Iyengar

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈjɛŋgɑː/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a type of ashtanga yoga focusing on the correct alignment of the body, making use of straps, wooden blocks, and other objects as aids to achieving the correct postures.

Origin:

named after B. K. S. Iyengar (born 1918), the Indian yoga teacher who devised this method