Iyengar Yoga Nanaimo

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NEW PODCAST | Coming Monday

For over 60 years, Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar has inspired generations of practitioners and teachers around the world.
To celebrate this remarkable anniversary, we’re delighted to launch Living the Practice - Light on Yoga - a new podcast series from Iyengar Yoga (UK).
Across the series, we’ll be sitting down with some of the UK’s most experienced Iyengar yoga teachers to explore the book that has shaped their practice, teaching and lives. Through personal stories, memories and reflections, we’ll celebrate the enduring legacy of Light on Yoga and discover why it remains as relevant today as ever.

🎧 Our first episode launches next week, featuring John Ferrabee – A collector of rare yoga books and an Iyengar yoga teacher.

John shares how he first discovered Light on Yoga, the story behind the original first edition and why this extraordinary book continues to inspire practitioners around the world.

We can’t wait to share it with you.

Join us Monday for Episode One.

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Why Are Iyengar Yoga Poses Named in Sanskrit? — Studio Po Learn why Iyengar Yoga uses Sanskrit pose names, how they connect to yoga's history, and why they create a universal language for practitioners worldwide.

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Many people are curious about Iyengar Yoga but feel intimidated by the precision, props, or advanced poses they see online. The truth? Iyengar Yoga is for every body, every age, and every stage of practice. The props aren't there to make yoga harder, they're there to enhace pracrice, and sometimes even make poses more accessible. And yes... we're probably all borrowing each other's blocks. 🧱😂 What was your first impression of Iyengar Yoga?

Summer Class Schedules have been posted.
You will find links on our main page to the current schedule and June newsletter.

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You can hear the ocean inside yourself.
Not as imagination.
Not as metaphor only.
But as the subtle sound of breath when the body becomes quiet, the chest opens, and the mind learns to observe.

Geeta S. Iyengar taught pranayama as a disciplined and subtle practice.

The body must be prepared.
The breath must be refined.
The mind must learn to watch without force.

One way to understand this approach is through three parts:
The body is the laboratory.
It provides the conditions — a quiet seat, an open chest, and a spine that can hold its length without strain.
Until the body can sit in stillness without complaint, pranayama cannot begin in earnest.

This is why asana comes first.
The breath is the experiment.
Not something to seize.
Not something to dominate.

Something to study.
Its length.
Its texture.
Its sound.
Its pauses.

The work is not to push the breath further each day.
The work is to observe it more closely.

The mind is the observer.
Not commentary.
Not impatience.
Not ambition.
Just watching.

When the mind learns to watch without interference, the breath becomes quieter, subtler, and more receptive.

Pranayama is powerful. It deserves respect.

It is not a breathing exercise to learn casually from a video or post. In the Iyengar tradition, it is introduced progressively, after the body has been prepared through consistent asana practice, and under the guidance of a qualified teacher.

What has your experience of pranayama been — difficult, quiet, surprising, or deeply calming?

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