Why Iyengar Yoga?

Iyengar Yoga is a complete approach to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual transformation, bringing physical health and vitality, mental clarity, wisdom, and emotional stability.

With regular practice, yoga teaches us how to develop a greater awareness of both our physical and psychological states, which in turn increases our ability to cope with everyday stresses and situations. 

With its knowledge of anatomy, physiology, consciousness, and conscience, yoga is a science that is able to integrate the body, mind, breath, and awareness, understanding the genuine needs of each person and dealing with every aspect of health and well-being from the periphery to the core.  

Iyengar Yoga uses the physical reality of the body to know our minds and the deepest parts of ourselves. The infinite perfectibility of the postures or asanas provides a pathway into the development of our intelligence and our ability to concentrate and sustain focus. This intelligent practice develops our ability to grow and to separate what is worthwhile and productive from what to leave behind.  

This intelligent practice develops our ability to grow and to separate what is worthwhile and productive from what to leave behind with the help of yoga.

The Iyengar Yoga method offers:

  • A safe and systematic progression of yoga postures to develop each student’s ability and skill, both within each class and from class to class
  • Sequencing that develops strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration, and body alignment 
  • Demonstration and teaching of specific points to develop understanding and intelligent action
  • Individual correction and adjustment of students, when necessary 
  • Integration of the yoga philosophy with the practice of asana
  • Ways to use yoga to ease various ailments and stress 
  • Use of props, such as blankets, blocks, and straps, to facilitate learning and adjust yoga postures to individual needs 
  • Qualified and rigorously trained instructors committed to excellence in teaching