BKS Iyengar – Page 4 – Disillusioned With Iyengar Yoga

Just Thank You.

It’s been nearly a year since Manouso started his daily online classes. What a godsend they have been for so many of us. I don’t think any of us could ever have imagined that a pandemic would afflict our entire planet, cloister us in our homes for months on end, and transform how we do school, shop, socialize,Continue reading “Just Thank You.”

BKS Iyengar teachings by Manouso Manos

Manouso’s classes are now available for rent on Vimeo. What a gift! If you want to know what it was like to study with BKS Iyengar, Manouso is about as close as it gets. I daresay, even better. Check it out! Spread the word. Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher. BKSContinue reading “BKS Iyengar teachings by Manouso Manos”

Disillusioned With Iyengar Yoga

Thank you to all who read this blog. I am stunned that so many of you have found your way to it, as I have done nothing to promote it. I told no one about it but somehow word has spread. I feel for my Iyengar Yoga comrades (CIYTs) who are forced to hide thatContinue reading “Disillusioned With Iyengar Yoga”

Iyengar Yoga Adjustments

BKS Iyengar adjusting and instructing Manouso that the perineum should not move toward the anal mouth in parsva sirsana (headstand) during the master class taught by Manouso Manos at the Yoga Journal Iyengar Yoga Intensive in Estes Park, Colorado in 2005. Over eight-hundred people attended. You may view the entire class here, and purchase theContinue reading “Iyengar Yoga Adjustments”

Tribute to BKS Iyengar

Every class Manouso teaches is a tribute to BKS Iyengar, and this was especially so on Monday, December 14–BKS Iyengar’s birthday. The guru would have been 102 years old. I continue to be amazed by Manouso’s artistry in weaving together a yoga class that leaves me awestruck. On Monday, Iyengar’s birthday, Manouso led us throughContinue reading “Tribute to BKS Iyengar”

Move on, IYNAUS!!!

On Friday, April 5, 2019, IYNAUS sent this email blast to its members: The body of the letter contained this paragraph: Maybe 15 days was a typo. Maybe it was supposed to be 1500 days, because as of today, it has been 462 days since we were told it would be available on the websiteContinue reading “Move on, IYNAUS!!!”

Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima is celebrated on the first full moon after the summer solstice. It is celebrated as a festival in India, Nepal, and Bhutan by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists. This festival is a celebration of gratitude for gurus– spiritual or academic teachers. It is the brightest full moon of the year. Guru Purnima literally meansContinue reading “Guru Purnima”

Who is Manouso Manos?

If you saw Manouso on the street you would never guess in a million years that he is a gifted yoga teacher. He’s almost always dressed in a white polo, dad sweater, blue slacks, and non-descript black shoes that tie not slip on. These days he looks more and more like a grandpa because heContinue reading “Who is Manouso Manos?”

Happy Birthday BKS Iyengar

Today BKS Iyengar would be 101 years old. He died 5 years ago at 96, and so much has changed since then. Like, for example, Iyengar Yoga joined forces with Yoga Alliance just this week. This is a shock to many of us and certainly a slap to BKS and Geeta Iyengar because Yoga AllianceContinue reading “Happy Birthday BKS Iyengar”

Teaching Iyengar Yoga

In retrospect I probably started teaching Iyengar yoga too soon, but I was so enamored with the practice that I thought teaching would inform my practice. And it did. I started teaching a free class at the nearby community center and people started coming. The floors were dirty and we didn’t have props but peopleContinue reading “Teaching Iyengar Yoga”