Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York

Guest Teacher Workshop Laurie Blakeney Fri, May 14 - Sun, May 16 Registration Link - https://bit.ly/3rWcwkX... Laurie is an Advanced level CIYT, one of the most senior Iyengar teachers in the USA. She began her studies in 1971 and has persisted through a lifetime of learning and practicing Iyengar Yoga. Since 1983, Laurie has been taught directly by the Iyengars during annual trips to RIMYI. Her classes are fun and challenging; she supports her students intellectually and emotionally. PENSIVE STABILITY Fri, May 14 | 6:00-8:00pm A class in the restorative mode of practice that will focus on the path and role of the breath. Inversions, supported supine poses and supported backbends prepare us for pranayama. ENERGETIC ABILITY Sat, May 15 | 9:00-11:00am Can we transform our effort into effortlessness? This active mode of practice will include attention to budgeting our effects. Expect standing poses and other asanas that ignite vitality. DELVE DEEP WITHIN Sat, May 15 | 2:00-4:00pm Engaging a more reflective mode of practice, this class will strive to turn our concentration inward to develop awareness and sensitivity . Expect deep work in twisting, forward bending, and seated asanas. CONSCIOUS CONSOLIDATION Sun, May 16 | 9:00-11:00am Wake up to a bright morning practice that touches all modes and categories of poses. Let’s connect effort with knowledge to arrive at a sense of unity.

April is Stress Awareness Month. Yoga gives us the framework to handle all the uncertainties that life brings and provides us with the tools to overcome the tension and stress that builds up within. Coping with Stress - Free to All Sun, Apr 11 | 3:30-5:00pm James Murphy & Faculty https://bit.ly/3lK1qhq

What a great excerpt from an online workshop with Raya Uma Datta. Don't miss out an incredible opportunity to study with one of the key teachers of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI). This weekend Friday, January 8 to Sunday, January 10. For information & registration visit: bit.ly/RAYA-AT-IYAGNY

For New Students: A progressive 3-week course that lays the foundation of Iyengar Yoga and teaches the basic postures and actions you will find when you take a Level 1/Beginner's class. Beginner's Series taught by Tzahi Moskovitz... Sat, Jan 16, 23 & 30 | 10:30-11:45am https://bit.ly/2WUohvv Beginner's Series taught by Nil Akin Sun, Jan 17, 24 & 31 | 9:30-10:45am https://bit.ly/37JffHU

Something to inspire your yoga practice: watch this elegant demonstration of the Viparita Chakrasana Cycle by Prashant Iyengar.

Raya Uma Datta teaching during a convention in the U.K. Raya is teaching a Live Online Workshop at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York this weekend Friday, Jan 8 to Sunday, Jan 10. For information & registration visti: bit.ly/RAYA-AT-IYAGNY

We wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year and hope that 2021 is a joyful and healthy year for all! This January: Pose of the Month is Ardha Chandrasana, Half Moon Pose ... Sutra of the Month is II.5: "Mistaking the transient for the permanent, the impure for the pure, pain for pleasure, and that which is not the self for the self: all this is called lack of spiritual knowledge, avidya. Here is an example of avidya. Iron and coal are two different entitites, but when iron is heated, it becomes red hot and looks like live coal. Similarly, though the body and the eternal Self are distinct entitites, lack of knowledge makes one believe that they are one." - B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Registration is now open for our 2021 Winter Kids Yoga Program. Our unique online yoga program is designed to enrich your child’s education, nourish their creativity, and build connection. Give the children in your life the gift of movement and laughter as they connect to their bodies through Yoga with caring teachers. On January 4, our 2021 Winter Kids Program begins with a week of trial classes https://bit.ly/2WeiUGZ during which children can experience any of the three cla...sses offered. Each trial class is $15: Mondays 3:30-4:15pm, with Michelle LaRue Wednesdays 3:30-4:15pm, with Liza Toft Fridays 3:30-4:15pm, with Kevin Allen/Dmitri Shapira On January 11, our Kids Yoga Series https://bit.ly/37itaUX begins. Over the course of 10-weeks children will grow together through a joyful practice Yoga. Each 10 week series is $150: Mondays with Michelle LaRue begins Jan 11 - Mar 22, there is no class on Feb 15 Wednesdays with Liza Toft begins Jan 13 - Mar 24, there is no class on Feb 17 Fridays with Kevin Allen / Dmitri Shapira begins Jan 15 - Mar 26, there is no class on Feb 19 You can now register your child online by clicking on the links above.

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Listen and watch Geeta Iyengar going over Utthita Trikonasana.

This October, our pose of the month is Utthita Trikonasana, which in Sanskrit means: Utthita: extended, stretched Tri: three Kona: angle... Asana: pose Look for Utthita Trikonasana this month in class and bring it home into your practice

Bring harmony to the mind and fortify your body's defenses through a special sequence of asanas and pranayama practices that will uplift and support. THU, OCT 15, 22 & 29 | 7:00-8:30PM BROOKE MYERS https://bit.ly/2ExON8a

Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world." - Sharon Salzberg Voting matters. Find out more at vote.gov to make your voting plan and ensure your voice is heard and your vote counts. #yoga #iyengaryoga #iyengarnyc #namaste #instayoga #vote

Are your knees feeling strained? Stiff? Attend the two-part series Healthy Knees taught by James Murphy and understand the proper actions that support proper knee function. SUN, OCT 11 & 18 | 3:30-4:45PM JAMES MURPHY $36 Members / $42 Non-Members... https://bit.ly/2S0V9QI See more

Beginner's Series on Saturdays with Naghmeh Ahi will cover the fundamental actions and poses of Iyengar Yoga, helping you feel confident and ready to attend any Level 1 / Beginners' Class. BEGINNER’S SERIES SAT, OCT 10, 17, 24 | 2:00-3:15PM NAGHMEH AHI... https://bit.ly/3cvMpey See more

The unprecedented times of stress and uncertainty we face show us how valuable and significant the connections are that we make through the profound practice of Iyengar Yoga. Connections within ourselves that give us space, perspective and a presence of mind that can touch every aspect of our lives. Our schedule has grown to include 62 weekly classes, allowing you to deepen your study of Iyengar Yoga wherever you are with access to even more levels and times that work for yo...u. New Daily Classes on our Schedule Monday 7:00-8:00am - Wake Up Yoga Debby Green 12:00-1:15pm - Level I/Beginners Naghmeh Ahi 5:30-7:00pm - Level 3 & Up Lara Warren 7:00-8:15pm - General/All Levels - Nikki Costello Tuesday 1:00-2:30pm - Breast Health (no charge) Bobby Clennell 5:30pm - Level 3 & Up Matt Dreyfus Wednesday 7:00-8:00am - Wake Up Yoga Nil Akin 4:00-5:15pm - General/All Levels Lara Warren 7:00-8:30pm - Restorative Bobby Clennell Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm - Level 1/Beginners Matt Dreyfus Friday 7:00-8:00am - Wake Up Yoga Kavi Patel 7:30-9:00am - Level 3 Carolyn Christie 9:00-10:15am - Level 1/Beginners James Murphy Saturday 12:00-1:15pm - General/All Levels Nil Akin 3:30-4:45pm - Level 1/Beginners Dan Truini View the complete schedule: https://bit.ly/36kro5R

Yoga doesn’t really start when a new posture is learned; it is thereafter. What you should do with a posture is a major question. Postures are not an end in yoga, they are a means in yoga. PRASHANT S. IYENGAR Practice and abhyasa Read more: Yoga Rahasya Vol. 26 No. 4, 2019