Posts Tagged ‘Guriji’
YOGA IS MY BUS (continued)
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar
On living Yoga, Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja (B.K.S.) Iyengar says “When I practice, I am a philosopher. When I teach, I am a scientist. When I demonstrate, I am an artist.”
B.K.S. Iyengar is Guruji. He is also a person who developed a means by which Yoga could be taught in a scientific manner that allows ordinary people like me to get into, and sustain, the asanas (poses). Although Guruji has never taught me Yoga, and probably never will, learning Yoga from people he had nurtured makes me believe that Guruji had so much consideration for his students. He recognized that each person has his or her own strengths, weakness and limitations. Through the guidance of Guruji, my Yoga teachers are able to determine when to push me further and when to be compassionate. The recognition by BKS Iyengar of the needs of each student of Yoga and his apparent and sincere desire to help us achieve the benefits of Yoga is what endears me to this practice.