Back to Wellness - Iyengar Yoga

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The depths of yoga are to be found inside, not outside.

In a world that celebrates speed, productivity, and constant stimulation, Restorative Yoga offers something radically different: permission to pause.

When we lie down and support the body completely, the nervous system begins to soften. The breath slows. The mind becomes quieter. We remember that rest is not a luxury, it is part of our natural rhythm.

Restorative Yoga is not about doing more. It is about learning to be present for this moment, exactly as it is.

Come study with me in person this summer: Relax & Renew Restorative Yoga Training in San Francisco. Comment “SF” for the link to read more.

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A pose becomes yoga only when intelligence enters the action.
Without intelligence, the body may only repeat.

It may stretch.
It may hold.
It may perform.

But yoga asks for something deeper.

Can the mind remain alert?
Can the breath stay connected?
Can the action become clear, precise, and alive?

This is where practice begins to change.
Not when the pose becomes more impressive,
but when attention enters the movement.

This is why Guruji said:
“To be dull is easy, to be active requires tremendous work.”
— Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar

To be active is not to be restless.
It is to be awake in the body.

Awake in the breath.
Awake in the intelligence behind the action.

That is the real work of practice.

💬 Which pose teaches you the most about staying alert?

Share below — your answer may help another practitioner observe their own practice more clearly.

Thank you Clarendon High School for Girls for the opportunity to share yoga with your matric students 🙏what a fantastic initiative to help them prepare for their exams👌

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MESSAGE

I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made by the Holy Father, Pope Leo, during his Palm Sunday Mass. His call for the laying down of arms and the renunciation of violence resonated profoundly with me, as it speaks to the very essence of what all major religions teach.

Indeed, whether we look to Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism or any of the world's great spiritual traditions, the message is fundamentally the same: love, compassion, tolerance, and self-discipline. Violence finds no true home in any of these teachings. History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and is never a lasting foundation for peace.

An enduring resolution to conflict, including the ones we see in the Middle East or between Russia and Ukraine, must be rooted in dialogue, diplomacy and mutual respect — approached with the understanding that, at the deepest level, we are all brothers and sisters.

I urge for and pray that the violence and conflicts may soon come to an end.

DALAI LAMA

31 March 2026

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