Mr Iyengar started yoga as a young man under the guidance of his brother-in-law, Mr T. Krishnamacharya before teaching small groups of students in India. In 1975, he founded the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in memory of his late wife where each year thousands of Iyengar yoga practitioners continue their yoga learning.
Mr Iyengar died in August 2014, leaving behind his children and grandchildren. His daughter Geeta was a formidable teacher in her own right before her passing in December 2018. Today his son, Prashant, and granddaughter, Abhijater, continue to build on his rich legacy of teaching at RIMYI.
Yoga has a threefold impact on health. It keeps healthy people healthy, inhibits the development of diseases, and aids recovery from ill health. (Light on Life, B.K.S. Iyengar, p 23)