Iyengar Yoga study resources for serious students and new and aspiring teachers. This is by no means an exhaustive list! Simply some suggestions to get you started. Let me know if you have any of your own recommendations, I would be happy to add them. Yoga Authors BKS IYENGAR: His seminal work, Light On Yoga, […]
Virabhadrasana 1 – Yoga Micro Tutorial
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Poor Posture and How to Overcome It
Why We Develop Poor Posture Posture is impacted by many aspects of our daily lives, some physical and others psychological. Physical factors include how we habitually stand or sit at home or at work. Long hours stuck in the same position can cause joints to stiffen, and muscles to tighten and become weak. Injuries which […]
Immune System Health Tips
Hygiene Probably the most important thing you can do to protect your immune system is to wash your hands well and often. Check out how to in this video from the BBC for correct hand washing habits. Here’s another BBC video instructing how to clean your smartphone safely. Exercise To proactively support your immune system, […]
Immune Boosting Sequences from BKS Iyengar
In August 2009, during the international H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic, yoga master BKS Iyengar shared two immune building yoga sequences. One was an energetic morning sequence, the second was a quieter evening sequence. Both sequences included: inversions that use gravity to help stimulate the lymphatic system chest opening backbends to support cardiovascular and respiratory health […]
Psoas Anatomy
Location of the psoas The psoas muscle is buried deep in the front core of our body. It’s traditionally been considered a hip flexor muscle due to it’s powerful ability to flex the leg towards the trunk. However, many of it’s attachments are anchored to the vertebrae and vertebral discs, so now more anatomists and […]
Mexican Yoga Blankets
Mexican blankets are great to use for yoga due to their dense weave. When you fold them into the shape you need, what you see is what you get. They’re well behaved blankets who mind their Ps and Qs. They don’t squish, loosen, slip or unfold themselves, which makes them ideal props for shoulder stand, seated […]
Mexican Yoga Blankets
Mexican blankets are great to use for yoga due to their dense weave. When you fold them into the shape you need, what you see is what you get. They’re well behaved blankets who mind their Ps and Qs. They don’t squish, loosen, slip or unfold themselves, which makes them ideal props for shoulder stand, seated […]
Yoga for Healthy Balance & Stability
“In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.” . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â […]
Yoga & Balance: Strength & Flexibility
“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.” . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ~ Patti […]