Iyengar Yoga

Iyengar Yoga
Utthita Trikonasana, with a Yoga brick to assist correct alignment
Founder	B. K. S. Iyengar
Established	1970s
Derivative forms	Anusara Yoga, Forrest Yoga
Practice emphases
Attention to detail and precise focus on body alignment often with the use of props
Related schools
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

Iyengar Yoga, named after and developed by B. K. S. Iyengar, and described in his bestselling^[1] 1966 book Light on Yoga, is a form of yoga as exercise that has an emphasis on detail, precision and alignment in the performance of yoga postures (asanas).

The style often makes use of props, such as belts, blocks, and blankets, as aids in performing the asanas. The props enable beginning students, the elderly, or those with physical limitations to perform the asanas correctly, minimising the risk of injury or strain.