Ngaphandle kokucaphuna ngokuqondile embhalweni nginikeze isifinyezo sokwehluka phakathi kwe-Iyengar Yoga nezinye izindlela ze-yoga.
Context:Ngokwe-Iyengar Yoga Institute, ngokungafani nezindlela zokuhlangenwe nakho lapho abafundi bekhuthazwa khona ukuba "bathole indlela yabo" yokufinyelela kuma-asanas ngokuzimela ngokulingisa uthisha, ikilasi le-Iyengar Yoga linembile, lapho ukungezwani namaphutha kuchazwa futhi kulungiswe ngenkuthalo. Lithi isitayela "sigcizelela ukunemba nokuqondanisa", futhi sibeka phambili ukunyakaza okulungile kunenani, okusho ukuthi ukuhambisa inani elincane ngendlela efanele kuyathandeka ekuhambeni okuningi kodwa kwezinye izinkomba. Izimo zenziwa isikhathi eside uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izikole ze-yoga; lokhu kuvumela imisipha ukuba ikhululeke futhi yeluleke, futhi kukhuthaza ukuqaphela isimo. Izesekeli ezihlanganisa amabhande, amabhulokhi nezingubo zokulala zisetshenziswa ngokukhululekile ukusiza abafundi ekusebenzeni ngendlela efanele kuma-asanas.
Ngokusekelwe embhalweni onikeziwe, i - Iyengar yoga ihlukile kwezinye izinhlobo ze - yoga kulezi zici ezilandelayo:  Ngokugxila ekuqondeni nasekulinganiseni, i-Iyengar yoga ikunikeza iziyalezo eziqondile futhi iqhubeka ikuchazela futhi ilungisa ukungaqondani namaphutha. Iphinde ibeke kuqala izinga lokuma kunokuzikhandla kokukwenza.  Iphinde igcine abaqeqeshiwe besesimweni isikhathi eside uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo ze-yoga.  Futhi abaprakthi banikezwa izesekeli ezahlukene njengamabhande, amabhlogo nezingubo zokulala abangazisebenzisa ngokukhululekile ukuze bazisize benze ama-asanas ngendlela efanele.