Very useful. After decades of practice where I learnt from an Australian student of Guru Iyenger in India, I still find Pranayama one of the most profound aspects of Yoga! She taught following the precision and alignment of the Iyengar method. I am doing my advance yoga teacher training now and I refer back to Guru Iyengar's lectures all the time! Just beautiful 🙏
My guru i respect him as a fantastic guru and human being, as i faced him personally i was fortunate i wish i would have stayed with him till his last breath .although he is not there physically but i feel his presence always .i am grateful to God and my guru who cured and taught me yoga.may God bless him and his soul.
Watching another video of a previous lecture he mentions the anterior base of the spine vs. the posterior base of the spine and a light bulb popped! AUM - A= Brahma U = Vishnu M =Shiva
Yes! Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya was his brother in law. Guruji was in poor health and Sri invited him to come for learning yoga for to improving Guruji's health. Guruji's books "Light on Yoga" and (especially) "Light on Pranayama" changed my life when I read them as a youth. Deepest pranams, Guruji. 🙏
Pranam Gurudev :*. Perhaps he is the rarest of those yoga masters who interprets yoga as it is, unspoilt. I met one of my acquaintances who had done diving course and was full of ego that he can hold breath upto 4 minutes! I didn't say anything initially but quoted Yagnyavalka and Sage Patanjali himself..Things went of hand. He still does topsy-turvy poses (FB/Insta yogi) and teaches it to others but none has been 'transformed'. It's very sad that us Indians have lost the art & science of breathing
What's so simple about it? There is nothing practical in his words, he's just making up stuff to fit into cute English. Real pranayama isn't done with breathing. The ancient scripts are written symbolically and were not talking about breathing. Kumbhaka counts start at 48 and can go as high as 360, so you would die trying to hold the breath that long. Which would violate the 1st Yama of Ahimsa. Real pranayama is a series of techniques that direct mental energy. It is not a physical activity.
A person is either a Yogi or he is not. There is no middle way around. As sadhguru also says, that holding your breath for 4 minutes or over is not a magic, infact knowing your self and remaining calm and composed in every situation is . There are very few souls who know Yoga the way Guru Iyenger does. Its not mere acrobatics. It is self realization and the postures are the medium to do that. If a posture in an asana is painful it means the Yogi(Practitioner) will have to work towards it as the body is'nt responding correctly. We may get allured by the flexibility in the bodies of some self proclaimed gurus running amok in US and India, but I swear some of them do not know a thing about the way of life ' Yoga' is. Its an illegal patented way to destroy the health of their followers. I was late in realizing that unless I stopped practicing under one of a Guru in India. I was being taught the 'Forward Bending Pose' as in 'Padhastasana or Uttanasana' by bending my back in an arch in an unnatural way. As we all know, the bend comes like a piece of paper is folded in half. The spinal column is always straight with chest outwards, until we reach the bottom of the bend. I just gave an example to tell that please beware of self proclaimed gurus. I rushed into learning at a faster pace without even knowing the intricacies of my own body. Every human beings anatomy is different. Heartfelt Thanks to Shri B.K. Iyenger.
@@apnasapna1713 never a good option, I suggest to try with a yoga teacher, just experiment with what your local people offer. it's quite hard to learn from a book
Please is there someone who could fix the subtitles? They are substantially wrong, which is a great loss for those who must rely on the subtitles. But meanwhile thank you for the clip!
Sorry I need help. English language is not my first language so I am in difficult to understand his English pronunciation I have understand ( maybe) that I haven't to count same seconds when I hold the breath. I am right? Thanks a lot
I understand that many videos like these are manually transcribed. A proper job needs to be done to ensure clarity of message. If you would like help with this, please contact me, I have performed transcription services already to P. Iyengar's videos.
It seems he’s saying ....The quality of the in-breath empties the SELF/soul to the internal frontier of the body - to spiritually energise the body- so the body/soul connect, then in the out-breath, the body (bodily energy) follows the soul back to the transcendental source...and counting is useless- haha.
Inhale = Brahma, Puraka, your soul from your I in deep inside, from heart going to your body and creating space for it. Your mind must go with breath and increase space sizes, feel most far areas from your inner - your skin. Energy creating phase. When you stop breath at your maximum it's Kumbhaka, Visnhu, it's energy using phase. Mind must feel, not looking on clocks for "how long already?". Exhale = Maheshvara, Shive, your body going to your heart, to soul, to your "I", from skin to deep inside. It's purification and release phase. You release yourself from being in material body, from space and time and go to eternity. That all is written in his "Pranayama Dipika" and "Light of the Yogin's life" books.
Vashe Blago Thanks I understood inhalation well and kumbaka and exhalation to some extent . The one thing that is not clear is what happens during kumbaka and when we would know that it is time to exhale. Could you please explain these
@@vigneshbaskaran910 From the video - when your inner exhale really started, your form is lost inside, it's the time to start your outer exhale. In AtmaRama yoga master Karuna Ram sayd that we hold our lungs extended by holding shoulders open (risen and wide). If your frontal armpit falls - it's over, go to exhale
You do practice every day. That's how. Find a good teacher you can practice with. Do not go to led classes if you want to cure ocd (or anything else). Mysore style classes are a must with a truly qualified teacher. Find a good ashtanga yoga school in your neighborhood. They can help you for sure.
Alexander Lemberg thanks my dear for valuable answer. my problem is that I am from Pakistan and have no any yoga teacher even no yoga concept hardly in area even in near couple of districts
Ok, let's focus on what you have and what you can do. You obviously have internet access. On youtube you find a good ashtanga teacher that resonates with you. Learn to do sun salutation A and B. When you are able to do Surya Namaskar A and B, you do them every morning before eating any food. Every morning. No internet, no music, no nothing. Just do surya namaskar A and B, 5 rounds each. That is 10 sun salutations in total. When you successfully have done that for a month. Every day. Then you can contact me for further guidance, or simply research yourself. Make sure to stay safe in the poses, and use a mirror or camera to learn to adjust your own body. Downward facing dog (adho mukhva svanasana) is a pose that might cause trouble in the beginning. If such is the case, please bend your knees and make sure your spine is lengthening, but absolutely not arching, as you even can see many teachers on youtube and instagram showing. Do not arch your spine in down dog. Happy experimenting and take care of yourself :) The most important part of the sun salutation is doing it in vinyasa style. Stay with your breath. Let the movements last as long as your breath, and learn ujjayi breath for the yoga.
Alexander Lemberg thank you so much for your kind and valuable concern. also how amazing beautiful soul you are,who is helping me. sure I 'll start suriya namskar. I should not say but since last year during my search,no one was ready to help without payment
Vayu air is the clothing of soul.Hatha yoga is for body kind.For mind kind people Gyana yoga is the real deal.Westerners are more body conscious.So hatha yoga is suitable for them.Which makes them more beastly not saintly.It is culture which refines.They don’t have it and Indians don’t want it.So Indians are turning into beasts learning hatha yoga and aping west and forgetting Vedas and upanishads.Best of mad worlds.
Subtitles make into Russian (!) By me. All other - automatically translated. Of course, with auto subs impossible to understand what Guruji intent was on his speach
BKS Iyengar made up his ‘own style of what he called My -Yoga’method’ BKS DID Not TEACH: Authentic Classical Yoga. This is Very Important For Anyone Interested in Learning Yoga - BKS is Not Authentic. Go to His Son, Prashant Iyengar is Authentic.
Precision and Alignment Two words. Overdone. Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Ramana Maharishi did Not Say: “Sit Straight with a Poker Stiff Spine, Puff the Chest, Present the Chest is Pranayama.
We are not comparing any two persons physique here. hope you understand that. your grandfather would be appreciated for climbing a palm tree and BKS iyengar for teaching yoga to millions of students across the world.
erm one year into yoga , and i understood what he meant , with practice i can see what he means when he says container ... and it makes sense now ... not when i started ... i first youtubed PRANAYAMA .. oh those mighty words lol .. and thought the same . im glad i came back to this video now . i needed to be sure . And now i am sure im on the right path at least.
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Very useful. After decades of practice where I learnt from an Australian student of Guru Iyenger in India, I still find Pranayama one of the most profound aspects of Yoga! She taught following the precision and alignment of the Iyengar method. I am doing my advance yoga teacher training now and I refer back to Guru Iyengar's lectures all the time! Just beautiful 🙏
pranayama have power to give knowledge and peace with good health as a by product
I would be quite happy to correct the subtitles. Perhaps need to get in touch with BKS Foundation. He was a treasure to this world
Sir, u are jewel to India....
My guru i respect him as a fantastic guru and human being, as i faced him personally i was fortunate i wish i would have stayed with him till his last breath .although he is not there physically but i feel his presence always .i am grateful to God and my guru who cured and taught me yoga.may God bless him and his soul.
he is no more? my bad luck.wish i had known him before and learnt from him.
Amazing explanation. First time in my life I came to know meaning and relevance of all components of pranayam!! 🙏
Thanku so much BKS iyengerji🙏
Love this channel
Very nicely and explained.....thanks so much for sharing your invaluable knowledge, Gurudev !
Very much enjoy ee the interview. Gained some knowledge too. Thanks
Such passion Guruji never lost. It’s Pranayama!
Watching another video of a previous lecture he mentions the anterior base of the spine vs. the posterior base of the spine and a light bulb popped! AUM - A= Brahma U = Vishnu M =Shiva
🔥🔥🔥🔥The wisdom behind his words is REMARKABLE!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for the lovely way you showed us god bless you good night thrity Tavadia 🙏 👍 🌹
Such a pranayam guru is very rarely achieved in this university. Those yogis who had the chance to accompany with iyenger are lucky.
BKS iyengar,one of the earliest students of
Tirumalai krishnamacharya
Who is often regarded as 'The Father of Modern Yoga'
Yes! Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya was his brother in law. Guruji was in poor health and Sri invited him to come for learning yoga for to improving Guruji's health. Guruji's books "Light on Yoga" and (especially) "Light on Pranayama" changed my life when I read them as a youth. Deepest pranams, Guruji. 🙏
Ubbah what a knowledge...... Pure soul
Thanks for the Great information.
Pranam Gurudev :*. Perhaps he is the rarest of those yoga masters who interprets yoga as it is, unspoilt. I met one of my acquaintances who had done diving course and was full of ego that he can hold breath upto 4 minutes! I didn't say anything initially but quoted Yagnyavalka and Sage Patanjali himself..Things went of hand. He still does topsy-turvy poses (FB/Insta yogi) and teaches it to others but none has been 'transformed'. It's very sad that us Indians have lost the art & science of breathing
You have a great channel ! Thank you 🙏
Bhot aca hi
Pranam 🙏 Legend 🌄🌱
thankyou...sir my respect
Truly amazing 👏
I love this very pranayam💐🌺🙏🙏🏃🏃🏃🇳🇵🍏🍍🍓🍐🌺💐very.....very much
This is more spiritual n excellent speech
He is a great source of wisdom
Very nice Guru Bks Iyengar ji
Огромное спасибо за перевод, Сергей )
Скажите, пожалуйста, а где перевод? У меня нет. (
Субтитры включите
Invaluable ❤
Good video guru ji#yogahijeevan
Incredible micro knowledge..
Never heard before this kind of secret knowledge on pranayama 🙏🙏🙏
Inspiring...
प्रणाम गुरु जी
Сергей!Огромное сердечное спасибо за перевод!!!!)
А где перевод, не могу найти. Даже английский знаю но его акцент совсем пстц)
Включите субтитры
@@Seryogaji благодарю, проблема была в том, что на видно субтитры не отображаются , для этого нужно зайти в настройки видео
@@Seryogaji и да, спасибо за перевод, боюсь представить сколько раз его нужно было останавливать и переслушиватб, чтобы разобраться
Вы даже не представляете)) и все равно там несколько неточностей есть.
Proud to be born in that culture and civilization which gave some great things to this planet. Jai Hind Jai Bharat.
That's the first time I've heard such a spiritual yet simple explanation ab pranayama n v insightful. Thanks for sharing 🙏
What's so simple about it? There is nothing practical in his words, he's just making up stuff to fit into cute English. Real pranayama isn't done with breathing. The ancient scripts are written symbolically and were not talking about breathing. Kumbhaka counts start at 48 and can go as high as 360, so you would die trying to hold the breath that long. Which would violate the 1st Yama of Ahimsa. Real pranayama is a series of techniques that direct mental energy. It is not a physical activity.
@@snappyjohn9122 Kumbhaka is not to be exercised until one achieves asana siddhi. He is just simplifying how breathing works.
@@snappyjohn9122 source?
Master of yoga
Благодарю❤
जय हो
A person is either a Yogi or he is not. There is no middle way around. As sadhguru also says, that holding your breath for 4 minutes or over is not a magic, infact knowing your self and remaining calm and composed in every situation is . There are very few souls who know Yoga the way Guru Iyenger does. Its not mere acrobatics. It is self realization and the postures are the medium to do that. If a posture in an asana is painful it means the Yogi(Practitioner) will have to work towards it as the body is'nt responding correctly. We may get allured by the flexibility in the bodies of some self proclaimed gurus running amok in US and India, but I swear some of them do not know a thing about the way of life ' Yoga' is. Its an illegal patented way to destroy the health of their followers. I was late in realizing that unless I stopped practicing under one of a Guru in India. I was being taught the 'Forward Bending Pose' as in 'Padhastasana or Uttanasana' by bending my back in an arch in an unnatural way. As we all know, the bend comes like a piece of paper is folded in half. The spinal column is always straight with chest outwards, until we reach the bottom of the bend. I just gave an example to tell that please beware of self proclaimed gurus. I rushed into learning at a faster pace without even knowing the intricacies of my own body. Every human beings anatomy is different. Heartfelt Thanks to Shri B.K. Iyenger.
Hlo bro I have back problem suggest me...wt yoga I do .
*iyengar
@@apnasapna1713 iyengar yoga is a good option
@@ggiiuulliio10 purchsed book and follow that...?
@@apnasapna1713 never a good option, I suggest to try with a yoga teacher, just experiment with what your local people offer. it's quite hard to learn from a book
Thanks
Lo habrá con subtítulos en español??
Grace is only Truth of Pranayama.
Pranayama cannot be ‘done’.
Body, Mind, Breath - Is “I” that must surrender “I” Control.
Then,
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நமஸ்காரம்
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I forgot to breathe naturally after listening to this
Which means you were not breathing the right way 😌
Sastnga pranam
🕉🙏🙏🙏🙏🕉🙏
@cecila Yu says, “I AM Doing My Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Now”
Anterior (front) not interior spine. Subtitle error.
🙏🏽🕉️
captions contain many incorrect translations of what our beloved Guruji is saying
nice
He says "earthworm "..hav u seen how they move,that's how our spine needs to stretch, not "alert alert!!! Wrong translations below..
Are there any videos online to learn step by step?
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Can someone explain it for me?
My english is bad
Even with good English it still is indecipherable
Alguna buena alma que pudiera traducir al español gratitud hari om
How Can I Correct the Subtitles? Perhaps the Tamil language accent of his is confounding youtube's speech recognition software.
Try in video settings
Please is there someone who could fix the subtitles? They are substantially wrong, which is a great loss for those who must rely on the subtitles. But meanwhile thank you for the clip!
It is english subtitles Wrong.
4 years ago I make subs to russian. It is correct.
All other - automatic subs, and you know pronunciation of Iyengars
Sorry I need help. English language is not my first language so I am in difficult to understand his English pronunciation I have understand ( maybe) that I haven't to count same seconds when I hold the breath. I am right? Thanks a lot
He said that we count the seconds, just trying to hold. But we need to feel the pranayama, not just counting. We need sensitivity
@@Seryogaji Perfect. I got then it. Thanks a lot for your replay.❤
That s power of karnataka and proudly saying he s real kannadiga
BKS cannot give up “I”.
The subtitles are not accurate . (For one He is saying Anterior spine not interior spine)
Those were the worst subtitles. So many words were misinterpreted .I hope people could follow what Iyengar was saying nevertheless.
Subtitles are misleading.
I understand that many videos like these are manually transcribed. A proper job needs to be done to ensure clarity of message. If you would like help with this, please contact me, I have performed transcription services already to P. Iyengar's videos.
It is transcripted into russian!!! All other - automatically generated subs, of course bad quality
Plz I need each asanas explanation, and how to do by guruji
You can watch ramdev video he has explained it well or if you are confused about anything feel free to ask me
Avinash Rathi
Could you send the link of that video pls
It seems he’s saying ....The quality of the in-breath empties the SELF/soul to the internal frontier of the body - to spiritually energise the body- so the body/soul connect, then in the out-breath, the body (bodily energy) follows the soul back to the transcendental source...and counting is useless- haha.
The translation or say the subtitles, who ever has done, has missed so much. You need to understand yoga and then try and understand BKS
I translated to Russian. To me seems like I had understood what is all about.
Automatic subs to English is really bad.
@@Seryogaji
I'm afraid you'll have to either remove the subtitles or have it transcribed correctly. It's not only bad, highly misleading as well.
@@Gratitudes265 I only make subtitles on RUSSIAN. All else - automatic translation, I have nothing to do with it. :)
Translate is really good if you read in Russian... it's national translate. Thanks to Sergey.
Subtitles are full of mistakes
The translation has errors too many errors. Pls correct
Zero errors. It is translated onto RUSSIAN. But you saw automatically translated by google from Russia to English.
Can someome try to summarize the key concepts? I don't understand him unfortunately because of the accent :(
Inhale = Brahma, Puraka, your soul from your I in deep inside, from heart going to your body and creating space for it. Your mind must go with breath and increase space sizes, feel most far areas from your inner - your skin. Energy creating phase.
When you stop breath at your maximum it's Kumbhaka, Visnhu, it's energy using phase. Mind must feel, not looking on clocks for "how long already?".
Exhale = Maheshvara, Shive, your body going to your heart, to soul, to your "I", from skin to deep inside. It's purification and release phase. You release yourself from being in material body, from space and time and go to eternity.
That all is written in his "Pranayama Dipika" and "Light of the Yogin's life" books.
@@Elunyfay thank you very much for taking the time to explain!
Vashe Blago
Thanks I understood inhalation well and kumbaka and exhalation to some extent . The one thing that is not clear is what happens during kumbaka and when we would know that it is time to exhale. Could you please explain these
@@vigneshbaskaran910 From the video - when your inner exhale really started, your form is lost inside, it's the time to start your outer exhale. In AtmaRama yoga master Karuna Ram sayd that we hold our lungs extended by holding shoulders open (risen and wide). If your frontal armpit falls - it's over, go to exhale
Vashe Blago
Thanks understood
Dommage, pas de sous titre en français.
how to cure ocd ?
You do practice every day. That's how. Find a good teacher you can practice with. Do not go to led classes if you want to cure ocd (or anything else). Mysore style classes are a must with a truly qualified teacher. Find a good ashtanga yoga school in your neighborhood. They can help you for sure.
Alexander Lemberg thanks my dear for valuable answer. my problem is that I am from Pakistan and have no any yoga teacher even no yoga concept hardly in area even in near couple of districts
how to do myself.
Ok, let's focus on what you have and what you can do. You obviously have internet access. On youtube you find a good ashtanga teacher that resonates with you. Learn to do sun salutation A and B. When you are able to do Surya Namaskar A and B, you do them every morning before eating any food. Every morning. No internet, no music, no nothing. Just do surya namaskar A and B, 5 rounds each. That is 10 sun salutations in total. When you successfully have done that for a month. Every day. Then you can contact me for further guidance, or simply research yourself. Make sure to stay safe in the poses, and use a mirror or camera to learn to adjust your own body. Downward facing dog (adho mukhva svanasana) is a pose that might cause trouble in the beginning. If such is the case, please bend your knees and make sure your spine is lengthening, but absolutely not arching, as you even can see many teachers on youtube and instagram showing. Do not arch your spine in down dog. Happy experimenting and take care of yourself :) The most important part of the sun salutation is doing it in vinyasa style. Stay with your breath. Let the movements last as long as your breath, and learn ujjayi breath for the yoga.
Alexander Lemberg thank you so much for your kind and valuable concern. also how amazing beautiful soul you are,who is helping me. sure I 'll start suriya namskar. I should not say but since last year during my search,no one was ready to help without payment
Coming from same teacher bks Iyengar is a good side while Pattabhi was a bad side to the world of yoga.
Vayu air is the clothing of soul.Hatha yoga is for body kind.For mind kind people Gyana yoga is the real deal.Westerners are more body conscious.So hatha yoga is suitable for them.Which makes them more beastly not saintly.It is culture which refines.They don’t have it and Indians don’t want it.So Indians are turning into beasts learning hatha yoga and aping west and forgetting Vedas and upanishads.Best of mad worlds.
Exactly. Yoga has become a mere physical fitness thing. Physical fitness is just a small part of yoga.
Beware: many transcription errors
Subtitles are horrible !!!
Its autotranslation.
I mafe russion subtitles here and its good
Ramdev baba achhe hai jo garibo ko free mai aur Hindi me sikhate hai
He is Kannada
Pranayama is Not Body Precision and Body Alignment.
Pranayama is Not Physical, Not Mental, and Not Done by ‘Doing’…..
Ruined by the subtitles, and whoever out them there should take responsibility for correcting them.
Subtitles make into Russian (!) By me.
All other - automatically translated. Of course, with auto subs impossible to understand what Guruji intent was on his speach
That explains everything. What a pity.
BKS Iyengar made up his ‘own style of what he called My -Yoga’method’
BKS DID Not TEACH: Authentic Classical Yoga.
This is Very Important For Anyone Interested in Learning Yoga - BKS is Not Authentic.
Go to His Son, Prashant Iyengar is Authentic.
OK, that was not entirely clear, and I sure am familiar with yoga terminology and Indian accent.
turuanu the english translation is really bad.
All those beautiful people, BKS did not give a damn about.
How many of them were Released from Avidya?
BKS purposely kept them in Avidya.
Shame about the subtitles
It was made russian language. All other - automatic translation, of course it is shame. Try to understand Guruji)) Good luck for any AI
I can't really understand anything
To understand you need to understand basics of yoga both theory and practical
кто бы перевел...
Включите субтитры в настройках, я уже год назад перевел;)))
@@Seryogaji Спасибо за перевод! 🙏
Precision and Alignment
Two words. Overdone.
Ramakrishna Paramahansa and Ramana Maharishi did Not Say: “Sit Straight with a Poker Stiff Spine, Puff the Chest, Present the Chest is Pranayama.
Transcription is full of mistakes..unfortunately
Again..it is RUSSIAN subtitles.
Do you speak Russian?:) All other - automatically translated.
My grandfather who was palm tree climber had excellent physiq than him
We are not comparing any two persons physique here. hope you understand that. your grandfather would be appreciated for climbing a palm tree and BKS iyengar for teaching yoga to millions of students across the world.
@@verilog123 what i tell is , iyengar physiq doesnt look like yoga expertised one.he is big and his lower body is so wider
Sehr schlecht verständlich.
what in the world is he saying.Only makes sense to him ,I guess
He is talking about the spiritual states of pranayama.
U r not that much knowledgeable & matured yet.this is not for u right now. May b later
erm one year into yoga , and i understood what he meant , with practice i can see what he means when he says container ... and it makes sense now ... not when i started ... i first youtubed PRANAYAMA .. oh those mighty words lol .. and thought the same . im glad i came back to this video now . i needed to be sure . And now i am sure im on the right path at least.
Mayank Chaturvedi 🤣
The interaction of body and soul during normal course of breathing versus when you are doing pranayama.
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