Birthday Wishes for BKS Iyengar

Read what people have written for BKS Iyengar, who has been celebrating his 83rd birthday on 14 December 2001.

Andreas Biebl from Barcelona, Spain wrote	Entry: 1 - Top
Dear Mr. Iyengar, my heartiest birthday wishes to you. I have been practicing Yoga with your method for over a year now and I love it day bay day more. It has enriched my life beyond imagination and I am very grateful for this very special gift. With best regards, Yours Andreas

alberto cremona from Milan, Italy wrote	Entry: 2 - Top
Dear Mister Iyenegar, I have read some of your books and you have been for me a very important teacher and spiritul guide...may you and your teachings live for long,long time.... happy birthday Albeto Cremona

Anne Avant from Conway, USA/AR wrote	Entry: 3 - Top
Dear Mr. Iyengar, I hope you have a wonderful birthday and continue to have many more. I am so thankful for your presence on this planet. You have helped so many and continue to be an inspiration to us all. Thank you for all you have done for us! Much love, Anne Avant

Kim Peralta from Waldwick, New Jersey, USA wrote	Entry: 4 - Top
Dear Guruji, Best wishes and many happy returns from all of us at Iyengar Yoga School of Northern New Jersey! With Love and appreciation for all you have given us, Your devoted pupil, Kim Peralta

josephine lazarus & max heckard from gilbert, az usa wrote	Entry: 5 - Top
thank you mr. iyengar for bringing us this LIGHT ON YOGA. many happy returns of the day, josie & max

Sunita Parthasarathy from Pune, India wrote	Entry: 6 - Top
Very Very Happy Birthday ANNA Pacha-Sunita

gabriella giubilaro from firenze, italy wrote	Entry: 7 - Top
best wishes for your birthday from florence, italy

Adriana Franco from Los Angeles, CA wrote	Entry: 8 - Top
Dear Mr. Iyengar, I wish you a wonderful Birthday. I also would like to thank you for giving us so many wonderful books, video and audio tapes and for making yoga more accessible and understandable. I will start the teaching training program next year and I hope I will be able to spread yoga for more and more people from all over the world. Namaste, Adriana

Duane & Marjorie Erway from Kailua-Kona, HI, USA wrote	Entry: 9 - Top
Hau'oli la hanau, Guruji! (That's Happy Birthday in Hawaiian.) Your life has meant much in our lives for 28 years and we are grateful for your 83 years. May the world continue to be blessed with your wisdom for many more years. E malama pono, (that's take good care of yourself in Hawaiian.)

Monica Haar from Auckland, New Zealand wrote	Entry: 10 - Top
Guru-Ji, We bow our heads for you ,Guru-Ji, on your birthday! Our hearts are full of gratitude and we are truly blessed to have you as our guide in times of darkness. Greetings from your teachers and students ..... The Iyengar Yoga Centre of Auckland.

Yoga Centre Toronto from Toronto, Canada wrote	Entry: 11 - Top
Dear Guruji Very blessed birthday wishes from all your students at Yoga Centre Toronto (Canada).

Elaine G. McGillicuddy from Portland, Maine, USA wrote

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Dear Guruji, On the special occasion of your 83rd birthday, I give thanks for the rich fruits of your life's work. You have given to the people of our planet an inestimable gift through your creative experimentation with your own body delving into the subtleties and depths of the profound art of yoga. May you continue to enjoy thriving good health as you carry on this great experiment of your life infused with the energy of yoga. With a sincere and grateful Namaste, Elaine G. McGillicuddy

Donna Pointer from Ann Arbor, USA, Michigan wrote	Entry: 13 - Top
Donna Pointer and her students at the Yoga Iyengar Style center in Ann Arbor send our salutations and best wishes on this, the celebration of your 83rd birthday. We send our love wish you many more years to come.

Christophe from Galway, Ireland wrote	Entry: 14 - Top
Happy birthday to one of the greatest yogis of the 20th century. May you live and practice many more happy years. With much respect, Christophe

Sasha Perryman from Cambridge, England wrote	Entry: 15 - Top
Wishing You Guruji, a very Happy Birthday. Sending you all our warmest regards and our best love. With eternal thanks for giving up your life to leading us all along the path you have carved in developing and perfecting yoga Your devoted pupil Sasha Perryman and all the Cambridge students of Yoga

Jyoti Hansa from Indianapolis, USA, Indiana wrote	Entry: 16 - Top
Happy Birthday Guruji, When my friend Beth was at the Institute she gave you my greeting and you replied, "she must be getting old by now". I say to you, "Ah, Guruji, you too, must be getting older, but that means even more wisdom." I send my love, Jyoti (Brought you to Boston in 1976)

Denise Thibault from Orange, CA USA wrote	Entry: 17 - Top
Happy birthday beloved Guruji, from Denise Thibault, Yoga Sharer, and all the students from Orange County, California USA

Elaina DiCarlo from Jupiter, Florida, USA wrote	Entry: 18 - Top
Happy Birthday Mr. Iyengar. I hope all you wishes and dreams come true. You are truly an inspiration. Love, Elaina DiCarlo

Rayner Curtis from Brighton, England wrote	Entry: 19 - Top
To Sri BKS IYENGAR from the IIYS Best Wishes for a happy birthday and many more to come. Thank you for your great gift to the world and its general health through your guidance in the study of Yoga. From Cathy Rogers ,Jennie Deadman Rayner Curtis and all the teachers and students in East and West Sussex.

Constance Brown from Lusk, Wyoming wrote	Entry: 20 - Top
slow and steady sets the course for most of us. thank you for your efforts for the benefit of all humankind. thank you for your teachings. I continue practicing with the encouragement of your teachings.

Yoga Now from Tel Aviv, Israel wrote

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Our Beloved Gurji, We, the students of Yoga Now - The Center for Iyengar Yoga Tel Aviv, would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday, lots of good health, long life and happiness, from the bottom of our hearts. We are having a celebration in honor of your birthday at our center - together with our auspicious Holiday of Light, Chanuka, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for this great gift of your yoga which you have bestowed upon us and many millions all around the world. It has changed our lives completely. May this also bring Peace on Earth. God Bless You. Mazel Tov! and once again, a very Happy Bithday! Zippy, Anne Catherine, Nancy, Miki, Brigitte, the class of teacher trainees and the hundreds of grateful students of Yoga Now

Jerry Hoff from Dallas, Texas wrote

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Mr. Iyengar, Guruji, I would like to give honor to you on your birthday and give thanks for the gift of yoga. Yoga has changed my life. I have ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's and have been studying and practicing Iyengar Yoga since 1993. I was very sick when I started and many aspects of my life were unhealthy. Today I have a good quality of life and see many aspects of my life going from the unhealthy to the healthy. Happy Birthday. Namaste, Jerry Hoff

Yoga with Balance/Linda Clark from Navajo Dam, NM/USA wrote

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My dear Guruji. On this day of your birth I celebrate with you and offer blessings to you for a happy, family-filled day of joy and remembrance. In your honor, several of my students and I (the amputee you worked with in Ann Arbor) will be doing 108 Suryanamaskars at my studio here in New Mexico at Navajo Dam. It is because of your dedication to Yoga and your willingness to share your knowledge that I move and grow and change within the limits of my body. It is with grace and blessings that Yoga came to me so that I could meet you. Namaste'

Luz Maritza Ballen from Toronto - Ontario, Canada wrote	Entry: 24 - Top
May your birthday be filled with joy and great health. With appreciation and much gratitude Maritza

Shaw-Jiun Chalitsios-Wang from Houston, TEXAS, USA wrote	Entry: 25 - Top
Dear Guruji, Happy Birthday & Health & joy to your long life. You are the Light to which we all follow.

Marcin Szewczyk from Lodz, Poland wrote	Entry: 26 - Top
Best Wishes for Master of Masters!

Paolo Rava from Torino, Italy wrote	Entry: 27 - Top
I wish you may continue to inspire so many people worldwide for many years to come

Luigi Ridolfi from Curitiba, Brazil / Paraná wrote

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I would like to congratulate you on the occasion of your birthday and wish you all the best for the present and the future. You are a gifted person and I have to thank you for all the good you have been spreading around the world with your Yoga work. Personally, I am very grateful to you for all the knowlegde I have got through the Iyengar Yoga philosophy; all the good it has done to me, and all benefit it has enable me to teach to my students. God bless you and your family! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best regards, Luigi Ridolfi Curitiba, 30th,Nov.2001.

Jassi from Brea,Orange County, USA wrote	Entry: 29 - Top
Dear Resp. Master, We wish you a very Happy Birthday.May God bestow all his blessings and good health to you .......You have been an inspiration and a guiding light to us ,thank you . Sincerely , Jaswinder and Tarlochan

Suzie Muchnick & Michael Spencer from Naples, USA/Florida wrote	Entry: 30 - Top
Dearest Guruji, I have been blessed to have found you, to have been in your presence and to have been the recipient of your teachings. Everyday, I am thankful for your health and vigor. On this your 83rd birthday, I wish you continued good health and many more years to enjoy this life with your devoted family and grateful students. With Love and deepest respect.

Beverly Clark from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada wrote	Entry: 31 - Top
The very warmest birthday wishes, Guruji! I want to thank you for imparting your wonderful knowledge to my teachers at the Victoria Yoga Centre, so that they in turn can pass that learning along to me and my fellow students. We are extremely fortunate to have you in our midst. - Beverly Clark

Marcy Bordeaux from Oklahoma City, USA/Oklahoma wrote	Entry: 32 - Top
Have a wonderful birthday. I think of you and pray for you and your family daily. You have given so much towards the enrichment of my life and I in turn try to relay to others your wisdom. Namaste, Marcy Bordeaux

Elena Beringmeier from Frankfurt, Germany wrote	Entry: 33 - Top
May you celebrate many more birthdays!

Agnieszka & Konrad Kocot from Kraków, Poland wrote	Entry: 34 - Top
Beloved Guruji, We send you the warmest greetings and the best wishes on your birthday. Let your heart be joyful and happy. With Love and Respect, Agnieszka & Konrad Kocot

Stefanie Zonca from London, United Kingdom wrote	Entry: 35 - Top
Dear Sir, This is to wish you harmony, health and love for your birthday. You are truly a shining STAR. Stefanie Zonca

miss. Farhat Sidiki from Karachi, Sindh wrote

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to my Spiritual Teacher B.K.S Iyenger It is important to honor our beginnings. It is important to remember that we matter and that we have a place in this world that no one else has. in my whole life. i have not seen a yogi like you and it will be a dream come true. when i will be able to learn from you. I hope that God will make your this birthday just one lap of your life. H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y from Farhat Sidiki ( yogi from Pakistan)

christopheray from bayonne, njusa wrote	Entry: 37 - Top
i'll never 4get...that time in nyc....after a demo,as u came off a stage at a jewish center.& were walking..i stepped straightaway from my seat...& said in my best stutter....it's so nice 2 c u.....& u smiled & slapped me on the shoulder,,,, happy birthday..guruji....

Thomas G. Woodson from Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania wrote	Entry: 38 - Top
It is through your efforts and commitment that so many people in the world benefit from the practice of Iyengar Yoga. I wish to add my grateful appreciation to the hundreds of thousands of people who have come to realize the gift you have given. Happy Birthday Guruji !

Gerhard Fitze from Bern, Switzerland wrote	Entry: 39 - Top
Dear Mr Iyengar, I wish you a wonderful Birthday and a healthy and prosperous New Year! You may wondwe who I am? I was in Poona in your new institute in 1975 (was also visiting Videshanchar) and have met you thereafter twice in Gstaad. All the best to you. Hearty greetings Gerhard Fitze

Patricia Scott from Wilton, CT wrote	Entry: 40 - Top
Thank you for your yoga teachings. My life is changing in wonderful ways. Happy, happy birthday!

Michal Szczepanik from Lodz, Poland wrote	Entry: 41 - Top
Best Wishes from Michal and all yogins from "Centre for Hathayoga" in Lodz

melski dolan & luke hutchison from bristol, uk wrote	Entry: 42 - Top
most hearty birthday greetings to guruji iyengar. may you conitunue to live long, healthy and happy. thank you for your incredible contribution to humanity. you have given us so much. may blessings rain down upon you and your family. hare aum.

CHRISTOS PAVLOU from ATHENS, GREECE wrote	Entry: 43 - Top
GURUJI B.K.S.IYENGAR ME PERSONALY AND MY STUDENTS WISH YOU MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF YOUR BIRTHDAY. WE PRAY FOR YOU TO STAY LONG IN THIS PLANE ENLIGHTENING OUR ROAD AND INSPIRING OUR LIFE WITH YOUR EXAMPLE. BEST WISHES.

Jurek , Alla Jagucki from Szczecin, Poland wrote	Entry: 44 - Top
Dear Guruji, From the depth of our hearts we wish you long life and good health May the light of your teaching always illuminate the hearts of yoga practitioners We bow with gratitude, Alla and Jurek Jagucki and many other yoga students from Szczecin, Poland

Ramanand Patel from San Francisco, CALIFORNIA wrote	Entry: 45 - Top
Many Happy Returns to my most revered Guruji. Thank you again and again and yet again for giving me life and love when I most needed it. Much gratitude for Guruji's very kind and wise words on my 60th birthday. May the good Lord grant Guruji a very happy and joyous 83rd birthday. Salutation to the lotus feet of Guruji. Ramanand

sue hawkins from Newrybar., Australia wrote	Entry: 46 - Top
Dear Mr. Iyengar, May you enjoy many more wonderful years of teaching and inspiring us to continue on the yoga journey. Your teaching and spiritual knowledge is a blessing to all who have the opportunity to experience it. Namaste, Sue Hawkins.

Kevinanne O. Curmano from Durango, Co. USA wrote	Entry: 47 - Top
Happy 83rd from Durango High School!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A beautiful place to practice yoga.

Cindy Dollar from Asheville, NC, USA wrote	Entry: 48 - Top
Dear Mr.Iyengar, Happy Birthday and best wishes to you on your birthday. I am thankful for the opportunity to learn from you. My life has expanded tremendously through the study of yoga. Namaste.

Fred Brown from Hendersonville, NC wrote

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Dear Teacher: How to thank you for all you have meant to me and my wife for these many years. ? For about 30 years, since "Light on Yoga" came into our lives few days have gone by without some yoga being practiced by us. We studied and worked from the course in the book for a couple of years before studying with you in Ann Arbor, during your second trip to the US. (in 1974?) We have been to almost all of the conventions but have not yet had the opportunity to study in Pune. I teach in my own small studio in the village of Flat Rock, NC. http://www.highlandlakeyoga.com I recall you said you wanted people to "go to the villages and teach". Every day I thank you for being who you are, and for many gifts you have given to humanity. Long may people practice "Iyengar yoga" and may their numbers grow daily. God Bless you, teacher of millions. Namasté Fred Brown

Marian Garfinkel from Philadelphia, PA, USA wrote	Entry: 50 - Top
DEAREST GURUJI, MAY THE LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND SHINE HIS GRACIOUSNESS UPON YOU ON YOU BIRTHDAY AND EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION MARIAN GARFINKEL

Sarah Abbott from Boston, MA, USA wrote	Entry: 51 - Top
Happy Birthday Guruji. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Desikachar at the Yoga conference. Hope to also meet you someday! Lots of best wishes. Namaste.

Steve Ragsdale from Lincoln, NE USA wrote

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It was through studying "Yoga: The Iyengar Way" that I fully recovered from a separated shoulder that my MD said would debilitate my arm movement forever. I am an avid yoga practitioner and have enjoyed many of your books and greatly appreciate your offerings to us of topics including yoga philosophy and practice, asana, pranayama, and the philosophy of Patanjali. With my heartfelt thanks for your many contributions, I send my warmest wishes for many happy returns of the day.

patrick le roy from montpellier marseille, france wrote	Entry: 53 - Top
Happy 83 Guruji... Patrick Le Roy and all the students of the association meridionale de yoga in Montpellier and Marseille wish you all the best , with respect.

Ewa Osiak from Warsaw, Poland wrote	Entry: 54 - Top
Dear Guruji, Please accept my humble wishes for your brithday. Lots of love and good health for you and your family. Thank you for being here, for the light on yoga you gave to us. God bless you and your family. Yours Faithfully Ewa Osiak

Gautam Trivedi from Ahmedabad - 380015, India wrote	Entry: 55 - Top
Dear Poojya Iyengarjee, May God bless you with a long life to Guide and Enthuse people of the world and Particularly of INDIA to accept the yoga way of life. May u b blessed with SatChitAnand for all time to come.

grazia melloni from rome, italy wrote	Entry: 56 - Top
My loving good wishes to you and Geeta, with great affection Grazia Melloni and all the students from the BKS Iyengar Association of Rome.

Maura Ventrella, Grazia Melloni from Rome, Italy wrote	Entry: 57 - Top
Dear Guruji, all the teachers and the students of the " Yoga B.K.S. Iyengar " Association of Rome send you the warmest wishes for your new birthday.

GUSTAVO PONCE from Santiago, CHILE wrote

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Dear Guruji, your teachings have reached this country to stay for good. only in our Yogashala more than 400 people are already benefiting from them, and many generations will continue to do so. many people, including myself, have improved their health thanks to your teachings. in our country, more and more your name is spreading. your books are available in our school. I wish you, in my own name and the students of Yogashala, that you continue benefiting yoga students around the world with your example for many, many more years. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GURUJI.

Ralf S. Schuett / JIVANA-Room for Iyengar Yoga from Peine, Deutschland wrote	Entry: 59 - Top
Dear Guruji, I and my students wish you all the best for your 83rd birthday. Healthiness and still many more years for teaching us this fine art of yoga you developed in your life. On Friday morning I will devote 83 Suryanamaskars to you. God bless you your student Ralf S. Schuett

Elizabeth Smullens from Berlin, Germany wrote	Entry: 60 - Top
Wishing you joy and peace on your birthday and in the years to come. Thank you for your yoga teaching and inspiration. The light of your work shines with strength throughout the world. With many thanks and best wishes on your Birthday!

Vasily + Maya from Zurich, Switzerland wrote	Entry: 61 - Top
Dear Sir Guruji, From the bottom of our hearts we wish you Many More Happy Years to Come and that you achieve what has to be achieved. Thank you for All you have given to us. With much Love... vasily + maya