Garth McLean was a busy professional whose life changed dramatically when he received

the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. He became a renowned teacher of Iyengar Yoga, and

has helped and inspired teachers and students with multiple sclerosis around the world. 🇧🇷

Yoga improves the quality of life of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, as recently concluded in a study on its benefits in
increased mental health...

Last year I had the good fortune and opportunity to attend an Intensive with Abhijata Sridhar Iyengar, granddaughter of our beloved Guruji.

Geeta S. Iyengar is the eldest daughter of the late Sri BKS Iyengar. Born December 7, 1944 (...)

On May 23, 1996, Garth was in a hospital bed at the UCLA Medical Center, essentially unable to walk. What felt like a pinched nerve had quickly progressed to loss of sensation from head to toe. His mind, however, remained as sharp as a blade (...)

"Garth McLean gave me hope to heal my broken body, and then taught me how to transfer that hope into my mind, body and emotional systems, connecting me to universal truth."

Nothing could have prepared me for BKS Iyengar. With his love of yoga, he was the prince of passion and the king of charisma (...)

See the beautiful tribute that the Italian magazine made to Geeta Iyengar.

Garth was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996 when he lost feeling from head to toe: he couldn't control his fingers to grip

a pen or buttoning up his jeans, he tripped over his own feet when he tried to walk (...)

Interview with Prof. doctor Edwin Bryant lived for many years in India and was trained among traditional pundits...

Iyengar Yoga is named after BKS Iyengar, a contemporary yoga master (...)
 

Interview by Gabriella Giubilaro given to the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada.