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04/09/2026
“Health begins with firmness in the body, deepens to emotional stability, then leads to intellectual clarity, wisdom and finally unveiling of the soul”— BKS Iyengar
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Regular practice develops sensitivity, not merely flexibility. This is particularly important in Iyengar Yoga, where the aim is not simply to become more flexible but to become more observant. Through consistent practice, you begin to notice when one leg is working differently from the other, where you are gripping unnecessarily, how your breath changes, when the mind becomes restless, how your spine responds and how your emotional state affects your practice. The body gradually becomes like a laboratory for observation, where every asana gives you an opportunity to understand yourself more deeply.
The nervous system also becomes familiar with stillness. Each time you come to the mat, perform precise actions and remain in an asana with awareness, you repeatedly practise a cycle of attention, observation, adjustment and stillness. Over time, concentration can become more accessible. You do not have to wait for the mind to become calm before practising yoga; the discipline of regular practice itself helps train the mind to become quieter and more attentive.
Regular practice also teaches you to see yourself honestly. Some days you may feel enthusiastic, some days resistant, restless, dull or emotionally disturbed. The same asana can feel completely different depending on your state of mind and body. When you practise regularly, you begin to recognise these patterns instead of being controlled by them. This is one of the ways in which regularity develops self-awareness.
Progress in yoga is not always about performing a difficult pose. Sometimes it is much subtler. After a few months, you may realise that your shoulders do not tighten as much, you can stay longer without losing your attention, your breath remains steady, or you immediately notice when you are doing something incorrectly. These changes are often the result of hundreds of small repetitions. Progress in yoga is cumulative, and regularity allows those small changes to gradually become a deeper transformation.
“One has to begin and end in the adjustment of an asana in such a way that the human anatomical structure is not disturbed or distorted. Any distortion or wrong positioning in the asana reverberates creating changes in the muscles, joints and fibres and clamour in the mind and intelligence of the practitioner, jarring all the sheaths of the self. During the practice of praṇāyāma any gasped, sucked or pressured inhalation or exhalation is wrong.
There is much more than the alignment of the outer frame of the body to be attended to in the presentation of the asana. As it is through their correct, even and measured placement (with ascension, extension and expansion), the senses of perception find their place of neutrality from where they change and begin their involvement with inner perception. Again it is with the sensitively determined position of the outer limbs that the mind has to act, like smooth pouring of oil from one vessel to the other. Thus, each one has to begin from the outer, to become absorbed and immersed into the inner dimensionless space. This way all the sheaths of the self occupy the entire being with intelligent awareness pervading the body throughout. Hence, all the sheaths have to be attended to coordinate while practising āsana, prāṇāyāma and dhyāna.
By this undistorted abiding of the vehicles of the self with the Self, there are no longer any divisions. This way the aim of yoga practice is established throughout practice.”
BKS Iyengar
Astadala Yogamala
Vol 7
“ASANAS ARE LIKE BOOKS . YOU NEED TO READ THEM,NOT JUST HAVE THEM”……..SH. PRASHANT IYENGAR……
23/08/2026
TRANSFORMATION IS A SUSTAINED CHANGE, AND IT IS ACHIEVED THROUGH PRACTICE…. BKS IYENGAR
Yog sadhana contains a scheme of control of diet, movements, conduct and thinking for our evolution and development. This ennobles our personality and also our organs. It purifies them, too. Therefore, we should not take the organs and glands as mechanical.
Satsang is a part of yog sadhana which develops organs and glands. Another part is Shastrasanga which means studying, reflecting on and imbibing literature of saints, of spiritualism and about high knowledge. The 3rd part is Sadhanasangha, which has many kinds and many rituals. Asanas, pranayama, japa, dhyan, mudra, kriya, bandha are all sadhanas. …..SH. PRASHANT IYENGAR
19/08/2026
A Reflection on the Evolution of Iyengar Yoga
By Rajvi H. Mehta’s “Evolution of the Brand Iyengar Yoga” in Yoga Rahasya Vol. 32, no.1 2026.
Iyengar Yoga did not begin as a brand.
Guruji did not set out to create one. He began with his own practice, his experience with students, his relentless observation and experimentation, and his desire to find effective ways to help people. In the early years, there were very few students. There was no marketing strategy, no social media and no promise of fame or financial reward.
The growth happened organically through the transformation people experienced and through word of mouth. What eventually became known as “Iyengar Yoga” was built through practice, precision, experience, discipline and a genuine connection between teacher and student.
Today, the name Iyengar Yoga carries recognition around the world. With that recognition comes responsibility.
The article reminds us that props, alignment, sequencing and therapeutic applications are important but they are only part of what makes this tradition distinctive.
The deeper question is about the teacher behind the teaching. Are we teaching from the heart, from experience and from a genuine desire to serve? Or are we simply teaching because it is our job?
As teachers, perhaps our greatest responsibility is not to promote the brand, but to preserve the integrity of what Guruji gave us.
It is time to reflect.
In order to bring the change, the asana and pranayama have to be done in the right manner so that through your practice you imbibe good nature; you imbibe the right nature, the required nature, the required prakriti. We need to deal with all the weaknesses and conquer them. That is the whole idea behind practice. That is how it has to be introduced. You begin to do asana and pranayama every day for an hour or two, or whatever time is available to you. If you begin to practice for an hour or two in the morning or the evening, then you begin to feel the change. The rest of your daily routine is more disciplined. The mind, behavior, attitude begins to change. Then there is a time when you realize you don’t have time to waste on other unwanted or unimportant things because your practice helps your nature. It cultures your nature. You can’t just waste your time anywhere. You want to be in it. You remain with yoga. You remain in yoga.
- Geeta S Iyengar
An excerpt from her article in Yoga Rahasya
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