Invocation to Patanjali
Yogena chittasya padena vacham
Malam sharirasya cha vaidyakena
Yopakarottam pravaram muninam
Patanjalim pranjalir anato’smi
Abahu purushakaram
Shankha charkrasi dharinam
Sahasra shirasam svetam
Pranamami patanjalim
Hari Aum
Translation
To the noblest of sages Patanjali
Who gave us Yoga for serenity of mind
Grammar for purity of speech
And medicine for perfection of the boy, I bow
I prostrate before Patanjali
Whose upper body has a human form
Whose arms hold a conch and a disc
Who is crowned by a thousand headed cobra
O incarnation of Adisesa,
My salutations to Thee
Books by BKS Iyengar
Light on Yoga. New York, NY. Schocken Books. (1966)
Light on Pranayama: The Yogic Art of Breathing. New York, NY. The Crossroad Publishing Company. (1981)
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. New Delhi, India. Harper Collins Publishers (1993)
Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness. Emmaus, PA. Rodale Books. (2007)
The Art of Yoga. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia. Unwin Paperbacks. (1985)
The Tree of Yoga. Boulder, Colorado. Shambala Publications. (1989)
Core of the Yoga Sutra: A Definitive Guide to the Philosophy of Yoga. London, UK. Harper Collins Publishers (2012)
Iyengar Yoga for Beginners. London, UK. DK (2006)
Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health. London, UK. DK (2008)
Yoga Wisdom and Practice. London, UK. Penguin Books (2009)
Yoga For Sports: A Journey Towards Health and Healing. New Delhi, India. Westland Books (2015)
Organizations
Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI)
Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS)
Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York (IYAGNY)