Yoganusasanam - Iyengar Yoga Delhi

If extension is from the intelligence of the brain, expansion is from the intelligence of the heart. While doing an asan, both the intellectual intelligence and the emotional intelligence have to meet and work together. Extension is attention, and expansion is awareness., I often say. It is the bringing of attention and awareness to the tips of your body and activating the skin.
BKS IYENGAR , Light On Life

If extension is from the intelligence of the brain, expansion is from the intelligence of the heart. While doing an asan, both the intellectual intelligence and the emotional intelligence have to meet and work together. Extension is attention, and expansion is awareness., I often say. It is the bringing of attention and awareness to the tips of your body and activating the skin.
BKS IYENGAR , Light On Life

"Sarvangasana develops the feminine qualities of patience and emotional stability. As a mother struggles throughout her life for the happiness of her children, the 'mother of asanas' strives for peace and health of the body."
~ Geeta Iyengar ~

Stiffness in the lower back often comes from the way we move, stand, and sit every day.
In Trikonasana, proper alignment makes all the difference.
Using the rope support helps create space, stability, and awareness in the pose without collapsing into the lower back. As Neeru Ma’am explains, “When your outer hip goes back, automatically your groin moves forward.”

Gentle practice. Precise action. Lasting benefits.

Practice Iyengar Yoga with guidance at Yoganusasanam.

“There is a universal reality in ourselves that aligns us with a universal reality that is everywhere.”

BKS IYENGAR