Build Arm Strength With This Playful 60-Minute Practice
This fun practice from yoga teacher Carrie Owerko is a fun way to build strength and agility.
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Stiff Shoulders? Release Tension with a Simple Exercise at the Wall
Encourage shoulder mobility with a quick practice you can do at the office.
This Iyengar-Inspired Chair Challenge Is Fun—and Seriously Works Your Muscles
Got a desk chair and two minutes to spare? Try this playful take on Side Plank Pose to engage your entire body.
How to Add Spring to Your Practice (and Your Step!)
Bring on the bounce to improve agility, coordination, and balance.
Live Be Yoga: John Schumacher Reveals How a Dedicated Yoga Practice Builds a Better Future
The master teacher and disciple of B.K.S. Iyengar says it takes 5 steps.
Iyengar 201: The Strap Trick You Need to Try to Release Your Neck Tension
Try this strap trick to increase postural awareness in the upper back and shoulders—and relieve the excess tension that accumulates there.
Master Class: Make Space in the Lower Spine, Hips, and Knees in Marichyasana III
These two Iyengar variations incorporating props will help keep the spine long and hips free as you rotate with ease.
Iyengar 201: 8 Reasons to Take This Course—& Advance Your Practice
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Master Class: 2 Iyengar Variations for an Effortless Extended Side Angle Pose
A strategically placed chair can help support, elongate, and rotate all the right places in Utthita Parsvakonasana.
The Future of Yoga: Maty Ezraty’s Musings on the State of Yoga Traditions in Modern Times
"At the end of the day, the technical aspects of Trikonasana are not enough. And you cannot get enlightened doing a fancy pose—no matter how perfect it is. It’s just not gonna happen."
Iyengar 101: Yoga Teacher Carrie Owerko’s Personal Story
Check out Carrie Owerko's author page.
Yoga Class To Try: Iyengar Rope-Wall Workshop
Want to mix up your yoga practice? Try this Iyengar yoga class that focuses on correct alignment through ropes and anchors.
BKS Iyengar Turns 95
This weekend yoga studios around the world will celebrate the birthday of a living legend, BKS Iyengar.
Aadil Palkhivala’s Fire Burns Bright
Aadil Palkhivala, former student of BKS Iyengar and founder of Purna Yoga, always manages to distill the essence of yoga eloquently and passionately. Recently, I asked this master teacher a few questions about his new book, Fire of Love: For...
Hold It Right There: Build Strength + Confidence
Stick with challenging poses to build your muscles and your confidence.
The Nature and Use of Yoga Props
The use of props in Iyengar Yoga has been one of the fruits of Mr. Iyengar's innovative genius—and also the object of jokes.