Prashant Iyengar

This episode is an absolute must-listen for anyone who teaches yoga and for any practitioner of yoga as well.

In this thought-provoking conversation, Prashant Iyengar reminds us that teaching is about far more than conveying techniques, posture, or information.

Every interaction with a student leaves an impression, and with that comes a profound responsibility.

As teachers, we are not only transmitting methods, we are shaping how students understand and relate to yoga itself.

Raised within the atmosphere of the Institute, he experienced firsthand the teachings of Guruji, Gitaji, and other senior teachers who shaped generations of Iyengar Yoga practitioners.

In this conversation, Birindra shares memories from those early years, the lessons that stayed with him, his journey from student to teacher, and some of his profound revelations through his study with Prashant Iyengar.

We also discuss his life as an engineer in Germany, his work teaching children, and his reflections on the passing of Guruji and Gita Ji.

This episode offers a rare glimpse into life at the Institute through the eyes of someone who quite literally grew up there.

I was lucky.

And some classes he taught together with Prashant, I remember.

And this was an experience.

Actually, I was not ready.

Yeah.

Yeah.

How about your experiences with Prashanti as a teacher?

Yeah, Prashanti, so he's a philosopher.