“He was a one-person movement…we will strive to keep his Sadhana (legacy) alive. He has achieved eternal peace. He was open to everyone even till his last breath.”

Geeta Iyengar, his eldest daughter.
Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar passes away at 95

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Indian yoga teacher and scholar 1918–2014

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