Jogasana

27/08/2022

Iyengar yoga is often synonymous with props, detailed instructions in asana and precision in alignment. Come to a children's class, however, and the only prop

25/04/2022

15/08/2021

"The best sign of a good Savasana is a feeling of deep peace and pure bliss. Savasana is a watchful surrendering of the ego. Forgetting oneself, one discovers oneself." ~ BKS Iyengar

05/07/2021

Suggested by our Therapy Committee

09/03/2021

Asana versus Exercise : Geeta Iyengar

“All types of exercise have two features- Motion and Action. Āsanas exercise the anterior, posterior, lateral and interior portions of the body equally, as every posture is a complete entity in which each part of the body has a particular role to play and no part is forgotten. Motion is constant movement from position to position or from place to place. Āsanas, though appearing static externally, are full of dynamic action within. A full range of movements and actions such as horizontal, vertical, diagonal and circumferential extension and expansion are created while performing the postures. This requires skill, intelligence, and application. No portion of the body or the mind is left untouched when an āsana is carefully and correctly performed.

There is a vast difference between Yoga and other physical exercises. Āsanas are psychophysiological, unlike physical exercises which are purely external. Although āsana develop body consciousness, they also generate internal consciousness and stabilise the mind. Yoga is a culture of the body, the mind, and the soul. In physical exercise body movements may be done with precision, whereas in Yoga, along with precision, a deeper awareness is cultivated, bringing equipoise of body and mind.

Āsanas develop muscles, as do physical exercises, and they remove stiffness so that body movements become free. However, they are concerned more with the psychological body and the vital organs than with the physical body. They strengthen and revitalise organs such as the liver, spleen, intestines, lungs and kidneys. Each āsana works on the entire system. It is an organic exercise which eradicates toxins.”

21/12/2020

30/11/2020

Suggested by our Therapy Committee

09/11/2020

28/08/2020

With a growing body of research proving yoga’s healing benefits, it’s no wonder more Western doctors are prescribing this ancient practice. Learn what's behind the trend.