Iyengar Yoga Sydney
What do you like about this time? I like weekday early afternoons as the Centre feels peaceful, in a kind of lull between the morning and evening classes. What do you normally practise? I don’t practise a set sequence. Rather, I use the open practices as an opportunity to focus on some ongoing problem areas […]
Climate Emergency information Marrickville Yoga Centre has recently declared a climate emergency. Joining the recent wave of cities, councils, business and other organisations, this acknowledges the current and continued state of climate breakdown globally, signals the Centre’s commitment to taking action on this issue as well as demands climate action from our government. We […]
Why go to Pune? Guest post by Steph Tencer. Originally written in 2016. Part Four of our Pune blog series. In my last blog post, I attempted to provide a sense for the richness of the learning environment when I am here, at RIMYI (the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India) fully immersed in yoga. My […]
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 […]
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 — […]
What do you like about this time? I’ve come to love the early mornings, but in truth my habit of getting up early in the morning was as hard for me as anyone else – I found it was the only time in the day I could have to myself with work and family commitments […]
What do you like about this 7:30am time? I generally like to practice in the mornings. My mind and body are fresh and then I can enjoy the benefits of the practice for the rest of the day. There is also a beautiful natural light streaming in through the window at the studio that […]
Why go to Pune? Guest Post by Lorenzo Sacchini. Part Two of our Pune blog series. A long, methodical and constant yoga practice inevitably brings the practitioner to perceive space and time through a much deeper and subtle sensitivity. In the specific contest of our own individual path (our sadhana, or practice) timeless […]
‘Why go to Pune?’ Guest post by Lynn Holt. Part One of our Pune blog series. If you are a serious yogi the better question is why would you not go to Pune. Once you are here then you will ask yourself why didn’t I come sooner? When you arrive in India and if you […]
“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 […]