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What is Iyengar Yoga?

What is Iyengar Yoga? Part 3

Hasu Opa Clark October 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

What is Iyengar Yoga? Part 3

Iyengar yoga is interested in perseverance. In yoga asanas, we find ourselves in a state of discomfort and the question is put to us: what are we going to do about it? Pain is an inescapable aspect of life and yoga teaches us to develop skills to bear pain and go through it, rather than […]

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What is Iyengar Yoga? Part 2

Hasu Opa Clark October 16, 2015 2 Comments

What is Iyengar Yoga? Part 2

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 […]

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What is Iyengar Yoga

Hasu Opa Clark October 9, 2015 Leave a Comment

What is Iyengar Yoga

What is Iyengar yoga? How does Iyengar yoga differ from other types of yoga? Over the next little while we’ll be exploring these questions via our Blog in a Blog Series called “What is Iyengar Yoga”  In each post we’ll take one key idea or concept that Iyengar yoga is interested in and explore what […]

Filed Under: Part 1, What Is Iyengar Yoga Tagged With: beginners yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Marrickville Yoga, Yoga, yoga poses, Yoga Practice

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How Is Iyengar Different from Other Forms of Yoga?

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

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 […]

Menstruation Workshop

Menstruation Workshop

September 10, 2015 Hasu Opa Clark 2 Comments

Iyengar yoga can change not only the way our bodies work, but also the way we think about and relate to our bodies. Learning how to work with our bodies is a key aspect of progressing in yoga – and as women we are presented with an opportunity to develop an increased self-awareness every month […]

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