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I Believe I Can Fly

The Yoga Place Posted on February 22, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTFebruary 22, 2021

Starting next Monday at 6:30-7:45pm, during the month of March, we will be offering a special 4-week series on Arm Balances. Just by saying or writing “arm balances”, I already know so many minds are shutting down or starting to … Continue reading →

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From Asana to Pranayama

The Yoga Place Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTFebruary 9, 2021

Our last meeting of the Yoga Sutra Discussion Group covered the 3 yoga sutras on asana (posture). It is always amazing to note that out of the 195 yoga sutras, only 3 have to do with this physical work that … Continue reading →

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Back Extensions – NOT “Bends”!

The Yoga Place Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTJanuary 26, 2021

There are many reasons the Iyengars are geniuses in the practice and teaching of yoga, but one is in their use of language and posture names and their insistence that we know them and use them well. Why? One example … Continue reading →

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What is Asana?

The Yoga Place Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTJanuary 7, 2021

Our next meeting of The Yoga Sutra Discussion Group will be Sunday, Jan 31st at 11:00am. We will be discussing the three sutras regarding the most prominent limb of what we know of as yoga – asana (yoga posture). (the … Continue reading →

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The Elements of Asana and Healthy Immunity

The Yoga Place Posted on January 3, 2021 by Jennie Williford CIYTJanuary 3, 2021

In preparing for the next 4-week series on “Yoga and Healthy Immunity”, I was once again overwhelmed by the amount of information and introspection that BKS Iyengar has given us on this subject of yoga. “Health is generally understood as … Continue reading →

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A New Year for Yoga

The Yoga Place Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 31, 2020

Well 2020 was a weird one, huh? It was a new year full of new experiences that I am not sure any one of us could have predicted. Even the way we experienced yoga was new for most of us … Continue reading →

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Observe Your Self – The Niyamas

The Yoga Place Posted on December 19, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 19, 2020

The principles of Niyama…emphasize the importance of self-discipline. Mastery of yoga would be unrealizable without the observance of the ethical principles of yama and niyama. BKS Iyengar – Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjail – commentary on Sutra II.32 … Continue reading →

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Yoga’s Moral Depth – The YAMAS

The Yoga Place Posted on December 9, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 9, 2020

“The YAMAS are the great, mighty, universal vows, unconditioned by place, time, and class.” Yoga Sutra II.31 – BKS Iyengar in “Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” Yoga is an 8-limbed process that begins with The Yamas : non-violence, … Continue reading →

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You Find Out!

The Yoga Place Posted on December 7, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 7, 2020

December 7th is the Birthday of Geeta Iyengar, BKS Iyengar’s daughter. After her passing two years ago, today she would have been 76. Geeta was a strong and impressionable teacher in her own right and carried the wisdom of her … Continue reading →

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Discrimination and Introspection

The Yoga Place Posted on December 2, 2020 by Jennie Williford CIYTDecember 2, 2020

With the last couple of Yoga Sutra discussion meetings, we covered the Yoga Sutras that list and give the definitions and results of developing the Yamas and the Niyamas, the first two limbs of the eight-fold practice of yoga. The … Continue reading →

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