艾扬格瑜伽的独特之处是什么

1、This week, the international yoga community said goodbye to a beloved teacher, B.K.S. Iyengar, who died at the age of 95. He is credited with bringing1g yoga to the Western world and making it accessible to every age and walk of life. To learn more about what makes Iyengar yoga so special to those w

2、h2o practice it, I spoke with Carrie Owerko, a teacher at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York. She was also a student of B.K.S. Iyengar, and 3studied with him in India in February. Heres an edited version of our conversation. 本周，国际瑜伽界跟深受敬爱的老师BKS艾扬格(B.K.S. Iyengar)告别。他享年95岁。他被认为是把瑜伽带到4西方世界

3、的功臣，让所有年龄段和各个阶层的人都能接触到它。为更多地了解艾扬格瑜伽对练习者来说为何如此特别，我采访了大纽约区艾扬格瑜伽协会(Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York)的老师卡丽奥沃科(Carrie Owerko)。她也是BKS艾扬格的学5生，今年2月份跟他在印度学习。下面是我们谈话的剪辑版。 Q. Why was B.K.S. Iyengar such an important teacher? 问：为什么BKS艾扬格是一位重要的老师？ A. B.K.S. Iyengar was really a pioneer. He wa6s one of

4、the people who brought yoga to the West and really made it popular because he made it approachable for anyone. He felt that yoga was for ever7ybody. No matter what the challenges physical challenges, mental challenges or age he didnt see any limitation. 答：BKS艾扬格真的是一位先驱。他是最早把瑜伽带到西8方社会的人之一，他让它变得真正流行，让

5、任何人都能接触到它。他觉得瑜伽属于所有人。身体或精神上的缺陷乃至年龄在他看来都不是限制。 I think one of his main contributions was making yoga accessible, but also the degree 9of attention he gave to the practices of asana, or postural yoga, and to pranayama, the breathing exercises, was immense. He was also an amazing commu10nicator. He was

6、constantly finding new ways to help his students increase their capacity to be aware of what was going on in their bodies and minds. 我11觉得他的主要贡献之一是让所有人都能练瑜伽，而且他十分关注瑜伽体位和呼吸。他还非常擅于沟通，不断寻找新方法帮助学生提高了解自己身心的能力。 Iyengar is a lot of the yoga people experience in the United States. The teacher 12may not be t

7、eaching Iyengar, but that teacher has been influenced by Iyengar yoga in some way. 在美国，很多瑜伽练习者都练过艾扬格瑜伽。他们的老师教的可能不是艾扬格瑜伽，但是那位老师在某些方面总会受过艾扬格13瑜伽的影响。 Q. What is unique about Iyengar yoga? 问：艾扬格瑜伽的独特之处是什么？ A. What distinguishes Iyengar yoga is the very high degree of attention paid to alignmen14t. Props

8、 may be used to increase awareness and to make the poses accessible. Sometimes we hold the poses longer than students might be used to in a fl15ow-style class. There is an emphasis on movement, but then learning how to calmly abide in the body. 答：艾扬格瑜伽的一个特点是非常注重校正。可能会使用道具来增强意识，帮助练习者做出某些姿势。有时我们16练习某些

9、姿势的时间比流瑜伽的课程要长一点。我们注重运动，但是然后就要学习如何平静地活在自己的身体里。 The diversity of practice is another distinguishing element. We dont do one sequence every day17. That is the case in other popular types of yoga where there might be a consistent sequence repeated day to day. Even though we do repeat some of the18 same

10、 poses, there is a lot of diversity in the sequencing. In my experience that helps prevent injury and overuse. His approach is therapeutic in nat19ure. That is a huge aspect to the practice. 另一个显著的特点是练习的多样化。我们不是每天都重复一套动作。其他流行的瑜伽派别可能每天重复一套动作。虽然我们确实也重复某些姿势，但是在顺序上有很多变化。根据我的经验，那能帮助防止受伤和劳损。他的方法在本质上是治疗20性

11、的。那是这项锻炼很重要的一个方面。 Q. Why did B.K.S. Iyengar use props in his teaching? 问：为什么BKS艾扬格在教学中使用道具？ A. Take the yoga block. Everybody knows a yoga block. 21Its something you can get at Bed Bath & Beyond. The prototype of the yoga block was actually a rock or cinder block from B.K.S. Iyengars22 garden. When

12、he was teaching students, he would sometimes place students over his knee for a supported back arch if they couldnt support themsel23ves. The story goes that he asked his daughter to go in the yard and bring this cinder block to help. That was the beginning of the yoga block. He wou24ld use whatever

13、 was in the environment tables, chairs, ropes. The more common props belts, straps, blocks and chairs, this is the type of equipmen25t that was not really used in the practice of yoga. Now everybody is using them. There are never enough props to go around. 答：以瑜伽砖为例。每个人都知道瑜伽砖，在Bed Ba26th & Beyond商店就能

14、买到。瑜伽砖的来源实际上是BKS艾扬格花园里的一块石头或煤渣砖。教学生的时候，有时如果学生自己支不起来的话，他会把学生放在自己膝盖上作为背部拱起的支撑。据说他让女儿去院子里找一块煤渣砖帮忙。那就是瑜伽砖的起源。他会利用周围的任何东西桌子、椅子和绳子。更27常见的道具是腰带、带子、砖块和椅子，过去它们并不用于瑜伽练习。如今每个人都在用。道具再多也不嫌多。 Q. Is there a distinguishing pose or style of pose that is unique to Iyengar? 问：艾扬格瑜伽有没有一种独特的姿势或者一种独28特的体式风格？ A. I dont kn

15、ow of a pose that we do exclusively in Iyengar that is not done in other styles. But the headstand and shoulder stand are rea29lly important poses in our practice. They are not always taught in other styles of yoga. We have alternatives for people who are not able to do them. 30If someone comes to a

16、n Iyengar class, they know there will be some inverted pose that is taught. We dont require to people do them but we try to 31make them accessible and safe. We insist on a yoga blanket to prevent overstretching of the neck area. Iyengar yoga is very cautious and mindful. 答：我没32听说有哪种瑜伽体式是艾扬格瑜伽独有的。但是头

17、倒立和肩倒立对我们的练习非常重要。其他类型的瑜伽并不都教这些体式。对那些做不到这些体式的人，我们有一些替代体式。来上艾扬格瑜伽课程的人知道我们会教一些倒立的体式。我们不强求，但是会尽量让学生接触到这些体式，并保证他们的安全。我们坚决要求用瑜伽垫，防止颈部的33过度伸长。艾扬格瑜伽非常谨慎小心。 Q. When did you last practice with Mr. Iyengar? 问：你上次跟BKS艾扬格一起练瑜伽是什么时候？ In February of this year, I was in India, and B.K.S. Iyen34gar was in the practi

18、ce. Even though his daughter and son and now his granddaughter are teaching the majority of the classes now, he would be in the p35ractice hall every single day correcting people and engaging people. Even at 95 years old, he couldnt help himself. He had to teach. It was his c36alling. 答：今年2月我在印度时BKS艾扬格还在教课。虽然现在他女儿、儿子和孙女在教大部分的课程，但是他每天都在练习厅纠正学生，和学生交谈。虽然95岁了，他也闲不住。他必须得教。那是他的使命。 Q. Do you have any special memories of him? 问：你37对他有没有什么特殊的记忆？ A