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Iyengar$537682$ - translation to English

INDIAN YOGA TEACHER AND SCHOLAR
B K S Iyengar; BKS Iyengar; B.K.S.R. Iyengar; B.K.S. Iyengar; Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar; Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar; Sri BKS Iyengar; Prashant S. Iyengar

Iyengar      
n. Iyengar, Nachname

Definition

Iyengar
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¦ noun a type of hatha yoga focusing on the correct alignment of the body, making use of straps, wooden blocks, and other objects as aids to achieving the correct postures.
Origin
named after B. K. S. Iyengar, the Indian yoga teacher who devised the method.

Wikipedia

B. K. S. Iyengar

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (14 December 1918 – 20 August 2014) was an Indian teacher of yoga and author. He is founder of the style of yoga as exercise, known as "Iyengar Yoga", and was considered one of the foremost yoga gurus in the world. He was the author of many books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and Light on Life. Iyengar was one of the earliest students of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who is often referred to as "the father of modern yoga". He has been credited with popularizing yoga, first in India and then around the world.

The Indian government awarded Iyengar the Padma Shri in 1991, the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2014. In 2004, Iyengar was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.