“Nothing can be forced, receptivity is everything” ~ BKS Iyengar

We are honoured that Abhijata Iyengar, granddaughter of BKS Iyengar, will be teaching our convention in May in London and online. In-person tickets have sold out in record time, but we still have online tickets available iyengaryoga.org.uk/convention-hom… #yoga #iyengaryoga #onlineyoga

New on the blog - Laura Potts on how can we can decarbonise our yoga practice in response to the climate emergency iyengaryoga.org.uk/decarbonising-… #COP28_UAE #Cop28 #ClimateCrisis #yoga

“In yoga, three very important things have always to be united in everything: love, knowledge, and action” ~ BKS Iyengar, 14 December 1918 - 20 August 2014 🙏❤️

"I had tried to start a morning yoga habit for years, but the idea of pulling on my gym kit was putting me off. Now, I go straight from bed to mat and it works perfectly." theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… #yoga #habits #MotivationMonday

Try a free Iyengar yoga beginners taster class on 20 January, National Iyengar Yoga Day - new classes being added to the map daily iyengaryoga.org.uk/national-iyeng… #yoga #NIYD2024

"The lotus grows in muddy waters, but this flower does not show any trace of it. So we have to live in the world" ~ BKS Iyengar

Free yoga taster classes for beginners, Saturday 20th January for National Iyengar Yoga Day - locations across the UK and Ireland check the map tinyurl.com/y9bmc6fa #yoga #NIYD2024 #ThingsToDo #HealthyChoices

"Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body, to make them intelligent, so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body" ~ BKS Iyengar Happy National Iyengar Yoga Day! #NIYD2024 #iyengaryoga

India's Rohan Bopanna will become the oldest tennis world number one after reaching the Australian Open doubles semi-finals - helped by his Iyengar yoga practice bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/6… #tennisplayer #iyengaryoga #YogaTherapy

“We all spend far too much time sitting in the office or working from home. This shows that short bouts of yoga...can be done anytime during the day and it has the impact we expected that it can be turned into one of the interventions or reduce the risk of diabetes" Diabetes UK

Yoga style loved by celebrities and sports stars 'builds strength' using blocks and belts express.co.uk/life-style/lif… #iyengaryoga #strength

Online discussion space for members on yoga and injury, Wednesday 14 Feb, 4-5pm on Zoom. With panellists sharing their experiences: John Aplin, Yoga in Mcr - Clare Clare Tunstall, Wye Valley Yoga Cori Norton and Jake McLellan Join as a member to book iyengaryoga.org.uk/join-iyuk/ #injury #yoga

Walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training seem to be the most effective exercises to ease depression, either alone or alongside established treatments such as psychotherapy and drugs, suggests NEW study Michael Noetel🔸 bmj.com/content/384/bm…

'When you know your body perfectly, the infinite is yours, because your mind is free from the entanglements of the body.' ~ BKS Iyengar #BKSIyengar #yogaeveryday #FridayWisdom

"Freedom in a posture is when every joint is active. Let us be full in whatever posture it is we are doing. Let us be full in whatever we do." ~ BKS Iyengar

"Open your mind and the body will follow" ~ Abhijata Iyengar Last chance to book online tickets for next weekend! Abhijata will be teaching three full days of in-depth yoga plus Q&A, from 4-6 May at the IY(UK) Convention. Tickets -> iyengaryoga.org.uk/convention-hom… #iyukconvention2024