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  • Stamina and focus in yoga

    ByAaron Fleming March 3, 2020October 25, 2021

    Why do we want to build stamina in our poses? The poses are the playground for exploring how the body, mind and breath relationship. We first learn simple actions within simple poses. (such as the triangle pose, seen here above). Actions such as how to lift the knee caps or how to straighten the arms….

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  • Why you should aim for sorrowlessness

    ByAaron Fleming November 26, 2019September 9, 2021

    At the beginning of class I occasionally engage the students in a short yoga philosophy discussion. The discussions are usually inspired by my on-going reading and contemplation of yogic texts, such as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. (A sutra is a short phrase. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a book of phrases, which are…

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  • Yoga helps you make decisions

    ByAaron Fleming November 5, 2019September 9, 2021

    A friend of mine years ago used to always say “if it’s urgent, it’s not spiritual.” She meant that if you are pressuring yourself to make a decision too soon you might not make the right decision. Some decisions do require urgency: Should I call the police or my spouse after a fender-bender? Don’t delay…

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  • Practice leads to contentment off the mat

    ByAaron Fleming August 13, 2019August 13, 2019

    If you stick with it practicing yoga can lead to a life of contentment. But how does doing poses lead to contentment? Let’s explore a recent experience I had which will hopefully illustrate the process. I spent last week vacationing on Lake Michigan with six adults, six small children and one pretty big dog. There…

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  • Asana as fact finding mission

    ByAaron Fleming January 16, 2019January 17, 2019

    In the yoga sutras of Patanjali, yoga is defined as the cessation of the movements in the consciousness. There are five classifications of the movements in the consciousness, they are: correct knowledge, delusion, illusion, sleep and memory. At any time your consciousness can be fluctuating in one of these classes. We hope though to get…

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  • Emily Resnik, iRest meditation teacher, shares her recent experience hosting classes at College Hill Yoga

    ByAaron Fleming March 31, 2018March 30, 2018

    Sometimes life’s messages are foggy and require some effort to uncover. Other times, they’re like flashing neon lights and arrows guiding you down a path. Reading Aaron’s email about the opportunity to rent space at College Hill Yoga was a shining neon light moment for me. Having taught iRest® meditation in my day job as…

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Asanas are done primarily to change the mental state, the mind-set and then the deeper layers of the mind, up to the consciousness and conscience.

~ Prashant Iyengar, Chittavijnana of Yogasanas

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    • Teachers
    • About Iyengar Yoga
    • Who can do Iyengar Yoga?
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Classes
    • Schedule
    • Class Descriptions
    • Policies
  • Blog
  • Let’s Practice