Iyengar ─ The Yoga Master

Well-known contributors from the world of yoga celebrate the life and work of the great yoga pioneer B. K. S. Iyengar in this collection. Iyengar, who celebrates seventy years as a yoga teacher this year, is an Indian yoga master, revered as the single most influential person in spreading the teachings of yoga throughout the world. Iyengar was recognized in Time magazine’s 2004 list of the one hundred most powerful and influential people in the world.



This collection of essays, stories, and interviews celebrates the life and great influence of renowned yoga teacher B. K. S. Iyengar and features an international and diverse group of well-known contributors. These writings offer a deep understanding of the man, as well as his unique approach to yoga and the human mind and body.


Contributors include:



? Baron Baptiste

? Beryl Bender Birch

? T. K. V. Desikachar

? Alan Finger

? Lilias Folan

? Richard Freeman

? John Friend

? Sharon Gannon

? Dona Holleman

? Gary Kraftsow

? Judith Hanson Lasater

? David Life

? Manouso Manos

? Chuck Miller

? Aadil Palkhivala

? Shiva Rea

? Erich Schiffmann

? John Schumacher

? Patricia Walden

? Joan White

? Rodney Yee

Kofi Busia is one of the world’s foremost teachers in the Iyengar tradition. He has been a certified Iyengar yoga teacher for over thirty years, and has taught all over the world. He has spent many years studying closely with B. K. S. Iyengar at the Ramamani Iyengar Institute in India. Many of Kofi’s students have in turn become teachers of worldwide renown.