Iyengar yoga benefits
There are many benefits of Iyengar yoga, one if which is that it can just make you happy.
BKS Iyengar in China
This year saw Guruji, BKS Iyengar, travel to China in his 93rd year. Although Mr Iyengar has expressed that he no longer wants to travel to teach as he still teaches and coaches his granddaughter in Pune India, the summit was seen as a historical event.
The rise of interest of Iyengar yoga in China has been quite phenomenal and My Iyengar taught and met many thousands of yoga students during the 3 day summit. He himself was an amazing example of the power of yoga, on his feet for days, meeting, greeting and teaching so many. A true inspiration.
You can read more about the summit here on his very own website.
http://bksiyengar.com/pdf/ChinaJune2011.pdf
Do try this at home!
As you may know many yogis chant the ‘om’ sounding a-u-m, at the beginning of a class. It’s thought that chanting the om is a great way to calm the nerves and slow the breathing, however many teachers do not start the class in this way, so do try this at home:
I found this web site where you can ‘Do as one’ chant the om simultaneously with people from around the world chanting at the same time! Its great, practice at home to feel and hear the sound and loose those inhibitions!
Click here to chant the om with people around the world.
Yoga Bear practising upavistha konasana
Who could resist this beautiful bear practising a 15 minute stretching yoga sequence including upavistha konasana and variations.
The bear pictured at a Finnish zoo woke from a nap to stretch and balance effortly on her seat bones.
A lesson to us all!