Sri. B.K.S. Iyengar ( December, 14,1918 – August, 20, 2014)
In memory of Guruji, Yogacharya Sri. B.K.S. Iyengar, Vaayu Yoga Shala has been presenting Guruji’s one quote per week, since September 7, 2014 and ending on August 16, 2015. To access all the quotes please click on the link:https://vaayuyogashala.com/2014/09/18/quote-of-the-week/
August 20, 2015 is one year anniversary of our beloved Guruji, Sri.B.K.S. Iyengar’s passing away. We will have our Guruji in our memory forever. Let us take time to express our gratitude for the yogic knowledge Guruji has imparted for all the yoga practitioners of the world and acknowledge his profound influence on our knowledge of yoga, our sadhana (practice), and our teaching.
As we observe the first anniversary of Guruji’s death, some things we can do to hold his teachings in our hearts and thoughts with reverence are:
- Chant Invocatory prayer of Patanjali and Guru Mantra:https://vaayuyogashala.com/slokas/
- Read some of his valuable quotes on our website:https://vaayuyogashala.com/2014/09/18/quote-of-the-week/
- Read a passage from his book Light on yoga or Light on life
- Practice an asana sequence
- Practice a sequence of restorative asanas using props.
- Practice Pranayama
- Watch one of the amazing videos of Guruji available on YouTube:
- Krishnamacharya and B.K.S. Iyengar yoga in 1938:
- Yoga the ultimate freedom (1976):Yoga with B.K.S. Iyengar
- Samadhi (1977)
- Demonstration in Sidney, 1983
- Guruji’s teachings in London, 1985, Part I
- Guruji’s teachings in London, 1985, Part II
- Excerpt from backbend Intensive, 1991, Part I
- Excerpt from beckbend Intensive, 1991, Part II
- Guruji conducting a medical class in Australia in 1992
- Q&A Session during the Estes Park Convention, 2005
- Guruji teaching Virasana in China, 2011
- Yoga’s Foremost Guru BKS Iyengar’s last unreleased Interview, 2012
- Guruji speaking on the occasion of Guru Purnima, 2013
- On Guruji’s 95th Birthday Celebrations, 2013
- Guruji with Rajiv Mehrotra, 2014
- Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar receiving Padma Vibhushan, 2014
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