Iyengar Yoga Source

12/11/2025

💖 Put Your Heart in the Foreground

Try just one pose, or flow through the full sequence, and notice what happens when you really open your chest and let your heart lead the way.
B. K. S. Iyengar said yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. Even a few mindful breaths can help you feel more spacious, steady, and present. ✨

Which pose in this sequence opens your heart the most? Share in the comments—we’d love to hear!

📅 Looking for a group class? Check out our in-studio & online schedule this week: iyengaryogasource.com/in-studio-schedule

12/06/2025

Growth in yoga rarely makes a grand entrance — except maybe the first time you kick up into a full arm balance and have to resist the urge to look around like, “Did anyone see that?” 😅✨ — most days it just slips in quietly while you’re showing up, breathing, and noticing something feels a little easier than it did last week.

A few minutes of mindful movement can shift your whole day. What matters most is consistency, patience, and the willingness to meet yourself where you are.

Keep showing up. Your body learns. Your breath steadies. Your mind softens into presence.

✨ Curious to deepen your home practice? Sign up for our newsletter and receive weekly sequences to inspire you along the way.

See our in-studio and online class schedule at https://www.iyengaryogasource.com/in-studio-schedule

12/05/2025

✨ **The Power of Presence** ✨

Join us for the IYANE Annual Meeting featuring a FREE 1-hour class with the ever inspiring Patricia Walden! 🧘‍♀️

📅 Saturday, December 13, 2025
⏰ 2-5pm
📍 In person or online

**IYANE members:** Attend for FREE
**Non-members:** Join IYANE or make a donation to the Linda Di Carlo Scholarship Fund❤️

Hosted by Iyengar Yoga Source Providence 🙏 (So you know there will also be cake and chai!)

🔗 DM us for more information or register at iyane.org

12/05/2025

It’s Forward Bending Week at IYS 🌿

If you’ve ever ended a long day, closed your laptop, and finally felt your whole body exhale—that’s the essence of forward bends.

In Iyengar Yoga, forward bends offer a quiet, powerful reset for the nervous system. They invite you to soften, turn inward, and let the mind settle.

Here’s why they matter:

🌿 Heart below head
Activates the parasympathetic system—your body’s “rest and digest” mode.

🌿 Abdominal compression
Gently stimulates and massages the digestive organs, helping you process not just food, but the day itself.

🌿 Release of the back body
Unwinds the protective tension patterns we accumulate from constant “doing.”

🌿 Cooling and quieting the brain
Reduces mental chatter, overthinking, and emotional overload.

✨Reach that inner place that knows how to rest.

12/04/2025

🎉 Celebrate the Season with Us at IYS!

As the year comes to a close, we invite you to pause, gather, and share a moment of joy with the IYS community.
Our Holiday Party is a chance to connect off the mat, enjoy good company, and honor the warmth this community brings to our practice.

✨ When: Saturday, December 6, 3–5 PM
✨ Where: Iyengar Yoga Source
1155 Westminster Street, Unit 201, Providence, RI
✨ What to Expect: A relaxed afternoon of potluck treats, conversation, and shared celebration

Bring a favorite dish—homemade or store-bought—and feel free to bring a friend.

💫 Let us know you’re coming in the comments, and we look forward to celebrating with you.

12/01/2025

We’re excited to host the Annual IYANE Meeting this year!
Hear what’s happening with Iyengar Yoga in New England — plus chanting with Leslie Freyberg and an asana class with the incomparable Patricia Walden.
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Students are welcome to join… and stay after for cake & chai!
Register with link or email iyengaryogasource@gmail.com to learn more.

To register:https://iyane.org/event/iyane-annual-meeting-december-2025-woo/

11/29/2025

Your Sunday Reset: Yoga + Acupuncture 🌿

Give your system a gentle reset as we blend restorative asanas with the calming support of acupuncture. This slow, mindful combination helps you:

✨ Release deep tension
✨ Settle the nervous system
✨ Restore inner balance and clarity

It’s a simple hour designed to help your body feel spacious and your mind feel steady.

🗓 Sunday, December 7 • 4–5 PM
Reserve your spot on our website or send us a message to join.

✨ See class details at https://www.iyengaryogasource.com/in-studio-schedule

11/28/2025

🕉️ Asana Is More Than Exercise

B.K.S. Iyengar reminds us that some people may see asana as “just exercise,” but its purpose runs much deeper.

In Sanskrit, vyayama means extension, expansion, and the intelligent distribution of energy throughout the body.

Through precise movement and mindful effort, we strengthen the body and refine our inner landscape.

Standing poses help us channel, spread, and redistribute energy so the whole system feels more balanced and awake. 🌿

Join us this week as we explore standing poses with clarity and intention!

✨ See our class schedule at https://www.iyengaryogasource.com/in-studio-schedule

11/25/2025

Standing poses are where strength begins — in the feet, the legs, and the mind.

Tree Pose and other foundational postures teach us how to root down, rise tall, and find steadiness no matter what’s shifting around us.

Join us this week as we explore how standing poses support balance from the inside out. 🌿

✨ Curious to practice with us?
See our full class schedule at https://www.iyengaryogasource.com/in-studio-schedule

11/13/2025

It isn’t the most flexible body that transforms — it’s the most consistent practice. 💛

In yoga, change doesn’t come from intensity, but from steadiness over time.

Even ten minutes of focused practice each day can shift your breath, your posture, your mood — and your life.

Show up steadily. Show up with awareness. Show up again tomorrow.

Your practice doesn’t ask for perfection — only presence. 🌿
✨ Ready to begin (or begin again)?

Visit iyengaryogasource.com to explore our class schedule and join us on the mat.

11/11/2025

We hold poses a little longer — to build strength, deepen awareness, and allow the mind to become steady.

In Iyengar Yoga, time in the pose isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about understanding more deeply. With each breath, you learn how support creates freedom, and how steadiness in the body helps quiet the mind.

Join Lindsay on Thursday nights at 6:30 PM for an all-levels Iyengar Yoga class and experience how time in the pose can transform your practice.

📅 Explore our full class schedule and join us on the mat:
https://www.iyengaryogasource.com/in-studio-schedule

11/09/2025

🕯️ Sutra Study Group — Sunday, November 16 | 7–8 PM (Online)

One of our students recently called it “yoga church.”
It’s a quiet hour to pause, listen, and reflect through the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.

We’ll explore how these timeless teachings can steady the mind and bring insight—on and off the mat.

Open to all students of yoga. No prior study needed.
💻 Join via Zoom (you can log in a few minutes early).
📧 To receive updates, email memerson519@gmail.com

Come for study, stay for clarity. 🌿