungst BNS

Iyengar's more famous western students are Godfrey Devereux

and Lino Miele . <br><br>BNS Iyengar is Vice

President of the Karnataca State Yoga Association and in

1995 made a lecture tour of Italy and Switzerland

speaking on the esoteric aspects of kundalini yoga.

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