Teaching Career
With the encouragement of Krishnamacharya, Iyengar, aged 17, moved to Pune to teach yoga in 1937. He spent many hours each day learning and experimenting with various techniques. As his methods improved, the number of students in his classes increased and his reputation spread.
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