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B.K.S. Iyengar B.K.S. Iyengar is credited with recognizing the difficulty of yoga and introduced props including blocks and blankets to make it less difficult.

B.K.S. Iyengar

Indian teacher
Also known as: Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar
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B.K.S. Iyengar (born December 14, 1918, Bellur, Karnataka, India—died August 20, 2014, Pune, Maharashtra) was an Indian teacher and popularizer of Yoga, a system of Indian philosophy. Explore the different types of yoga. Iyengar was born into a large impoverished family. A sickly child, he suffered from a distended belly and was unable to hold his head up straight. His physical condition made him a laughingstock among his peers, and his friendlessness hindered his academic...

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