K. Pattabhi Jois was an Indian yoga guru who developed and popularized the flowing style of yoga as exercise known as Ashtanga vinyasa yoga. In 1948, Jois established the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India. From Wikipedia
The celebrated Ashtanga yoga teacher, known for instructing celebrities like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, passed away in Virginia, leaving the global yoga community in mourning.