West Side Yoga, St. Paul

“The beauty of Iyengar yoga in particular is the revelation that there is a living architecture hidden in all of us that only needs unveiling.” So wrote Michael Richards in a profile of B.K.S. Iyengar for TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2004. Iyengar, now in his 90s, has been called the “Michelangelo of Yoga.” He still practices yoga daily at the center he founded in Pune, India.

Iyengar's methods find a forum at West Side Yoga, where students learn the discipline and art of yoga for physical, mental, and spiritual transformation. As Richards wrote for TIME, “The goal is to tie the mind to the breath and the body, not to an idea.” West Side Yoga’s instructors follow these ideals, guiding their students to achieve proper alignment, develop acute body awareness, and ultimately cultivate a competitive edge in games of Twister.