The ability to practise yoga alone in your own space, in your own time, at your own pace, with your own feelings and reflections, is beneficial in evolving and deepening one’s practice. Here an Iyengar practice sequence is provided that can be used to develop a self-practice routine.

The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute is a place of regular pilgrimage for students and teachers of Iyengar yoga worldwide, a way of maintaining parampara, or lineage, within the Iyengar tradition. Read about Lorenzo’s reflections in a recently published book after his most recent trip to Pune.

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?

Who is the person behind a common style of yoga practised in the West? This blog post takes a look at the life of BKS Iyengar and why he was so revered and is still considered one of the most reputable practitioners and teachers of yoga worldwide.

The Invocation to Patanjali is traditionally chanted in Iyengar yoga classes. This blog post explains who Patanjali was, why we chant the Invocation, and its deeper meaning. Listen to BKS Iyengar reciting the Invocation to Patanjali.

With recent coronavirus restrictions enforced around the world, there has been a boom in the offering and attending of online yoga classes. This blog post discusses the pros and cons of online yoga classes, and how far it can replace attending real-life classes

In the Yoga Sutras it is stated: ‘Long, uninterrupted, alert practice is the firm foundation for success in yoga’ (YS 1.14).

There is a fine line between practising yoga, and its opposite, bhoga.

The presentation of asanas or poses is not about achieving an end point or destination, but has everything to do with what is required to work towards it.