Melissa taught Kurmasana prep with a chair today; first phase/pic elongates the spine; second phase/pic rounds the back. Thanks to Melissa Lorraine Hagen-Wilson for the first pic! #IyengarYoga #YogaWithProps #Kurmasana

Adho Mukha Hanumanasana: Devon uses the blanket and bolster to help square the hips. Keep the midlines of the thighs straight--don't rotate the legs. And remember that Hanuman is the Lord of Prana; find the pose, then explore your breath. #IyengarYoga #YogaWithProps #Hanumanasana

Stabilizing the hips and arms to help students find freedom to twist in Parivrtta Trikonasana. #IyengarYoga #YogaWithProps #ParivrttaTrikonasana

Virabhadrasaba I: Warrior. Sutra 1.33 tells us to cultivate friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and equanimity toward the wicked - not to ignore injustice, but to fight it from a place of clarity, not anger or despair. #IyengarYoga

Ardha Chandrasana is cooling, perfect for Austin's triple-digit temps and a lovely cosmic meditation for tonight's half moon. Pull the standing leg hip back toward the lifted foot to lengthen the lower back; raise the inner thigh of the lifted leg #IyengarYoga #ArdhaChandrasana

Great weekend at Yoga Kurunta Rope Wall in San Antonio. In this prelim phase of Parivrtta Eka Pada Sirsasana, lower both legs to the same level; the front leg often goes lower, so extend the back leg, then check the front. Thanks to Yoga Kurunta for the pic! #IyengarYoga

I taught Lolasana today; we prepped with ab work and arm work, used blocks, and (unlike Melissa here) belted our ankles to our thighs. Then lean forward, press into the blocks, and engage the abdomen back and up to lift the legs. Dangle like a pendant. #IyengarYoga #YogaWithProps

Today's in-person workshop with Anne Schultz was a treat; she taught this strap-supported, restorative version of Urdhva Prasarita Padasana. Wrap the belt around both thumbs; pull evenly with both hands; take the hands to the floor if possible; make the legs taller. #IyengarYoga

Open the groins for Vrksasana prep: Extend from the bent leg's inner thigh to the knee, pull back from the outer knee to the hip socket; keep the space as you bring your torso to vertical and place the foot on the inner thigh. Press foot into thigh, thigh into foot. #IyengarYoga

Bolster Supta Virasana: From Virasana, knees together, feet apart, with a bolster and blanket behind you, lean back to your hands, move the tailbone toward the knees, then recline. Press the feet into the mat to keep moving the tailbone toward the knees. Keep the knees hip width.

Bask in the balance of today's equinox. Find your center and balance your self. In Pincha Mayurasana, press the inner wrists; open the armpits; lift the buttocks to the ceiling, lift the inner thighs and inner ankles. Lift your legs enough to feel the lightness come. #IyengarYoga

Shalabhasana on the rope wall: exhilarating. Put the saddle under your hip crease and step on the wall. Hands on your hips, drive the muscles toward the heels and raise your torso. Coil your thoracic and reach your arms back to the straps. #IyengarYoga #YogaKurunta #Shalabhasana

Upavistha Konasana extension with a partner. Sit upright fold halfway forward hold your helper's ankle in front of your midline (helper's other foot forward for balance). Helper anchors your hips by pressing BACK of hip crease down, then slowly steps the leg back. #IyengarYoga

Releasing the sacrum in rope-supported Adho Mukha Virasana. Next, we take the same action to the floor. #IyengarYoga #YogaWithProps #AdhoMukhaVirasana

Prop-intensive backbend work: Brick between the heels and the big toes strapped to help the inner feet press down; hips belted to teach the tops of the femurs to draw in; pressure on the collarbones to teach them to resist against it and LIFT. #IyengarYoga #YogaWithProps

Challenge your core with this mini vinyasa: Start in Supta Padangusthasana I; roll to a head-down Anantasana; hold, then roll back. Move slowly and with control. #IyengarYoga

In Light on Yoga, Mr. Iyenar wrote that Bhujapidasana makes the body feel light: "All that is needed is strength of will." #IyengarYoga

Deepen your Supta Padangusthasana: Hold the foot with both hands; extend the legs; keep space in the down leg hip. Raise the shoulders off the ground and bring the head to the shin; extend both legs. Lower the shoulders back to the floor and bring the leg with you. #IyengarYoga

Backbend energy! Start this Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana prep with the bottom 1/3 of the shoulder blades on the platform. Pull the shoulder blades toward the front of the body and away from the head; continue that as you inch off the platform vertebra by vertebra. #IyengarYoga

Suptapadangusthasana 3: Keep the extended leg down. (Use a bolster or brick under the foot if it won't ground.) Bring the shin to chest level. Press the head against the forearm; level the shoulders. If you can't hold the big toe with the same-side hand, use a belt. #IyengarYoga