Iyengar Yoga is based on the teachings of living yoga master B. K. S. Iyengar, author of the classic yoga treatise “Light on Yoga.” His daughter, Geeta, and son, Prashant, are also accomplished teachers and authors of yoga texts. The Iyengar family’s teachings are deeply grounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, an ancient summation of the path of yoga considered to be at least 2500 years old. B. K. S. Iyengar’s intense practice and over 65 years of teaching have produced significant innovations in the teaching of this art.

Among the most noteworthy are:

• A complete approach to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual transformation brings the practitioner to physical health and vitality, mental clarity and wisdom, and emotional serenity and poise.
• Emphasis on standing asanas develops strength, stamina, concentration, and body alignment.
• A safe, orderly, systematic progression of asanas develops the student’s ability both within a class and from class to class.
• Use of props, such as blankets, blocks, and straps, facilitates learning and provides proper adjustment to meet individual needs.
• Highly developed teaching methodology includes the precise use of language, demonstration, and observation; the teaching of specific points of actions in an asana, and individual correction and adjustment of students.
• Ways to use yoga to ease various ailments and stress.
• Complete integration of the yoga philosophy with the practice of asana.