Iyengar Yoga Sydney
What do you like about this time? I have been doing Sunday morning practice from around 7.45 to 9.25 am, since April last year. I use it as a good lead into Robyn’s general class which begins at 9.30 am. Sundays mornings are generally a pleasant time to walk down to the studio, plus it […]
“If you wish to help others through the healing power of yoga, you have to put yourself at the service of the art and through experience gain understanding.” ― B.K.S. Iyengar Simon’s Teacher Mentoring program kicked off earlier in the year and the trainees are about to start their second weekend this Friday. These students are joining […]
‘I don’t bring yesterday’s poses to today’s practice. I know yesterday’s poses, but when I practice today I become a beginner. I don’t want yesterday’s experience. I want to see what new understanding may come in addition to what I felt up to now.’ ― B.K.S. Iyengar We’ve made a few changes at The […]
We have compiled a guide to Marrickville for those travelling to Sydney, which you can also download as a PDF here.
Yoga Therapy empowers and supports individuals to manage their health issues and develop their own yoga practice. Here’s a post from Therapy student Kerry about her experience in Therapy sessions. I was diagnosed with severe COPD 9 months ago. After a serious case of bronchitis, I was left with 30% lung capacity, very shallow breath […]
Summer is on the way and a brand new line of Pune-style bloomers have just landed at Marrickville Yoga Centre. They are a distinctive Iyengar-style short so popular with men and women at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in India. Bloomers are a practical, comfortable, and affordable option for yoga practice especially in the […]
Friends of Marrickville Yoga August Newsletter The Olympics are wrapping up but this month we get to hear from our very own Olympian – regular student Judy. Don’t miss her magnificent photos! Johanna catches up with us about her yoga practice and shares a few of her incredible paintings with us – what a treat. […]
Welcome to November – it’s warm out and the studio is cool. As we roll on towards the end of the year we’re loving the extended savasanas in class and longer times in cooling poses such as Salamba Sarvangasana -shoulder stand and supported halasana. This month we hear from one of our youngest students at the Centre, […]
FRIENDS OF MARRICKVILLE YOGA Wild flowers. Open windows. Hot streaks of sun across the wooden floorboards. September brings Spring to the studio and other things: a workshop or two, guest teachers, and plenty of excellent yoga classes to help us welcome the warmer weather. This month we hear from Hugh (who attended the recent Mira […]
FRIENDS OF MARRICKVILLE YOGA Welcome to July. It’s about 5 degrees every morning now, and what better way to warm up than a 6am yoga class. The heaters are happening and so are the handstands – and it’s totally worth the early start just to see the sunrise over Sydney city from the window […]