Posts by Jennie Williford CIYT
Geeta 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…
Read MoreGiving Thanks
I know I am a little late with this post according to the calendar, but maybe it is a good reminder that “Thanksgiving” is something for every day and not…
Read MoreUpside-down, Yoga Turns Me
Yes, please know that this is the song I have in my head right now…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIAtE6ywgwA… Yoga does turn us upside-down and inside out and also round and round…and so it…
Read MoreBharadvajasana
Obviously I am a bit behind on the blogs for Sanskrit…leaving off at Bharadvajasana. This week, as our lesson of Sanskrit on the bulletin board has come to a close,…
Read MoreTrauma, Recovery, Yoga
I first met Sara Anderson, author of STROKE: overcoming my worst nightmare, when I moved to LaCrosse in April. Being a student of Chris Saudek’s and interested in her therapeutic…
Read MoreTriang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
Just thought I would throw one out there that looks like a tongue twister, but by the end of this session, you might start to catch a glimpse of how…
Read MoreMeditation in Action
BKS Iyengar is well known for bringing stability and alignment to the physical practice of asana; bringing the mind and the body onto the same level to create what he…
Read MoreSage Marichi – A “Light” of Yoga
I hope all of you enjoyed week 2 of our Sanskrit lesson of the body parts! Are you able to repeat a few of those simple names for your hands,…
Read MoreYoga Philosophy in Action!
I think that most people who practice yoga do know there is a whole philosophy behind the physical postures. Some dismiss it as something separate from the physical practice, but…
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