Sophia Oh

Our Studio At Swarupa Iyengar Yoga Studio, the physical environment is designed to communicate silently but powerfully as part of the whole yoga experience. About Sage Patanjali Patanjali, undoubtedly the greatest expounder of Yoga, lived sometime between 500 and 200 B.C. The life of Patanjali is an enigma to modern historians, and almost nothing is known about this great Master who epitomises Yoga. It is only with the help of legends that one can draw inferences about him. Indeed he was a great Yoga adept and was perhaps the head of a school in which “Swadhyaya”, study of the Self, was regarded as an important aspect of spiritual practice Indian history is presumptive of several individuals by the name of Patanjali. Three of them were well-known; the first one being the famous grammarian who wrote the commentary on Panini’s Ashtadhyayi (the Mahabhashya) and compiled the Yoga Sutras, the classical text on Raja Yoga. About B.K.S Iyengar B.K.S. Iyengar is one of the foremost teachers of yoga in the world and has been practicing and teaching yoga for over 75 years. Guruji Iyengar began teaching in Pune, India in 1936. Today at 94, he continues to practice and teach at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute and remains as an inspiration to students all over the world. B.K.S. Iyengar’s intense practice over seventy years and teaching have produced significant innovations in the teaching of the art and science of yoga. He is the author of the classic Light on Yoga which has been a source book for generations of yoga enthusiasts. His genius and insight into mastering and defining the ancient practice has popularised yoga today, making it accessible to millions all over the world and allowing them to discover the enlightenment of spirit enjoyed in the life of a dedicated yogi.