IYENGAR YOGA
Yoga's popularity in the Western world owes much to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar. His method of yoga instruction, known as "Iyengar Yoga," has become the most widely practiced approach globally.
Born in 1918 in Bellur, India, B.K.S. Iyengar dedicated over 75 years to studying, practicing, and teaching yoga both in India and internationally. His unparalleled understanding and mastery of yoga have earned him worldwide respect and recognition, making yoga accessible and relevant to people from all walks of life, even those with serious conditions, thanks to the use of supports or yoga props. His profound insights have transformed the way yoga is taught worldwide.
WHY IYENGAR YOGA
Iyengar Yoga is accessible to everyone, offering benefits like increased flexibility, strength, stamina, improved posture, enhanced concentration, and mental tranquillity. Its emphasis on precision and alignment prioritises the quality of movement over quantity, promoting safety during yoga postures (asanas).
The use of props such as blankets, blocks, and belts enhance the understanding of poses and assists individuals with difficulties. The practice is structured and progressive, establishing a stable foundation before advancing to more challenging exercises. It includes a wide range of postures, from standing poses to sitting and reclining postures, forward extensions, inversions, twists, backbends, and arm balances.
Iyengar Yoga is balanced, as each group of yoga postures develops the body in different yet complementary ways, offering grounding, energizing, strengthening, stimulating, and calming qualities. Classes also allocate time for relaxation, and when practitioners have built sufficient strength and concentration, they learn pranayama (yogic breathing).
No two Iyengar Yoga classes are identical. Poses are selected from various groups to emphasize different aspects of the practice. This approach integrates mental and physical elements, often described as "meditation in action," harmonizing the mind and body through mindful practice of yoga postures.
COMMITMENT TO TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Iyengar yoga teachers uphold exceptionally high standards. To become a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, we undergo rigorous training, dedicating a minimum of six years to the practice before qualifying.
Even after becoming qualified, we teachers continue to refine our skills through ongoing professional development training. This commitment is essential to maintain our certification and the privilege of using the Iyengar name. It's how we ensure that the meticulous care and precision that define Iyengar yoga remains consistent.
These stringent teaching standards play a significant role in making Iyengar yoga the most widely practiced form of yoga across the globe.
The Certification Mark serves as your guarantee of this exceptional quality.
BENEFITS OF IYENGAR YOGA
Tone Your Muscles / Boost Flexibility
Improve Your Posture / Relief from Aches and Pains
Improve Your Posture / Relief from Aches and Pains
Tone Your Muscles
Iyengar yoga builds physical strength and also fortify mental resilience. It engages your entire body, drawing your attention to muscles, joints, opposing movements, internal organs, and even your skin. You're encouraged to identify how muscles connect with other body parts and engage them purposefully. This results in a
Tone Your Muscles
Iyengar yoga builds physical strength and also fortify mental resilience. It engages your entire body, drawing your attention to muscles, joints, opposing movements, internal organs, and even your skin. You're encouraged to identify how muscles connect with other body parts and engage them purposefully. This results in a full-body toning experience, along with a heightened awareness of your body's intricate muscular workings.
Boost Flexibility
Iyengar yoga isn't about touching your toes—it's about enhancing your body's flexibility and range of motion. You'll be guided into poses that stretch your body. Most students notice an increase in their flexibility as a natural outcome of consistent practice.
Improve Your Posture / Relief from Aches and Pains
Improve Your Posture / Relief from Aches and Pains
Improve Your Posture / Relief from Aches and Pains
Improve Your Posture
Iyengar yoga's focus on alignment strengthens the muscles responsible for maintaining good posture. It cultivates an awareness of the body's balance between the left and right sides, the front, back, and sides. This results in a skeletal structure supported by muscles without constriction or imbalance. Practicing post
Improve Your Posture
Iyengar yoga's focus on alignment strengthens the muscles responsible for maintaining good posture. It cultivates an awareness of the body's balance between the left and right sides, the front, back, and sides. This results in a skeletal structure supported by muscles without constriction or imbalance. Practicing postures mindfully leads to significant relief from postural discomfort and fosters improved postural awareness.
Relief from Aches and Pains
Studies have consistently shown that Iyengar yoga offers relief from common discomforts like back and neck pain. By placing emphasis on alignment, it helps counteract poor postural habits such as slouching and hunching, as well as muscle weaknesses that often contribute to discomfort. Research also supports its effectiveness in alleviating issues related to spinal cord injuries and conditions like multiple sclerosis.
Breathe with Ease / Discover Inner Calm
Improve Your Posture / Relief from Aches and Pains
Breathe with Ease / Discover Inner Calm
Breathe with Ease
Iyengar yoga encourages a deeper relationship with your breath and teaches you to cultivate a body that supports improved breathing. Deep and effective breathing relies on proper posture and alignment. Through Iyengar yoga, you learn to strengthen the spine, expand and deepen the chest, making quality breathing attainabl
Breathe with Ease
Iyengar yoga encourages a deeper relationship with your breath and teaches you to cultivate a body that supports improved breathing. Deep and effective breathing relies on proper posture and alignment. Through Iyengar yoga, you learn to strengthen the spine, expand and deepen the chest, making quality breathing attainable. Additionally, pranayama, or breath control exercises, enhance your ability to regulate your respiratory process and recognize the profound connection between your breath, your mind, and your emotions.
Discover Inner Calm
Iyengar yoga guides you to focus on precise body alignment within each pose. This requires concentrated attention.. Maintaining correct alignment demands continuous awareness of your body's subtle shifts, creating a form of meditation in motion. Over time, this practice nurtures a sense of serenity, both on and off the yoga mat.
