Iyengar Yoga Center Manila

Iyengar Yoga Center Manila Iyengar method Iyengar yoga begins with the study of asana (postures). Its study proceeds in an orderly progressive manner, with postures adjusted to meet the physical conditions and needs of each student. To do this the Iyengar approach to hatha yoga makes frequent use of different kinds of props. They are objects like chairs, blocks, belts, ropes that help you adjust yourself to different postures so that you can work a range of motion that is safe and effective for you. Use of support, force and resistance from props allow for a pose with more depth and awareness. Learning how to do this will increase body awareness. The emphasis is placed on precise alignment in the pose. Many students find that their yoga practice helps them dissolve stubborn musculo-skeletal and psychological blocks. For the serious student it brings them into deeper exploration in the field of mind-body interaction. bks iyengar BELLUR KRISHNAMACHAR SUNDARARAJA (BKS) IYENGAR was named by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people in the world, and one of the few living yoga masters who continue to practice what they preach. He was born on December 14, 1918, in the midst of a world flu epidemic, and grew up a sickly child plagued by ills such as malaria, typhoid, and tuberculosis. When his sister married the renowned yoga teacher Krishnamacharya in 1934, Iyengar was put on a strict yoga regime to improve his health. By 1937, he was sent to Pune to teach, and this is where he would eventually put up the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Institute in 1975. The institute was named after his late wife Ramaa, who passed away in 1973. Today, Iyengar yoga has followers and practitioners all over the world and is widely considered the most practiced style of yoga in the West.