Bali Yoga Studio and Iyengar Online Academy
Iyengar Yoga Sequences Beginner Level
Iyengar Yoga for The Spine–General Level As we begin 2025, today’s class starts with seated forward extensions and twisting postures. These movements activate the digestive system while releasing any lower back strain accumulated during the busy year-end period. The forward extensions progress up the back and neck area, offering a deep release. Standing postures then …
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20 Mins to Restore and Energize This brief, prop-free practice is a perfect holiday offering—ideal if you’re short on time or simply seeking a quiet, revitalizing way to restore your energy. If you have props nearby and enjoy using them, feel free to incorporate them as needed. Together, we’ll explore intelligent, mindful movement, focusing on …
Part One (Beginner-Level) In this class, we explore standing postures with the stable support of a chair. The chair allows us to enter each pose with a quiet mind, focusing on the alignment of body, breath, and mind while balancing. We can hold poses longer, deepening our awareness of the sensory body. Through this practice, …
Hip Opening and Flexibility In this class, we’ll focus on deeply opening the hips through standing, seated, and supine postures—unlocking numerous benefits for the entire body. By releasing tension and increasing flexibility in the hips, we’ll improve blood and oxygen flow to the hips, lower back, and pelvic regions. This promotes better circulation and relieves …
This beginner’s practice with the chair is designed to provide you with added support and stability. The chair acts as an extension of your body, allowing you to find balance and alignment in each posture more easily. By using the chair, you can hold the poses for longer durations in an anatomically correct way, which …
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In this class, we will concentrate on releasing the neck and shoulders. Whether you have tension there from your lifestyle, operation, or general stiffness, this movement sequence can help create more ease, space, and relaxation in the joint and neck area. Observe the turning of the inner arms up, and outer arms moving down. Space …
20 Mins Practice This short active practice is done without props. For the balancing postures, use what you need to stay stable, adjusting as you go. Some of you are just starting your practice and are new to the idea of prop support. Others may not have access to props at home and rely on …
35 Minutes of Mind-Body Connection Whether you are a beginner or just want a short basic sequence for connecting with the body and mind, this class will be perfect for you. This session is designed to help you establish a deeper connection with both your physical self and your mental state, offering a well-rounded approach …
Physical and Mental Focus In this group of postures, we focus on standing and supine balancing poses. Balancing always requires us to concentrate our attention both physically and mentally. Practicing balancing postures in the morning is a revealing way to gauge your mental state. We bring clarity and stability to our actions and lives by …
This super active practice is short and sweet. We activate the arms and shoulders while lifting up through Tadasana legs for full-body expression in an inversion. This is followed by connecting the feet to the ground in a forward bend and then twisting. Next, we will activate the back, preparing for a backbend in an …