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Why Yoga Works

By KC Content Team

This has been an exciting time for yoga research, as more studies emerge that continue to shed light on how yoga is effective in alleviating many mental and physical health problems.

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BKS Iyengar’s Unique Revelations

Yogacharya BKS Iyengar’s last interview excerpts. He talks on historical journey of Yoga, his life experiences, why Yoga was lost to common man and how it was revived, the importance of Asana, Pranayama and his unique contribution & message etc.

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B. K. S. Iyengar
2015
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Yoga Demonstration, BKS Iyengar (1976)

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (1918 – 2014), better known as B.K.S. Iyengar, was the founder of the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga" and was considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world.

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B. K. S. Iyengar
2016
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Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace and Ultimate Freedom

B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings on yoga are followed throughout the world, reflects upon his lifetime's experience on the yoga path.

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B.K.S. Iyengar
2019
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The Tree of Yoga

Iyengar developed a form of yoga that focuses on developing strength, endurance, correct body alignment, as well as flexibility and relaxation. The Iyengar method integrates philosophy, spirituality, and the practice of yoga into everyday living.

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B.K.S. Iyengar
2025
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Yoga The Iyengar Way: The New Definitive Illustrated Guide

A practical guide to the most widespread of yoga forms - the Iyengar method - this book is suitable both for beginners and advanced pupils and can be used as a handbook for home practice. Each of the 90 postures included is graded, described and accompanied by detailed instructions.

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Shyam Mehta, B.K.S. Iyengar (foreword)
1990
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Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

BKS Iyengar’s translation and commentary on these ancient yoga sutras has been described as the “bible” of yoga. This new edition of the classic text contains a new introduction by BKS Iyengar, as well as a foreword by Godfrey Devereux, author of Dynamic Yoga.

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B.K.S. Iyengar
2002
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Core of the Yoga Sutras: The Definitive Guide to the Philosophy of Yoga

B.K.S. Iyengar has devoted his life to the practice and study of yoga. It was B.K.S. Iyengar’s unique teaching style, bringing precision and clarity to the practice, as well as a mindset of ‘yoga for all’, which has made it into a worldwide phenomenon.

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B.K.S. Iyengar, The Dalai Lama (foreword)
2012
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Light on Yoga

The definitive guide to the philosophy and practice of Yoga--the ancient healing discipline for body and mind--by its greatest living teacher. Light on Yoga provides complete descriptions and illustrations of all the positions and breathing exercises. Features a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin.

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B.K.S. Iyengar
2025
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