Tribute to Yogacharya Sri B.K.S. Iyengar
The whole world mourns the death of Yogacharya Sri BKS Iyengar, who passed away in Pune, India at 3:15 am on August 20, 2014 at the age of 95. His passing and his extraordinary life and legacy have been recognized internationally. We are feeling deep sadness at this time but we are filled with immense gratitude for all that Guruji has given us and how he has transformed our lives. He was a great Guru.
” The knowledge of yoga is handed down in regular succession, the royal sages knew. This yoga, by long lapse of time has been lost. For at that time, some great master appears on the horizon to inspire, encourage and to lead the generation away from the ruts and sorrows onto the highroads of wisdom” – (Bhagavadgita- Chapter IV.2).
Guruji, a great master has rekindled the light of yoga and he has shown us the path of wisdom. It is our responsibility to carry that torch, spread the light as far as we can and move on the path he has shown to us.
This is his wish for us, as he expressed in Light on Life; ‘I do pray that my ending will be your beginning.’
We invite you to practice a special yoga sequence
in memory of Yogacharya Sri. B.K.S. Iyengar on
Tuesday, August 26th at 8:30pm. EDT
We are hoping that as many of us as possible, in our own practice spaces or at our yoga schools and institutes, practice the following sequence of asanas. Except for Tadasana, we leave the timings to your best judgment. We ask that you hold Guruji in your hearts as you practice:
Uttanasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Utthita Trikonasana to the right and to the left
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Uttanasana
Tadasana – 3 minutes
5 minutes seated quietly
Articles on Yogacharya Sri. B.K.S. Iyengar
B. K. S. Iyengar, Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West, Dies at 95
The New York Times Aug, 20, 2014
B. K. S. Iyengar, who helped introduce the practice of yoga to a Western world awakening to the notion of an inner life, died on Wednesday in the southern Indian city of Pune. He was 95.
BKS Iyengar: An incredible body of work
The Times of India, Aug, 21, 2014
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja ‘BKS’ Iyengar, the grand old man of yoga who could do 30-minute head stands well into his nimble nineties, began life as a sickly child; he suffered from malaria, typhoid and tuberculosis till well into his teens.
vaayuyogashala.com 