B.K.S. Iyengar in Eka Pada Rajakapotasana - One Legged King Pigeon Pose
B.K.S. Iyengar (14 December 1918 – 20 August 2014) is acknowledged as the foremost influential yoga teacher in the modern world, whose mastery of asana and pranayama were beyond compare. He was the author of many books about yoga, including the seminal Light on Yoga, and designed the yoga props which most styles of yoga now employ. B.K.S. Iyengar forever changed the way yoga is generally practiced. In 2004, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
"Teaching is a difficult art, but it is the best service you can do for humanity." - B.K.S. Iyengar
