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Pranayama – What is it? And how to start.
Pranayama is the aspect of yoga related to breathing and breath control. This ancient practice is often treasured by long-term yogis, but can be notoriously difficult for newer students to grasp. Even seasoned practitioners might experience multiple false starts when...
Iyengar Yoga For Runners
This post explores Iyengar yoga poses for runners. The article follows a sequence of poses that systematically focus on the main muscles that are involved in jogging. You may already include stretches in your jogging routine. This is an important way to improve muscle...
Yoga Poses For a Healthy Spine
Iyengar Yoga and Spine Health This post explores some of the ways in which Iyengar yoga can help to improve the health of your spine. It also highlights how yoga can be used as a preventative measure against common problems associated with the spine. Regular yoga...
Bakasana – How To Do Bakasana From An Iyengar Perspective
This post looks at Bakasana (crane/crow pose) from an Iyengar yoga perspective. It breaks the pose down into preparatory stages that can be beneficial when practiced in isolation, or as part of a step-by-step progression towards the full pose. There are many benefits...
Iyengar Yoga Poses For Shoulders
This post explores a range of Iyengar yoga poses that can help to improve the health of your shoulders. The term "shoulder" is a general term that we use to denote a complex region of our bodies where bones, joints, tendons and muscles interact in way that allows...
Iyengar Yoga Preparation for Headstand (Sirsasana)
Iyengar yoga has an array of preparatory poses that will help you to build a strong foundation when learning how to do sirsasana (headstand). Before progressing to the stage of actually standing on your head, it is important that you have acquired the strength...
Iyengar Yoga For Lower Back Pain
There are numerous ways in which Iyengar Yoga can help to reduce lower back pain. Although there are many causes for lower back pain, it is very common for people to arrive at yoga classes with this pain originating at least in part from tight hamstrings. Stiffness in...
Iyengar Yoga Practice Sequence For Home
This simple sequence of standing Iyengar yoga poses will be ideal for kickstarting your Iyengar yoga practice. It concentrates mainly on standing poses, and includes a couple of inverted poses that are central to a classical Iyengar Yoga sequence. The inverted poses...
Iyengar Yoga Chair Backbends
This post demonstrates how to use a chair to learn dwi pada viparita dandasana and eka pada vipartita dandasana. These two poses illustrate common techniques and approaches used in the Iyengar method. Chair backbends are supported poses that allow you to practice both...
Surya Namaskar
This article explores Surya Namaskar (sun salutes) from an Iyengar Yoga perspective. Surya Namaskar is a warming sequence of movements that can help to stimulate your heart rate and boost your energy levels. It can strengthen your wrists, arms and chest, and bring...
Yoga Poses For Abdominal Strength
This post explores the abdominal strengthening poses urdhva prasarita padasana and paripurna navasana (boat pose). Improving abdominal strength can benefit your overall posture and balance. Stronger abdominal muscles can give extra support to your spine thus reducing...
How To Do Sirsasana (Headstand) Step By Step
Salamba Sirsasana (headstand) is one of the main asanas that form the nucleus of an Iyengar Yoga practice. B.K.S. Iyengar describes it in his book "Light On Yoga" as being "the king of all yoga poses". Headstand, or one of its variations is included in virtually every...
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