Note: To become certified as an Iyengar Yoga teacher you must pass a test, often referred to as an ‘assessment’. This assessment is rigorous and takes years of working with a mentor to prepare. I went up for Intro 1 & 2 assessment, for the first time, in 2017. I passed 3 of the 4…
Do you think it’s important to have a yoga teacher? I do. This past weekend I traveled up to the Ann Arbor School of Yoga to attend the weekend intensive with my teacher, Laurie Blakeney. (In the photo below, that’s me standing on Laurie’s shoulders!) I have been attending these weekend intensives regularly for years….
Iyengar Yoga is known for: being a method with roots in tradition creating the best of the best teachers accommodating a huge variety of students Regardless of the reason for taking classes, anyone who attends an Iyengar Yoga class is taught how to be a student of yoga. If you come to class because you…
Before I list all the reasons why I love Iyengar Yoga let me first say that I think we (as Americans / Westerners) put too much pressure on yoga and yoga traditions. We want it to do everything and be everything to and for us. It must cure our bad back, make us happy always,…
