August is a good time boost your yoga practice. We are running two sessions in August that will make full use of the all the yoga props we have at IYISL to help you develop your practice.

BKS Iyengar invented the use of ‘props’ - belts, blocks, chairs, ropes etc. He originally called them guides and explored using them to help people work more effectively and more deeply in yoga poses.

In these sessions you can expect to be challenged and to develop your understanding of how to work effectively in yoga Asana.

Sessions will be limited to 12 students and are suitable for students who have some experience of Iyengar yoga and are keen to progress further.

Sessions will run from 11am-1:30pm.

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August is a good time boost your yoga practice. We are running two sessions in August that will make full use of the all the yoga props we have at IYISL to help you develop your practice.

BKS Iyengar invented the use of ‘props’ - belts, blocks, chairs, ropes etc. He originally called them guides and explored using them to help people work more effectively and more deeply in yoga poses.

In these sessions you can expect to be challenged and to develop your understanding of how to work effectively in yoga Asana.

Sessions will be limited to 12 students and are suitable for students who have some experience of Iyengar yoga and are keen to progress further.

Sessions will run from 11am-1:30pm.

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Our monthly restorative and Pranayama class is a chance to explore and benefit from BKS Iyengar’s emotional stability programme with an experienced teacher. Iyengar designed this programme to bring total relaxation to the mind and body.

This month it will run on the last Saturday of the month replacing our regular Saturday afternoon restorative class.

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Established in 2015 the International Day of Yoga is a celebration of the ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga. Yoga originated in India and the word ‘yoga’ comes from Sanskrit and means to join or to unite.

The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.

Join us for an evening of yoga Asana taught by Zubin Zarthoshtimanesh. This is a great opportunity to be inspired by a recognised leading teacher of Iyengar yoga.

This session is open to all level of students.

Session times: 5:30pm - 8:30pm

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Craig Blake is one of our regular IYISL teachers and teaches with passion and energy. This workshop is a chance to work from basic poses to develop your backbend practice. Backbends are the most energising and uplifting of all the yoga Asana and this workshop will look at the foundations of backbend practice and how to develop your backbend practice in a safe way.

It is suitable for beginners with some Iyengar yoga experience, general and intermediate level students. 

Workshop times 11am-4:30pm

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Half day workshops with senior level 3 Iyengar yoga teacher Sophie Carrington - focusing on understanding, developing and practising intermediate level poses. They are ideal for Iyengar yoga teachers who are interested in the intermediate teaching syllabus as well as intermediate level and confident general level students.

Sophie’s sessions combine a challenging approach with a detailed understanding of Asana and a clear approach to teaching and are an ideal way of helping you overcome blocks in your own practice.

Workshop dates:

13 Apr ( 2.30-5.30pm) - workshop now full

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This session is for beginners to Iyengar yoga and aims to be both enjoyable and to help you learn how to get to grips with the basic yoga poses.

It is ideal if you have some experience of doing yoga and are keen to learn how to practice to progress.

The session is inspired by Geeta S Iyengar’s teaching about how beginners in yoga should start by creating mobility (dynamic practice) in the poses and then add stability.

She wrote:

“…when stability is present at the heart of our mobility, and mobility within our stability, […]we keep an inner balance…”

The session will be taught by Marion Sinclair - an experienced yoga teacher who also manages IYISL

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** this yoga day is now full

We invite you to join us for a special yoga day on 14th December celebrating the 100th years anniversary of the birth of our beloved Guruji and his teaching. The theme of the day is the tree of yoga … 100 roots.

The day will be taught by highly experienced teacher and founder of IYI South London, Glenys Shepherd.

The morning will be a fast paced, energetic session and there will be a restorative session in the afternoon after we share a light vegetarian lunch.

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