What? Iyengar Yoga!

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I practised Iyengar Yoga extensively for about 3

years. I am still quite fond of it, because that's the

style which got me started in yoga, and I owe much to

it. <br><br>In those years I also bought several of

the more commonly used Iyengat Yoga props: Sticky

mats, blankets, bolsters, wooden blocks, a cotton belt,

2 metal folding chairs, and a beautifully crafted

wooden "Setu Bandha bench" (which I now use as a kind of

shelf to store my black mat and Mysore practice

rug...ahem...).<br><br>I also own most of BKS Iyengar's books. His "Light

on Yoga" is a classic on hatha yoga. It has an

excellent introduction into yoga philosophy, and you will

find almost all the postures from Primary &

Intermediate Series there fully illustrated and explained in

every detail.<br><br>Although I gave up Iyengar since I

started with Ashtanga Yoga, I think that the Iyengar

approach is very good during menstruation, pregnancy, and

if suffering illness or serious physical

disabilities.<br><br>Some Iyengar links:<br><br><a

href=http://www.bksiyengar.com target=new>http://www.bksiyengar.com</a>

(official website of BKS Iyengar)<br><a href=http://www.yoga.com

target=new>http://www.yoga.com</a>

(site focused on Iyengar Yoga. In the "Yoga section"

you will find a full catalouge of Iyengar helping

cutlery).<br><br> A site on Ashtanga Yoga teacher BNS (not to be

confused with BKS!)

Iyengar:<br><a href=http://www.ajna.demon.co.uk/yoga/iyengar.htm

target=new>http://www.ajna.demon.co.uk/yoga/iyengar.htm</a> .<br><br>(And an

Ashtanga site which always makes

me goggle-eyed: <a href=http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

target=new>http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com</a> ).