U.S. Media Hail Iyengar As Among Greatest Yoga Gurus

"The particular type of Ashtanga yoga he taught emphasised precision and mastery, and this appealed to many people here in the United States, especially those who came of age during the 'feel-the-burn' movement of the 1980s," Momaya said.

The Hindu American Foundation in a statement mourned the loss of Iyengar.

"Iyengar's lifelong work of teaching the whole of yoga or the understanding that yoga is not just the physical endeavour of mastering postures, but a spiritual practice rooted in the Hindu concept of dharma, has deeply informed our work at the Foundation," said Sheetal Shah, senior director of Hindu American Foundation and one of the leads for the Foundation's Take Back Yoga Project.

"Where too many yoga practitioners conflate yoga with asana, he sought to educate seekers on all of yoga's limbs and their essential spiritual aim," Shah said.

"The world has lost a true master," said HAF cofounder, Aseem Shukla. "But his teachings will continue to inspire a quest for spiritual freedom through the millions of lives he touched," he added.

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