Sacred Cow Yoga Studio, Ipswich

SATURDAY MORNING YOGA…THE BEST! WE START AT 9:30

don’t stay where fear left you

Classes have resumed and it is wonderful! See you on the mat!

being human is strange

Good morning beautiful humans…classes resume today at 6PM

Why practice asana ?

BKS Iyengar says - the inner self is freed from it’s prison when we practice asana. it is an expression of ourselves and brings our energy out. Pranayama channels our energy and the true self returns to its abode within the heart.
We talk about energy. There is energy in every living thing. As yogis we work with prana - this energy.

Fire in our practice important- every one of the ancient texts say that this fire is the stamina of practice. It is this discipline of practice that cultivates energy. It is this channeled energy that enables us to keep up the practice. If Guruji did not have this fire, none of us would be here.”

Taken from notes from the 2024 Summer Intensive with Corine Biria

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NOT A STYLE. A METHOD OF EDUCATION.

People often ask what makes Iyengar Yoga different.

Props.
Alignment.
Long holds.

These are the visible features of the practice.
But they are consequences—not causes.

The Iyengar system is not simply a style of yoga. It is a method of education.
It educates the body, the senses, the mind and the intelligence—in that order.

The body comes first.
Not because it is the most important, but because it is the most accessible.

A teacher can explain where to place the foot, how to extend the leg or where to distribute the weight.

The body can feel the difference.
Then the senses begin to participate.

Once the form is established, awareness moves inward:
Skin.
Breath.
Weight.
Pressure.
Space.

Then the mind enters.

The mind that resists.
The mind that wanders.
The mind that gradually learns to remain present.

Then intelligence.
Not the intelligence that memorizes instructions.
The intelligence that perceives.

Over time, the practitioner begins to recognize what is happening without waiting to be told.

The body becomes more intelligent.
The pose begins to teach.
That is a method.
Not a style.

💬 Which layer are you learning through right now—the body, the senses, the mind or the intelligence?

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