Posted on January 1, 2010.
Which Is the Yoga of Iyengar?
The Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, the founder of yoga of Iyengar, practiced this relaxation technique for more than 60 years and is considered to be one of the instructors of first meditation in the world. It had been born in a poor family of Iyengar in the town of Belur Karnataka, south India. Iyengars is a community of brahmanes (a class praatree) that student the veda and the old religious texts that indicates that a Supreme one Is, just like gods subsidiaries, of which the existence depends on the omnipotent God.
After receiving the witty treatment, B. K. THE S. Iyengar survived the malaria, the tuberculosis, the fever of typhoid and the under nutrition. It began teaching this meditation technique in 1937 and traveled since the globe, spreading its ideas to the west world.
It won several rewards and published fourteen books, including "the Light On Yoga," that was adjusted "the yoga Bible". Magazine Time called Iyengar one of the "100 most of the influential people" in 2004. The yoga of Iyengar is a spirituality of party and a party a physical health, a paved one of the manner towards a spirit and an united body.
Wittyly, the meditation of Iyengar is based on Patanjali eight members of yoga of raja. The east first Yama, meaning physically and abstaining mentally of the to follow five things: the violence towards of others and oneself, to covet others' the matters, sexual relations, devotion to the possessions and does not import what that is false.
The second member is called Niyama, referring itself to the five observations: the cleanliness of body and the spirit, the satisfaction with what the one has, the penitence and the mental check, the introspection and the surrender to God. Asana refers itself to the posture and to the position (ideally an upright position with the relaxed muscles) and Pranayama is the directed check of a breath, that is so vital to the practice of successful yoga.
Pratayahara calls to calm it direction connected with the exterior world. Then will do only Dharana (the concentration), Dhyana (the meditation) and Samadhi (the unity with the Supreme one Is) follows naturally.
In the practice, the yoga of Iyengar is characterized by the belt usage, girths, the sand bags, the benches and the pads to help in to execute 200 asanas (the postures) and create body line. Important Egalement is the 14 pranayamas (the breaths). Less than accent is placed on the effort and more of muscular importances is given to find the ideal position.
The poses of yoga of position can construct strong legs, improve the circulation and students of coordination and helps with the competences that they can take to the others form of this meditation. The instruction is severe, in other comparison train, with the extremely induced professors and certified placing actively students in the just positions and correct the deviations. The novices will be surely individualized the attention and the more of their instruction themselves they attend the classes of meditation of Iyengar.
The advantages of yoga of Iyengar include: increased the circulation and the comfort, the better posture, the strongest muscles, the better balance and the better coordination -- what's more sensation more to peace, with less than tension and anxiety. The Americans practice this meditation style in the tens of thousands, instruct by the certified professors of IYNUS.
