Members are invited to join us for Yoga Space on Wednesday 14 February, 4-5pm on Zoom. Yoga Space is a platform for IY(UK) members to get together online to learn and share views and ideas on our yoga lives and practice.   At this session we will hear how practitioners have used their understanding of Iyengar yoga to recuperate from injury, not just physically, but mentally. We hope it will inspire any of us with injuries at the moment, or in the future. Your own experiences will be invaluable and our panellists will start off with their own journeys to fitness. Contributin ..read more

We are really pleased to let you know that booking for Yogapushpanjali 2024 is now open!   IY(UK)’s Iyengar Yoga Family Camp will take place in Forest Row, East Sussex from 22 – 28 July. Earlybird prices will be held until 31 March – we advise early booking as there has already been considerable interest this year.  The week’s camp will include yoga classes for adults and children together with an outdoor activity programme for children during adult yoga classes, crafts, storytelling and tasty meals. The website includes plenty of photos from ..read more

National Iyengar Yoga Day, 20 January 2024 Come and try Iyengar yoga at a free taster class for beginners on 20 January, with certified teachers across the UK and Ireland.  Iyengar yoga is a well established, thorough method of yoga with many physical and mental health benefits that is safe for all to practise, whatever your age, body shape, ability or level of flexibility. As well as free taster classes there will also be demonstrations, film screenings and social events. Search our map of free National Iyengar Yoga Day taster classes and events. New events being added daily! View ..read more

We all learn early in our yoga experience that the basis of the teaching and the practice is the first two aspects of Patanjali’s eight: yama and niyama. And the very first injunction is ahimsa, not doing harm or violence. As we face not just a climate emergency, not just a nature and biodiversity crisis, but the breakdown of all the interrelated systems that sustain the life of humans and more than humans on earth, our habitual actions (samskara) fail to remedy the situation and often make it worse. We’ve known about this prospect for a long time, and many people feel ang ..read more

Tickets are now on sale for the Iyengar Yoga (UK) Convention with Abhijata from 4-6 May 2024. Following high demand, in-person tickets are now sold out but you can still book a place to attend online. You need to be a member of IY(UK) to book – join or renew here. Find out all about the event on our convention website. Convention website The post Convention 2024 with Abhijata Iyengar appeared first on Iyengar Yoga UK ..read more

Find out why Iyengar yoga is suitable for you wherever you are on your yoga journey – even if you have never practised yoga before If you’re reading this post and have never done yoga before, maybe you’re wondering how to get started and which style to choose. With so many classes on offer it can be hard to work out which one is right for you. You may be aware already of the incredible physical and mental benefits of yoga. If not, you’ve got that pleasure to come.  Either way, a well-trained, empathetic teacher can make all the difference.  What is Iyengar Yoga? Iyengar yoga is ..read more

Members are invited to join us for Yoga Space on Friday 17 November, 2-3pm on Zoom. Yoga Space is a platform for IY(UK) members to get together online to learn and share views and ideas on our yoga lives and practice.   For this event panellists and Iyengar yoga teachers Helen Clay (Sheffield), Laura Potts (York) and Kim Skinner (Manchester) will put forward ideas on how yoga’s yamas and niyamas might influence our thinking on yoga and climate action. The panel has shared details of what to expect: This session will open discus ..read more

New for the Autumn term!  As part of IY(UK)’s aim to bring affordable classes to young people, if you’re aged 18-30 years old you can benefit from ten online classes designed just for you at a discounted price of £15 (regular price £50). Classes will run twice a week on Zoom, for a five week block: Tuesdays 5-6pm Thursdays 7.45-8.30am The block runs from Tuesday 17 October until Thursday 16 November. Join experienced teachers who will guide you through these energetic and fun classes, suitable for all levels of experience. No experience required Find out more and book The post Yoga fo ..read more

We’re excited to announce that Abhijata Iyengar will be leading our 2024 Convention in-person and via livestream, from 4-6 May in central London at RHS Lindley Hall. Members will have priority booking so please join now to be first to hear about tickets! Join Iyengar Yoga (UK) The post Save the Date: Abhijata Iyengar Convention appeared first on Iyengar Yoga UK ..read more

In this extract from a recent Yoga Space members’ discussion, Iyengar yoga teachers Gerda Bayliss (Leeds), Helen Clay (Sheffield), and Alaric Newcombe (London) talk about what restorative yoga means to them, and offer insights into practice. Yoga Space is a regular Iyengar Yoga (UK) members’ meet-up on Zoom where we share yoga ideas and information. This event was hosted by Joan Abrams. Do you want to attend live Yoga Space sessions? Join as a member here to be invited. Find a restorative class What is the definition of restorative yoga? AN: In Iyengar yoga, we have certain postures and seq ..read more