Nel 1984, dopo quasi 50 anni di insegnamento, annuncia la sua intenzione di lasciare alla generazione successiva, alla figlia Geeta e al figlio Prashant, il compito di condurre le classi all’Istituto. In realtà BKS Iyengar da allora e fino a oggi continua non solo a svolgere una parte attiva nella conduzione del centro, ma a supervisionare tutte le classi in particolar modo quelle terapeutiche, nonché a curare i progetti di grande impegno sociale della Fondazione Bellur, creata per aiutare il suo villaggio natale. Alla gloriosa età di 91 anni BKS Iyengar continua con il suo genio ad ispirare e guidare generazioni di praticanti yoga. Il fervore religioso non lo ha mai abbandonato e la sua pratica è sempre intensa. E’ universalmente riconosciuto come il più grande Maestro yoga vivente.
` Hard work and humility are essential for spiritual sadhana
` When I practice I am a philosopher, when I teach I am a scientist, when I demonstrate I am an artist
` All may be able to do yoga but only one in a million is fit to be called a yogi
` Knowledge has no end
` My words should not be listened but reflected upon
` For a yogi his body is a laboratory for perpetual experiment and research
` Yoga helps to endure what cannot be cured and to cure what need not be endured
` The art of teaching is tolerance. Humbleness is the art of learning
` Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities for a teacher
` A good teacher helps you to explore to the maximum
` A good book is better than a bad teacher
` Training of mind and body leads to awareness of the soul
` Each movement is my mantra
` The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers
` Freedom is to be free from the chains of fears and desires
` The mind must always remain in the state of present
` Self realization must exist in each pore of the skin
` Intelligence should be uniform in each posture
` Do not allow mistakes to take deep root, but watch for and eradicate them by training and experience
` If there is no wind in our sails, the only way out is to row
` Intellectuals tend to be arrogant. Intelligence, like money, is a good servant but a bad master
` The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in
` When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world
` The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind & the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life
` It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity
` Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured
` The Light that Yoga sheds on Life is something special. It is transformative. It does not just change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees
` All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga
` Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open
` Words cannot convey the value of yoga. It has to be experienced
` We can rise above our limitation, only once we recognize them
` He who has learnt to control his tongue has attained self-control in a great measure. When such a person speaks he will be heard with respect and attention. His words will be remembered, for they will be good and true. When one who is established in truth prays with a pure heart, then things he really needs come to him when they are really needed: he does not have to run after them. The man firmly established in truth gets the fruit of his actions without apparently doing anything. God, the source of all truth, supplies his needs and looks after his welfare
Utthita Trikonasana
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Ardha Chandrasana
Parsvottanasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Shirshasana
Uttanasana
Sarvangasana
Halasana