by stephtenceryoga | Jun 7, 2017 | Asana, Assessment, Personal, Practice
Picture this: you go to a yoga class and it’s amazing. After class, you feel refreshed, clear, invigorated. You think, ‘wow, I wish I could feel like this all the time’. So, while it’s still fresh in your mind, you jot down the sequence. The next day you go and...
by stephtenceryoga | Feb 27, 2017 | Media, Personal, Random, Studio Po
I don’t usually post twice in one one week but this time, I made an exception… I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on Edward Reib and Lindsey Kimura’s podcast, To Be A Yogi. The interview is about 30 minutes and we...
by stephtenceryoga | Feb 25, 2017 | Personal, Practice, RIMYI
I remember during my first trip to Pune in 2011, Prashant Iyengar (not uncharacteristically) talked a lot about understanding the why, not just the how or what of each asana. He instructed us to identify the governor of the pose and would ask, “are you doing this pose...
by stephanie | Jul 9, 2015 | Personal, Philosophy, Practice
A concept that BKS Iyengar often referred to when discussing practice is ‘effortless effort’. I remember the first time I heard that phrase. It really struck me. I immediately understood it to mean a deliberate, well-intentioned practice, but without strain or...
by stephanie | May 28, 2014 | Personal, RIMYI
I’ve been home for more than 5 months, but I’m finally ready to share with you a little bit about a very special experience I had during my last visit to Pune. I was there in December and shared in the celebrations for BKS Iyengar’s 95th birthday....
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