Iyengar Yoga Sydney
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 […]
Tiffany – Certified Teacher. Shared from Instagram Post with permission. Find Tiffany on Instagram here, and facebook here. Fascinating. I am at a point in my yoga learning journey where I’m trying to minimise random visits to too many teachers. It’s a commonplace to say that’s not a good way to learn—that […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Exploring alignment in Adho Mukha Svanasana B.K.S. Iyengar on Alignment – “Most people take the word to mean body alignment. But let me explain the impact of what alignment means to me. For me, alignment is when I practice the asana, I feel the inner mind, touching and spreading evenly everywhere, including the remotest […]
The teaching of yoga in the Iyengar method requires commitment to practice and to theory, as you begin to learn how to translate your knowledge to others in a class setting. The Marrickville Yoga Centre regularly runs a Teacher Training Course with students studying towards and completing Certification as Iyengar Yoga Teachers. The course takes place […]