Iyengar in Mysore

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I´ve heard from students who study with BNS

Iyengar that he will be visiting England in January and

February. After having studied with Pattabhi in Spring I

will go back to Mysore in November to study with

Iyengar because he is a lot less expensive (he takes

about a 5th of what Pattabhi is asking for means I can

stay a lot longer in India)and you can actually

understand his English pretty well. Very charismatic guy

also looks like he is in his early fifties eventhough

he is already 75 years old.<br><br>His yogashala is

less inviting because it´s kind of cold. There a

several rooms one main hall with only natives Indians

practising, female and males are seperated (for the most

part) so he is walking from room to room to adjust but

he is very intuitive about showing up at the right

time. His first series is a little different but since

I haven´t practised with him I don´t know for

sure.It´s much more for people with self-discipline. He

doesn´t have holidays like Pattabhi only New and Full

Moons he won´t teach. Classes start at 6a.m. He also

teaches Pranayama in the afternoon something that

Pattabhi wouldn´t agree on. There are not wild about each

other. Pattabhi doesn´t talk too good about BKS Iyengar

either he does like Desikachar though.Oh, we are all so

human even Pattabhi!<br>As for Iyengar he is very much

a Philsopher, very talented to express himself in

English. Pattabhi isn´t but I love Pattabhi anyway. Very

different characters I think you should have studied with

both but hope Iyengar will never be as

crowded.<br>Pattabhi yogashala is kind of posh, lot´s of beautiful

people crammed in one room. Kind of competitive but

great energy. Iyengar is for people who don´t like to

feel rushed by other students to wait to get in. Also

if I would feel like doing asanas of the

second/third series I would have a much easier time to do it

but his adjustments are of course not nearly as good,

he is only one and he has a lot more students at a

time.