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  • How are other people functioning without yoga?

    ByAaron Fleming October 15, 2020September 9, 2021

    I say this in all sincerity: I do not know how other people function without yoga. I mean, there is so much that is going on here in the United States that is very stressful. I do not know how I would be coping if I didn’t have my yoga practice. I suppose I would…

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  • Cultivate your narrative

    ByAaron Fleming January 28, 2020September 9, 2021

    At the intensive in India, this past December, Prashant Iyengar many times said that he wants us to become our own teacher. That we need to stop relying so heavily on our teachers to tell us what to do in our practice. Which doesn’t mean we don’t need a teacher. You need a teacher so…

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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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  • Are there differences between class and practice?

    ByAaron Fleming August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

    I attend class with my teacher, Laurie Blakeney, three or four times a year, usually during her weekend intensives up in Ann Arbor. In between her intensives I try to take class with other senior certified Iyengar Yoga teachers. There’s no certified Iyengar Yoga teachers senior to me in Cincinnati so I must travel to…

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  • Yoga is not what you think it is

    ByAaron Fleming August 20, 2019August 20, 2019

    Misconceptions about yoga abound. But I am here to tell you that it is not what you think it is. Yoga is not what you think it is. And Iyengar Yoga is not what you think it is. If you have never taken a yoga class I bet you already have an idea of what…

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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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  • Grow your own relationship with yoga

    ByAaron Fleming July 23, 2019

    Can you grow a relationship with yoga? Many people don’t think of yoga as something you can actually learn. That is probably because a lot of what we see in advertising makes us think that yoga is an exercise for people who are already flexible and some how intuitively already know what they are doing….

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  • When to take a break from practicing

    ByAaron Fleming July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

    I am always so grateful when a holiday arrives. I am glad to have a break from the usual schedule and spend time with my family. To “sleep in” (there’s no sleeping in at my house), to not rush to a meeting, to take a slower pace. My body and brain need a break from…

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  • What are the benefits of yoga? Why practice yoga?

    ByAaron Fleming June 18, 2019June 18, 2019

    Yoga has helped me to: become more calm sleep better have regular digestion less pain less stiff make better decisions be less greedy keep perspective have deeper connections less worry / anxiety and on and on … But if a prospective new student asks me “what are the benefits of yoga?” I am hesitant to…

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