Members of IYASE at the 2016 IYNAUS Convention in Boca Raton, FL.

Props storage at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN.

Members of the Iyengar Family (L to R: Abhijata, B.K.S., and Geeta)

Image by Aditya Kapoor.

Abhijata Iyengar leads students in the practice of Vrksasana (tree pose) at the 2016 IYNAUS Convention in Boca Raton, FL.

Rachel Mathenia (CIYT) assists a student as the class practices Salamba Sarvangasana (supported shoulder stand) with a chair at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN.

Students at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN, practice Ardha Sirsasana (half-headstand).

Four students do a chair twist in a class with Rosa Santana (CIYT).

Students in a class at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN, practice the arm position from Gomukhasana (cow-face pose).

A student of Rosa Santana's (CIYT) in supported Virabhadrasana III (warrior III).

Rosa Santana (CIYT) assists a student as the class practices Salamba Sarvangasana (supported shoulder stand).

Students practice supported Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog) in a class with Ella Ran (CIYT) at The Yoga Shed, Deland, FL.

A webcam, yoga props, and Iyengar Yoga books and assessment manuals.

Image by Alixe Steinmetz (CIYT).

Aretha McKinney (CIYT) in supported Viparita Karani (legs up the wall) at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN.

Students practice standing poses in the Weaverville, NC, community yoga class led by Gabrielle Pickard-Karnowski (CIYT).

Weaverville Community Yoga students with Gabrielle Pickard-Karnowski (CIYT), Weaverville, NC.

Rosa Santana (CIYT) and yoga students sit in Swastikasana (simple cross-legged pose) in a poolside yoga class offered during the pandemic.

Students practice standing poses in the Weaverville, NC, community yoga class with Gabrielle Pickard-Karnowski (CIYT).

A student with MS practices Ardha Chandrasana (half-moon pose) in her kitchen, using various household items as props under the guidance of Rosa Santana (CIYT).

Weaverville Community Yoga students with Gabrielle Pickard-Karnowski (CIYT), Weaverville, NC.

Rosa Santana (CIYT) and yoga students sit in Swastikasana (simple cross-legged pose) in a poolside yoga class offered during the pandemic.

Students do shoulder-opening work in the Weaverville, NC, community yoga class with Gabrielle Pickard-Karnowski (CIYT).

A group of students gathers after yoga on the beach with Rosa Santana (CIYT).

Students practice Salamba Sirsasana (supported headstand) at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India, under the guidance of Abhijata Iyengar (2017).

Members of IYASE in front of an image of B.K.S. Iyengar at the 2016 IYNAUS Convention in Boca Raton, FL.

Students practice Parsvottanasana (intense stretch pose) in a class with Lynn Brandli (CIYT) at Yoga Poses Daily/Little Yoga Co-op, Grant Park, Atlanta, GA.

Various statutes, photographs, etc. representing the lineage of Iyengar Yoga.

Students in Paschimottanasana (seated forward bend) in a class at Iyengar Yoga Asheville, Asheville, NC.

A stack of Iyengar Yoga books.

Image by Lynn Brandi (CIYT).

Geeta Iyengar sits in Swastikasana (simple cross-legged pose).

Aretha McKinney (CIYT and owner of Chestnut Hill Yoga, Nashville, TN) in supported Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward dog).

Rachel Mathenia (CIYT) in Adho Mukha Vrksasana (handstand) at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN.

Students in supported Setubandha Sarvangasana (bridge pose) at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville, TN.

Students practice Parsvottanasana (intense stretch pose) in a class with Lynn Brandli (CIYT) at Yoga Poses Daily/Little Yoga Co-op, Grant Park, Atlanta, GA.

A class led by Paige Seals (CIYT) at Chestnut Hill Yoga in Nashville sits in Swastikasana (simple cross-legged pose).

B.K.S. Iyengar, at age 95, sits in Baddhakonasana (bound angle pose), palms joined, at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India.

Image by Aditya Kapoor.