B. K. S. Iyengar
B. K. S. Iyengar, atau Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (14 Desember 1918 – 20 Agustus 2014) adalah pendiri Iyengar Yoga dan salah satu pelatih yoga terkenal di dunia.[1][2] Ia menulis berbagai buku tentang praktik yoga dan filosofi meliputi Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, dan Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
| B.K.S. Iyengar | |
|---|---|
 Iyengar saat ulang tahun ke-86 pada 2004 | |
| Lahir | 14 Desember 1918 Bellur, India Britania (sekarang Karnataka, India) |
| Meninggal | 20 Agustus 2014 (umur 95) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Pekerjaan | Pelatih Yoga, penulis |
| Dikenal atas | Iyengar Yoga |
| Suami/istri | Ramamani |
| Anak | Geeta Prashant Sunita |
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Iyengar menerbitkan buku pertama-nya (Light on Yoga) pada 1966. Bukut tersebut diterjemahkan ke dalam 17 bahasa dan terjual 3 juta salinan.[2]
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (1966; revised ed. 1977). Light on Yoga. New York: Schocken. ISBN 978-0-8052-1031-6
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (1989). Light on Pranayama: The Yogic Art of Breathing. New York: Crossroad. ISBN 0-8245-0686-3
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (1985). The Art of Yoga. Boston: Unwin. ISBN 978-0-04-149062-6
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (1988). The Tree of Yoga. Boston: Shambhala. ISBN 0-87773-464-X
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (1996). Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. London: Thorsons. ISBN 978-0-00-714516-4
- Iyengar, B.K.S., Abrams, D. & Evans, J.J. (2005). Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom. Pennsylvania: Rodale. ISBN 1-59486-248-6
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (2007). Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health. New York: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7566-3362-2
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (8 Vols, 2000-2008). Astadala Yogamala: Collected Works. New Delhi: Allied Publishers.
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (2009). Yoga Wisdom and Practice. New York: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0-7566-4283-3
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (2010). Yaugika Manas: Know and Realize the Yogic Mind. Mumbai: Yog. ISBN 81-87603-14-3
- Iyengar, B.K.S. (2012). Core of the Yoga Sutras: The Definitive Guide to the Philosophy of Yoga. London: HarperThorsons. ISBN 978-0-00-792126-3
Referensi sunting
- ^ Aubrey, Allison. "Light on life: B.K.S. Iyengar's Yoga insights". Morning Edition: National Public Radio, 10 November 1995. (full text) Accessed 4 July 2007
- ^ a b Stukin, Stacie (10 Oktober 2005). "Yogis gather around the guru". Los Angeles Times. Diakses tanggal 9 January 2013.
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai B. K. S. Iyengar.
- Situs web resmi Iyengar
- Blog covering Mr. Iyengar's 2005 US visit Diarsipkan 2010-05-14 di Wayback Machine.
- BBC World Service article and programme by Mark Tully
- Leap of faith(2008, Trivedi & Makim) Documentary about the life of BKS Iyengar