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Why go to Pune? Guest post by Steph Tencer.

Simon Joannou October 10, 2019 Leave a Comment

Why go to Pune? Guest post by Steph Tencer.

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 […]

Filed Under: Teacher Training Tagged With: BKS Iyengar, Iyengar Yoga, Pune, RIMYI, Why go to Pune, Yoga, Yoga Practice

Student Post: Yoga Therapy at MYC

Simon Joannou October 12, 2017 Leave a Comment

Student Post: Yoga Therapy at MYC

 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 […]

Filed Under: Friends of MYC, Student Posts, Yoga Therapy Tagged With: COPD, Friends of Marrickville Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Marrickville Yoga, Stephanie Quirk, Students, Testimonials, Yoga, Yoga Is Changing My Life, yoga students, Yoga Therapy

Switch to Bloomers this Summer – Top 5 Reasons to love bloomers

Jemma Vanderboon October 31, 2016 Leave a Comment

Switch to Bloomers this Summer – Top 5 Reasons to love bloomers

Summer is on the way and a brand new line of Pune-style bloomers have just landed at Marrickville Yoga Centre. They are a distinctive Iyengar-style short so popular with men and women at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in India. Bloomers are a practical, comfortable, and affordable option for yoga practice especially in the […]

Filed Under: Bloomers, Friends of MYC, Yoga Clothing Tagged With: bloomers, Friends of Marrickville Yoga, Yoga, yoga clothes

Friends of Marrickville Yoga August Newsletter

Simon Joannou August 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

Friends of Marrickville Yoga August Newsletter

Friends of Marrickville Yoga August Newsletter     The Olympics are wrapping up but this month we get to hear from our very own Olympian – regular student Judy. Don’t miss her magnificent photos! Johanna catches up with us about her yoga practice and shares a few of her incredible paintings with us – what a treat. […]

Filed Under: Friends of MYC Tagged With: Friends of Marrickville Yoga, Newsletter, Yoga, Yoga Is Changing My Life, Yoga Student News

Backbends and the Practice Of

Hasu Opa Clark May 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

Backbends and the Practice Of

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.

Filed Under: Backbends, Resources, Yoga Practice Tagged With: Backbends, beginners yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Marrickville Yoga, Yoga, yoga poses, Yoga Practice, Yoga teacher

Top 5 Reasons to Love Backbends

Hasu Opa Clark April 18, 2016 Leave a Comment

Top 5 Reasons to Love Backbends

#1 They make us feel good Yep, they sure do. Backbends are some of the most uplifting asanas, creating a more positive sense of self. There is something about the head being down and the chest being open that changes the physical body and alters the mental perspective. As we go around in daily life so much […]

Filed Under: Backbends Tagged With: beginners yoga, BKS Iyengar, Iyengar Yoga, Marrickville Yoga, Yoga, yoga poses, Yoga Practice

Inversions Every Day

Simon Joannou March 24, 2016 1 Comment

Inversions Every Day

By Simon Joannou There is something about doing inversions that changes how you feel. If you come to your yoga practice feeling scattered, overwhelmed or anxious, doing Salamba Sirsasana (headstand) and Salamba Sarvangasana (shoulder stand) can help bring you to a state of calm. The reason we as practitioners do inversions every day is because […]

Filed Under: Inversions Tagged With: awareness, BKS Iyengar, Iyengar Yoga, Marrickville Yoga, Props, Yoga, yoga poses, Yoga Practice

Yoga gives me a place to go when I ain’t got nowhere

Hasu Opa Clark March 1, 2016 2 Comments

Yoga gives me a place to go when I ain’t got nowhere

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, […]

Filed Under: Student Posts, Yoga Practice Tagged With: beginners yoga, Yoga

The Agelessness of Yoga

Simon Joannou February 23, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Agelessness of Yoga

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. […]

Filed Under: Teacher Training, Yoga Practice Tagged With: Iyengar Yoga, Yoga, Yoga Practice

The Good and Bad Pain

Hasu Opa Clark November 20, 2015 5 Comments

The Good and Bad Pain

‘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 […]

Filed Under: Beginners, Yoga Practice Tagged With: Asana, Good Pain, Iyengar Yoga, Marrickville Yoga, Pain, Perception, Yoga, Yoga Practice, Yoga Sydney

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