--- title: New Google Doodle Marks Yoga Guru B.K.S. Iyengar's Birthday description: He is credited with introducing the Western world to the ancient Indian practice canonical: https://time.com/4147188/bks-iyengar-google-doodle-97th-birthday/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-14T02:50:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:56.720Z og:title: New Google Doodle Celebrates Life of Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar og:description: He is credited with introducing the West to the ancient Indian practice og:url: https://time.com/4147188/bks-iyengar-google-doodle-97th-birthday/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10902fc18ed0833f/6988752e2dce0128199e6ef7/screen-shot-2015-12-14-at-10-31-23-am.png?branch=production&width=389&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 389 og:image:height: 219 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-12-14 at 10.31.23 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New Google Doodle Celebrates Life of Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar twitter:description: He is credited with introducing the West to the ancient Indian practice twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10902fc18ed0833f/6988752e2dce0128199e6ef7/screen-shot-2015-12-14-at-10-31-23-am.png?branch=production&width=389&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New Google Doodle Marks Indian Yoga Guru B.K.S. 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A total body workout while you hang from a hammock._ by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Dec 14, 2015 2:50 AM UTC  Google by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Dec 14, 2015 2:50 AM UTC His name is synonymous with one of the world’s most widely practiced disciplines, and yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar is being celebrated accordingly with a [Google Doodle](http://www.google.com/doodles/bks-iyengars-97th-birthday) on what would have been his 97th birthday. The interactive doodle shows the renowned master in various yoga poses within Google’s logo and is meant to characterize the “tremendous control and discipline, which he exercised in ways not limited to confoundingly long headstands,” the company said. Widely credited with introducing the West to the ancient Indian tradition — primarily through his tutelage of famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin — Iyengar was included in TIME’s list of the world’s [100 most influential people](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1970858%5F1970910%5F1972051,00.html) in 2004\. He continued to practice and teach “Iyengar Yoga,” as it came to be known, well into his 80s and almost right until his [death](http://time.com/3148230/yoga-guru-bks-iyengar-dies-at-95/) in 2014. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] This is Aerial Vinasa. Using the strength of your thighs to control. A type of fusion yoga that combines traditional Vinyasa Yoga, with the art of aerial dance. [ MUSIC ] One of the things about the hammocks is that you're gonna be using muscles in different ways than you would in your regular Vinyasa class. And exhale right. I'm Alexandra Sifferlin for Time. I decided to visit the OM Factory in Manhattan, and see how these hammocks add to the yoga experience. So say for a warrior three pose, right, which is usually a challenge for a lot of people. So with the hammocks we can actually use it as a tool to stabilize the upper body and that way we can work on squaring the hips towards the ground. This fusion still maintains the basic elements of Vinyasa Yoga, letting your breath guide the movement. And as you exhale, just release, sink into the fabric and let it help you stretch. The result is better controlled movements as you strengthen your core muscles. Pull yourself all the way up to stand. And as I discovered, using a hammock adds one very important element to a yoga class. In a regular yoga class sometimes you forget to have fun and to smile, and the hammock really brings out the kid, in, in the yogi. You guys are troopers. I like it. 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