Food is more than something we eat. From a yogic perspective, what we take in becomes part of us. B.K.S. Iyengar’s approach to food was shaped by practice rather than rigid dietary rules, encouraging us to observe what nourishes the body and what is congenial to our practice. In a time of abundance and convenience, this offers a useful way to reconsider our relationship with food.

In times of uncertainty, it is easy for yoga practice to slip down the list of priorities. Yet the Iyengar tradition suggests the opposite - that periods of change and instability are precisely when practice becomes most important. Reflecting on experiences at RIMYI, this article explores why.

Jackie offers a way of looking at so-called obstacles of the human condition, using menstruation as an example. She explores how the practice of yoga can change our perception of these states.

Apart from practising and teaching yoga, Lorenzo is a qualified Ayurvedic consultant. In this article he explains the parallels between the internal practice of yoga and external application of Ayurvedic medicine.

It is common practice to resort to Google, however the simplicity or limitations of search engine algorithms can pose challenges when it comes to finding nuanced or in-depth answers to certain questions. This post includes a list of answers to the four most googled questions on Yoga, algorithm-free.

This is the third of a three-part presentation on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that James gave at the Iyengar Yoga National Convention held at Maroochydore in February 2023. This part introduces a lecture series on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras that has been coming out of RIMYI for the past few years.

This is the first of a three part presentation on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali that James gave at an Iyengar Yoga National Convention held at Maroochydore in February 2023. In this part the importance of the Yoga Sutras is explained, as well as their relevance to Iyengar yoga practitioners.

Jackie, a regular student and trainee teacher at the school, writes about how the use and understanding of metaphors helps with her learning and practice of yoga.

Lorenzo takes a look into the history of asana within yoga practice and how it has evolved over time.

It takes dedication and discipline to establish a regular yoga practice. Understanding the concept of sraddha, mentioned in the Yoga Sutras and other classical yoga texts, can be useful as this path is cultivated.

We may begin attending Iyengar yoga classes because of their physical benefits, but the reason so many of us stay is that there is an inkling that some other sort of magic is at play. What is that magic? What is it that makes Iyengar yoga so rich, profound and transformative?