Rothman is managing editor at TIME. B.K.S. Iyengar teaches an Iyengar Intennsive class to 800 students at The 10th Annual Yoga Journal Colorado Conference in Estes Park on Sept. 28, 2005. B.K.S.

Iyengar yoga focuses on your body's alignment, timing and balance and often uses props such as blankets, blocks and belts to achieve the correct posture. There are a plethora of celebrity-approved ...

The most famous page on the internet is today adorned with an animated doodle celebrating the life of BKS Iyengar. Iyengar, who would have been 97 today, is most famous for developing Iyengar yoga and ...

For his immense contribution to yoga, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991. The International Yoga Day which fosters global awareness of yoga and its multifaceted benefits for physical and mental ...

In contemporary yoga classes, teachers often speak of Patanjali’s “Yoga Sutras,” a philosophical text compiled around two thousand years ago, as the wellspring of the practice. This requires an ...

As the 86-year-old teacher drew closer to the fans cordoned off with yellow police tape at Los Angeles International Airport, the cheering and clapping grew louder. The group of about 30 people, ...