Iyengar Yoga Sydney
Yoga for everybody. We believe Yoga is for everybody. Some of the ways we try to make a regular practice accessible includes providing Yoga mats for all classes, teaching students how to use props to access a pose, and providing an extensive timetable with a range of classes 7 days a week, including Yoga […]
‘Yoga illuminates your life. If you practise sincerely, with seriousness and honesty, its light will spread to all aspects of your life.’ – BKS Iyengar At Marrickville Yoga Centre we’re lucky to be in one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in inner Sydney. This means we’re often welcoming new students and farewelling those […]
At Marrickville Yoga Centre we run two backbend practices per week. Maintaining a regular backbend practice has a hugely beneficial impact on other asanas as through the practice of backbends the body develops enormous strength and resilience.
Guest post by Tanya Lippman Yoga is often sought to heal or improve the body. However, this was not my experience.For me, yoga has filled a void. For me I sought yoga as a place of hospitality. For me yoga was a home I could turn to when there were problems in my own home, […]
By Simon Joannou, Principal Teacher Marrickville Yoga Centre When I first started Iyengar yoga in London I participated in a workshop with a teacher who was seventy-five years old. Prior to trying yoga, I’d worked in the health and fitness industry for a long time conditioning athletes, many of whom competed on the international stage. […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
‘Make Like Darth Vader, and Find Your Force’ Well readers, I don’t want to get you too excited… but I recently had a Yoga epiphany. Now I’m sure many of you are delirious with a desire to hear the contents of my realisation. So I shall expand… Several moons ago when I first began beginners […]
Marrickville Yoga Centre offers accessible yoga for students. Here’s a guest blog by one of our students, about both yoga and the student pass they use to do it Being a student, I feel a lot of my life is juggling. Juggling assessments, work, volunteer commitments and trying to find time for health and socialising. […]
When I decided to start Iyengar Yoga as a beginner, I was a little worried about my level of ability, and how well I would be able to execute the poses. So, you can imagine my surprise and delight when my first class spent a solid 20 minutes ‘jumping or stepping the feet apart.’ The […]