Blog Series Archives - Marrickville Yoga Centre

Simon Joannou September 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

Why go to Pune? Guest post by James Burton

Why go to Pune? Guest post by James Burton. Originally written in 2005. Part Three of our Pune blog series. This article was written after James’ first trip to Pune in 2005. He has been back twice since. James Burton started practicing yoga in 1998 with Pixie at the Balmain Yoga Studio — […]

How Is Iyengar Different from Other Forms of Yoga?

November 3, 2015 Hasu Opa Clark 21 Comments

Often students ask: What’s the difference between Iyengar and Bikram yoga? What’s the difference between Iyengar yoga and Ashtanga? As part of our Blog Series we’ve put together a no-nonsense article comparing Iyengar, Bikram, and Ashtanga yoga. Tried another form of yoga before? Tell us how you think Iyengar is different by emailing us at […]

The Good and Bad Pain

November 20, 2015 Hasu Opa Clark 5 Comments

‘Since pain is inevitable, asana is a laboratory in which we discover how to tolerate the pain that cannot be avoided and how to transform the pain that can.’ B.K.S. Iyengar Iyengar yoga teachers will sometimes ask: ‘Is it good pain or bad pain?’ This may seem like an odd question. After all, pain is pain – what’s […]

What is Iyengar Yoga? Part 2

October 16, 2015 Hasu Opa Clark 2 Comments

Iyengar yoga is interested in integration. Although we work with certain parts of the body in certain asanas, the Iyengar method teaches us that all asanas originate in the core of one’s being. Mr Iyengar says “Practice asanas by creating space in the muscles and even the bones of your body. Practice asanas by creating […]