Posts by Jennie Williford CIYT
The Panorama of Props
The last day during our webinar with Abhijata Iyengar culminated in the theme of developing more sensitive perception through the varied uses and purposes of props. We began class with…
Read MoreInformation – Knowledge – Wisdom
Well today became a nice surprise! Someone else dropped away, so I got a call from Randy Just to see if I could be a panelist for demonstration during Abhijata’s…
Read MoreThe Breath
Photo Credit to BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio of Dallas. Photo of Abhijata in supported Janu Sirsasana. Day 5 with Abhijata left me in a state that was difficult to get…
Read MoreOpen Communication
Photo Credit to Susanne Bulington. Photo of my good friend David Larsen from MI demonstrating a well supported Paschimottanasana (intense stretch of the back side of the body). I thought…
Read MoreNow Or Never
Photo Credit to Susanne Bulington I think Day 3 with Abhi left many of us feeling “put back together” or at least fully relaxed into this experience with her. She…
Read MoreOvercoming Our Conditioning
Photo Credit to Susanne Bulington. Photo of my long-time practice buddy, Aaron Fleming, demonstrating Bharadvajasana on a chair. Day 2 with Abhijata was a great experiment of “relationship” – relationship…
Read MoreUnprecedented
Photo Credit to BKS Iyengar Studio of Dallas For those who might be new to my blogging style about classes, I am not one to give the detailed sequence of…
Read MoreA Unique Opportunity!
As many of you might have already noticed, our schedule has been changed a bit for the coming week – some classes cancelled and some classes moved. The reason for…
Read MoreSavasana – “Corpse Pose”
I have been thinking about this pose a lot this week. It is such an important pose and in many ways we treat it as “just the thing we do”…
Read MoreFor May 31st Sutra Study – Pleasure, Pain, and Death
For our next meeting, we will cover the final kleshas, the obstacles we face in life and practice of yoga – attachment to pleasure, aversion to pain, and fear of…
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