Green Tara Yoga & Healing Arts

03/01/2026

Iyengar Yoga is an innovative form of classical yoga focused on alignment and awareness. Green Tara Yoga was voted the FutureHeights Best Place to Practice Yoga in 2025. We offer weekly classes and a variety of special workshops. Your first class is free!

• Each $36 pass provides you with one month of unlimited access to a collection of three 90-minute classes with Karen Allgire, plus access to the asana sequences and notes about how to do the poses.

03/01/2026

From Head Balance 1, Charlotte shows strength and courage in her quick yet stable transition into Head Balance 2. This takes strength, good alignment, and confidence. And of course, practice.

02/27/2026

Karen’s Yoga Practice Tip: Choose One Pose as a Reference for the Entire Practice
• Select a basic pose that you are comfortable with, such as Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose), Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) or a seated twist.
• Whatever posture you do, follow it with the reference pose.
• Observe how the reference pose changes as you move through your practice.
• The body will naturally become more mobile, but see if you can notice subtle aspects of the pose.
• Learn to observe the specific effects of other poses on your reference pose.

02/25/2026

02/23/2026

She’s baaaaaaaaaaack! We’re thrilled to announce that Karen is BACK IN STUDIO! She’ll be teaching all her classes, except the Monday 6:30 pm class (it will be taught by Amy). See her schedule at https://greentarayoga.punchpass.com/calendar, then sign up to join us in welcoming her back to teaching as she moves into the second phase of her recovery!

02/22/2026

Amy displays both strength and lightness in this arm balance, the Eight Bends Pose. The strong closing of the knees around the arm helps make the pose stable.

02/20/2026

Karen’s Yoga Practice Tip: Practice friendliness towards one and all
• In Chapter 3 of the Yoga Sutras, the sage Patanjali says that we gain moral and emotional strength through practicing friendliness to everyone we encounter.
• Through mindful practice we can develop the qualities of compassion and benevolence towards all beings.
• B.K.S. Iyengar writes that this practice leads to a state of equanimity, and consciousness becomes freer of desire, anger, greed lust, pride, and envy.
• Study Sutra III:24 and reflect on how to cultivate an amiable disposition that spreads happiness to all.

02/18/2026

B.K.S. Iyengar described Savasana as one of the most difficult yet rewarding asanas, requiring discipline to master, rather than just lying down with a vacant mind. It is a conscious, active relaxation of the body and mind, aiming to remove tension and foster deep, quiet awareness of the breath while remaining perfectly still. On Saturday, February 21, from 9:30-11:00 (In-Studio and Online), Amy will lead you through a class devoted to helping you improve your Savasana, achieve profound relaxation, and restore your energy and mental clarity. Sign up here https://greentarayoga.punchpass.com/calendar

02/15/2026

The ropes are one of the most valuable props that BKS Iyengar invented. Among many other benefits, they have an unmatched ability to cultivate both strength and freedom in the shoulders. Rope 1 alternates a forward bend with a backbend, and you can see how the ropes help Karen move into her full range of motion in both.

02/13/2026

Karen’s Yoga Practice Tip: Have affection for your body
• B.K.S. Iyengar writes that we must have love and affection for our body and what it can do for us.
• We should treat ourselves with maitri, friendliness, and mudita, compassion. (See Yoga Sutra I:33)
• The love we experience toward ourselves can then radiate out to others.
• Read more about these ideas in Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar, in the section entitled Perfecting: Always Be Happy with the Smallest Improvement, starting on page 54.

02/11/2026

Healing through yoga is a step-by-step journey, where conscious progression in poses – as in life – leads to mental, emotional, and physical freedom. Karen’s latest blog post, “What To Do, When To Do, How To Do,” is a great reminder that your practice is a means and a method for experiencing a state of yoga. Read it here: https://www.karensyogablog.com/?p=718

02/08/2026

Twisting postures help develop the rib cage and hip mobility needed for arm balances. Here Julie shows a balance of mobility, strength and lightness in her One Arm and Shoulder Pose.