Posts by Jennie Williford CIYT
Styles and Studios of Yoga
Yoga is not a style. Yoga is not a studio. Yoga is not a teacher. So how have we come to define yoga so narrowly? When I began yoga it…
Read MoreEthics and Adjustments in Modern Iyengar Yoga
There has been a lot of discussion and community activism around the topic of physical and verbal adjustments in yoga. Since the #MeToo movement began, yoga communities were not exempt…
Read MoreWhat do You Want to Know?
The New Year always brings a little lull in writing…we are all trying to get into a new routine and start a new year with fresh eyes. So, though I…
Read MoreSalute the New Year – Salute Your Self
I have been doing 108 Sun Salutations for the New Year for probably around 15 years. Every now and then I decide to do them at other times of the…
Read MoreA New Way Into a New Year
Written By Rachel Frazee Some of my goals for the New Year probably sound pretty familiar to you : drink more water, eat more vegetables and fruit everyday, reduce the…
Read MoreI Believe I Can Fly!
“Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.” Mary Kay Ash Arm balances are one of those categories…
Read MoreThe Struggle is Real – AND Worth It
I love to introduce people to Iyengar Yoga. No matter if you are a raw beginner who has never taken class or someone who does yoga and just has never…
Read MoreThe Gift of Yoga
Today would have been BKS Iyengar’s 101st birthday, tomorrow is our annual celebration at The Yoga Place, and it is that time of the year where gifts are exchanged with…
Read MoreGeeta Iyengar
As The Yoga Place prepares for its annual celebration, it is always a reminder that we can also reflect on and celebrate the lineage of Iyengar Yoga that has been…
Read MoreBlessings of Time and Teaching
Many of you know now that I have missed another week of teaching class due to my father’s declining health and passing. Within this process and within the absence of…
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