Asana Practice to heal and strengthen injured weak knees (FREE Resource)
Our modern lifestyles make some joints of our body particularly susceptible to wear and tear. The knee is one such joint. Weak knees mean restricted activities, and often to lead to arthritis and even surgery. Asanas offer a wide scheme of actions, to heal injured knees, and to strengthen weak knees. The session in this […]
Exercises to Compliment Walking Routine in 5 Parts (Short Course; all levels; FREE Resource)
Walking is a wonderful, no-cost, no-training, no-equipment exercise. The mental and emotional benefits of walking are no less. However, it is not true that walking is a ‘complete exercise in itself’ ( we speak more about this in the ‘Introduction’ recording) If you walk every day (or almost every day), and have been doing so […]
Rotational Movements of Important Joints – to Maintain and Enhance Mobility/ Flexibility (FREE Resource)
This session shows how simple movements at the joint, done with detail and attention, can be a potent tool to maintain joint mobility. This recording is part of the FREE Short Course Compliment your Walking Routine FREE Resources are available to everyone without payment, and without logging in. Click on the video to play it. […]
Follow-along: After-walking Routine for Resting and Rejuvenating (FREE Resource)
This after-walking routine will help the legs rest, and recover. Although recommended as an after-walking routine, this can be done at any time of the day – and is a gentle, restful practice by itself. This recording has minimal demonstrations, and instructions. Do the detailed version of this routine first, before attempting this follow-along version. […]
Detailed: After-walking Routine for Resting and Rejuvenating (FREE Resource)
This after-walking routine will help the legs rest, and recover. Although recommended as an after-walking routine, this can be done at any time of the day – and is a gentle, restful practice by itself. This recording is part of the FREE Short Course Compliment your Walking Routine FREE Resources are available to everyone without […]
Forward Extensions: Preparing through Dynamic Actions
In the Iyengar tradition, we practice forward extensions (standing or seated) in two very distinct stage: the final stage of the head touching some part of the leg/ floor, is preceded by the intermediate stage of extending the torso not downward, but forward, lengthening the sides of the body, and arching the back – an […]
Why is it important to complement regular walking, with other exercises? (FREE Resource)
In this introduction to the the ‘Compliment Your Walking’ Short Course, we talk about why walking needs to be supported with other exercises/ actions/ positions. This recording is part of the FREE Short Course Compliment your Walking Routine FREE Resources are available to everyone without payment, and without logging in. Click on the video to […]
Simple Asana Practice for the Days of Menstruation (FREE Resource)
The menstrual practice of Iyengar Yoga, when done regularly during the days of menstruation, over a period of time, helps address the most commonly seen distressful symptoms of menstruation, such as abdominal cramps, back ache, bloating, headache, uneven digestion, and mood swings. It also forms the basis for deeper and more detailed therapeutic work that […]
Practice for days when not feeling 100% fit – in 5 parts (Short Course; all levels; FREE Resource)
All of us have days when we are not feeling in peak physical health. At the recovery stage of an illness, or due to poor sleep, headache, tiredness, sore back, uneven digestion – the reasons can be many. On such days, we intuitively know not to tire or strain ourselves further. But a restorative asana […]
Learning the Use of Props in Standing Asanas
In this short beginners session, we bring together some of the prop-based adaptations we introduce to the beginner-level students. Notice that the focus is not on learning ‘prop-technique’. The focus is on developing our awareness: to assess how these prop-based adaptations improve our understanding, and our execution of asanas. No specialised props required. Duration: […]
