This sequence focuses on opening the armpits and lengthening the groins in preparation for back bends. Includes one chair back bend. Geared toward students with some Iyengar yoga experience.
Suggested props: blankets, belt, blocks, chair

Master Iyengar teacher Patricia Walden offers a 60-minute practice focusing on the king and queen of all poses: sirsasana and sarvangasana. Suggested props: a strap, two blankets and a bolster.

In the Iyengar system we use oppositional movements to create space and freedom in the body. For example, as we extend one part of the body in one direction, we offset it with an equal and opposite movement in the other direction. This class explore that principle in a variety of poses.
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This session presents modified poses and supplemental stretches to help create greater mobility and suppleness in the body and mind.
Suggested props: chair, one blanket/towel

Join Nadja Refaie for Part 2 of this two-part series exploring ways to use the wall as a prop in Iyengar yoga. The wall can help us stabilize our body in twists as well as help us develop proprioception about our body’s placement. In this video we’ll use the wall to explore parivrtta trikonasana,...

This class gives detailed instructions and cues for proper positioning and alignment as you work your way through an invigorating class with a variety of standing, seated, and back bending poses.

Suggested Props: 3 blankets, 2 blocks, belt.

Twists are powerful poses to erode physical and mental blockages. Practicing with a chair can help us to establish a stable base, elongate the spine, and twist from the tight spots in our torso
Suggested props: Chair.

Join Nadja for a sequence that prepares you for headstand and shoulderstand. Please have some knowledge of these poses before trying them on your own. Tristan and Heloise demonstrate 2 ways to practice each pose, one with more support, one with less.

Suggested props: blankets, blocks, belt

Learn techniques for bringing stability and ease to body and mind in Vrksasana (tree pose), Ardha Chandrasana (half-moon pose) and Virabhadrasana III (warrior III).
Suggested props: chair, two blocks, wall space

Use your folding or yoga chair to enhance common standing poses - Downward Facing Dog, Standing Forward Fold, Triangle and Side Angle, Parsvottanasana, and a very lifted Bridge pose, as well as a truly deeply relaxing Savasana. Any folding chair should work. You will want to be at a wall as well....

For experienced Iyengar practitioners. This practice is a good preparation for inversions, plus Salamba Sirsasana and Salamba Sarvangasana. A good straightforward afternoon/evening inversion practice. Please already be steady in your inversions before doing this practice.
Suggested props: 2 block...

Viparita Karani, or Legs Up the Wall, is a wonderful pose cycle to practice at the beginning or end of a longer practice. It is also a perfect stand alone practice to help recharge and revitalize, or calm down, at any point during the day. Truly versatile! Please do the whole cycle, or shorten it...

Enjoy a guided meditation and short restorative practice while set up in Supine Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasa). Cultivates inner stillness, while opening of the hips and heart, and is helpful in increasing lateral mobility in the knees. Add this class before or after any class or take th...

In this session, we explore how simple back bending poses build courage, discipline, and vigor. This is part one of a two-part series.

Suggested Props: wall

A short asana sequence to prepare for breath work, followed by two breathing techniques
This segment presents a streamlined sequence of postures to relax the body, open the chest, and smooth out the breath. We then practice two basic Pranayama techniques: Ujjayi I & II

Suggested Props: 2-3 block...

This sequence focuses on stretching the legs, primarily the hamstrings and inner thighs. The sequence also focuses on bringing length to the spine and lift to the pelvis. It can be practiced on its own, to prepare for a longer practice, or to stretch the legs after a run or other activity.
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Take this class on its own, or as an add-on to another class. This class focuses on stretching the legs and extending the spine. Because it is entirely performed while lying on your back, it can be a restorative class.

Suggested Props: belt

This class explores how we use the wall as a prop in Iyengar yoga. The wall can help us use our arms and legs more effectively and help us develop proprioception about our body’s placement. We will explore using the wall for Adho Mukha Svansana (downward facing dog), some standing and seated pose...

In this short sequence, we use the wall and a chair to prepare the legs, upper back, and sides for twists. We prepare for and do parivrtta trikonasana, revolved triangle pose, with the chair.
Level: All Levels
Suggested Props: 2 Blocks, a Chair and Blanket

This session focuses on the yogic concept of maximizing sattva or bringing balance and harmony to body, mind, and spirit. We’ll explore this through poses that stretch the left and right sides of the body.

Suggested Props: Bolster, two blocks, one blanket.

For many of us, tension tends to accumulate in the neck and shoulders. This can result from daily activities but also sometimes from the way we position the head and the neck in our yoga postures. In this session, we explore ways to establish freedom in those areas, while also strengthening them....

Learn how to set up props correctly in order to safely go into Salamba Sarvangasana (supported shoulder stand). This mini class offers three different ways to work on shoulder stand, with details on how to measure for correct positioning. We do not stay in shoulder stand long; the class is intend...

Explore woking with different props to deepen your understanding of triangle pose, trkonasana. We teach 3 versions of trkonasana focusing on stability, mobility and creating length. This exploration finishes with a standing forward bend.

Suggested Props: wall, chair, blocks

Learn how to work with your legs to bring stability in the hips and length in the spine. We’ll work with the same geometry in 3 different poses to focus on using the legs to stabilize the hips, balance the pelvis and keep the sides of the body equal in length.

Suggested Props: 2 blocks