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Hasu Opa Clark April 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

Chat with Simon Joannou, Senior Yoga Teacher at Marrickville Yoga

Here’s a short and chatty interview with Simon Joannou. Simon is a co-founder of Marrickville Yoga Centre, and is a Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher. Among his many tasks, Simon regularly helps assess and certify new yoga teachers for the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Australia. He also trains new teachers at the Marrickville yoga studio. […]

Hasu Opa Clark April 22, 2015 1 Comment

Marrickville Yoga Newsletter – APRIL 2015

MARRICKVILLE YOGA NEWSLETTER APRIL 2015 “It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity.” B.K.S. Iyengar Props This month Hasu is featured in Viparita Karani, supported by the chair. This variation is a very effective restorative pose. It lengthens and extends the space in the side, ribs, armpit and chest area. This […]

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 […]