Accessoires et livres de yoga Iyengar

Iyengar yoga is a restorative form of yoga that uses props and has a focus on alignment, timing and sequencing. Alignment is important in all yoga styles but can get overlooked in a busy class. Iyengar yoga allows for props to ensure that the student is able to best achieve a posture without creating any risk of injury, pulling the body into a new position. Some people may find Iyengar classes slower than they are used to because poses are held for substantially longer periods. It is designed to ensure that you are not only correctly aligning the body but also developing strength from the depth of the pose. Holding a pose for longer is also very important for flexibility, and it is important that the student remains present and aware of the connection between the body and mind. Finally, poses are practised in a specific order, known as sequencing, because it has been designed to create a structured progression that specifically opens and balances various elements of the physical body and the link to the spiritual body.

BKS Iyengar is the father of this particular style and practice. He developed it during his time, practising with and as a disciple of T. Krishnamacharya.

Grâce à son travail, on se souviendra toujours de lui comme l'un des principaux yogis responsables de l'introduction du yoga moderne en Occident et du yoga Iyengar au Royaume-Uni.

In 2004, he was cited in the hundred most influential people in the world, a list created by Time magazine.

He was awarded three prestigious titles by the Indian government in 1991, 2002 and 2014, shortly before his death. He lived a long and healthy life, finally passing away at the age of 95 in 2014.

If ever testament was needed as to the benefits of yoga, specifically the Iyengar style, he was certainly an impressive role model for his own practice. He was still regularly practising Iyengar yoga right up until his death.

Il a inspiré plusieurs instituts de yoga Iyengar qui se sont engagés dans sa pratique et s'efforcent de transmettre le savoir et la sagesse qu'il a transmis aux nouvelles générations de yogis du monde entier.

There are many different props used in Iyengar yoga. However, you do not need to own them all and may never use them all. But listed in full, this style of yoga uses blocs, ceintures, briques, couvertures, chaises, traversins, iron weights, sacs de sable, back, benders, wooden poles, wall ropes and the wall itself. Yoga blocks, straps and bolsters are very common items and also used in other styles of yoga, so you may well have come across them before. In order to ensure correct alignment, it is important that Iyengar yoga props are used correctly. You can find information in the range of Livres de yoga Iyengar that we have on sale or attend classes with a qualified professional or Iyengar yoga teacher. The Iyengar yoga chair is one prop that is fairly unique to this style of practice, so you may well not have come across it anywhere else. However, it is a very simple chair that is used for support and ensuring correct posture in a variety of different poses. You may also recognise the wall as being used as a supporting prop in other styles of yoga. For example, legs up the wall, which features in many practices, including Hatha yoga, also require you to use the wall to counterbalance. You will find that any Iyengar yoga class has all of the props available to use, which is a great way to see what they do and whether they need to form part of your regular practice. There is certainly no need to go out and buy them all before you have established whether Iyengar yoga is going to be the best discipline for you.

YOGA BLOCKS

YOGA CHAIRS

YOGA BOLSTERS

YOGA BELTS & STRAPS

There is no reason at all why a beginner should not start with Iyengar yoga as a form of practice. The most important thing for beginners is to learn the basics. This could be from one of our many Iyengar yoga books or from studying with a teacher in person or online. It is very important that attention to alignment is upheld in every session of practice. This is often achieved in the beginning with props, so it's really important that you understand how to safely and correctly use each prop in order to assure optimal alignment. It is a restorative style of yoga because the therapy it offers for various postural conditions cannot be overlooked. Iyengar himself was unwell as a child, and this is one of the reasons why he started practising yoga because he understood that it could be a very restorative form of exercise that combines benefits for the body, mind and spirit. The use of accessoires came from his own study as he realised that people were all different and the strengths and weaknesses each of his students bought to class were unique.

L'utilisation d'accessoires de yoga Iyengar est l'une des principales différences entre le yoga Iyengar et les autres styles de yoga. Le yoga Iyengar met également l'accent sur l'alignement correct, la synchronisation et l'enchaînement, ce qui est unique à ce style. Il se peut que les poses vous paraissent étranges parce qu'elles sont tenues beaucoup plus longtemps que dans d'autres styles de yoga. Les accessoires du yoga Iyengar sont utilisés pour aider à créer un alignement correct afin que le corps réalise la nouvelle posture qui lui est demandée. Au lieu d'apprendre simplement une pose, les étudiants doivent apporter de la précision à chaque pose. L'enchaînement des asanas tout au long de l'exercice est également essentiel dans le yoga Iyengar. Le fondateur BKS Iyengar a soigneusement établi l'ordre dans lequel les postures doivent être exécutées. La raison en est que chaque pose prépare le corps à la série de mouvements suivante, minimisant ainsi le risque de blessures causées par des muscles qui ne sont pas encore correctement échauffés ou étirés. L'enchaînement est considéré comme très important dans le yoga Iyengar.

Si vous souhaitez devenir professeur de yoga Iyengar, vous devez avoir une solide expérience de la pratique personnelle. Recherchez un institut de yoga Iyengar reconnu pour dispenser une formation conforme aux normes établies dans le monde entier. La formation la plus authentique doit être supervisée personnellement par des yogis Iyengar à Pune, ville natale du fondateur, BKS Iyengar. La formation dure au minimum trois ans avant l'obtention d'un certificat, et la formation est très approfondie. Il y a un calendrier strict à suivre, et la formation reste une partie intégrante de la vie, même lorsque les étudiants sont pleinement certifiés et capables d'enseigner. Comme pour toutes les formes de formation de professeurs, vous devez trouver un mentor plus expérimenté que vous, et celui-ci viendra de l'institut d'enseignement du yoga Iyengar où vous étudierez pour obtenir vos qualifications. Apprendre à devenir un professeur de yoga Iyengar est un engagement à vie, et vous devez vous attendre à être un étudiant d'une manière ou d'une autre pour le reste de votre vie, même lorsque vous enseignez à vos propres élèves.

Le yoga Iyengar n'est pas plus difficile à apprendre que les autres styles proposés.

Le plus important est que les poses Iyengar soient pratiquées dans l'ordre correct et avec un bon alignement. Vous trouverez un large éventail d'informations, des livres de yoga Iyengar au yoga Iyengar en ligne, en passant par les cours en personne.

L'apprentissage en ligne est un excellent moyen d'étudier si vous n'avez pas de cours de yoga Iyengar près de chez vous. Il s'agit d'un style de yoga différent des autres styles proposés, il est donc important que si vous souhaitez étudier le yoga Iyengar, vous travailliez avec quelqu'un qui a entrepris des études professionnelles dans ce domaine, car les trois piliers clés de la pratique, l'alignement, l'enchaînement et la synchronisation, sont pris en considération.

Like all forms of yoga, learning Iyengar is a case of doing and seeing and then repeating this practice between your formal lessons.
Iyengar lui-même vous aurait probablement dit qu'il n'y a jamais de moment où l'on commence à apprendre, et qu'il n'est jamais trop tard pour commencer.

C'est donc le style de yoga idéal pour les débutants et les yogis plus expérimentés.

Iyengar yoga has a wide range of body and mind benefits. It is known to be able to support and heal psychological health as well as the physical body.
Because of the focus on alignment, it is able to alleviate issues caused by structural malalignment and relieve postural problems. Iyengar yoga can help when it comes to the need to release any tension from the emotional side of the body.
Any yoga practice, but Iyengar yoga specifically, is wonderful for increasing concentration and building focus outside of the classroom. Exercise is vital for the body, but there is something particularly special about yoga when it comes to creating an increase in energy.
Yoga practice, specifically Iyengar yoga, because of the focus on timing and alignment, helps you reconnect with your inner body, and you will also learn correct breathwork and breathing techniques.
Enfin, le yoga Iyengar vous aide à faire le vide dans votre esprit et apporte concentration et intelligence à chaque partie de votre corps et de votre esprit.

It may be helpful to think of hatha yoga as being the original practice and Iyengar yoga as a style that stemmed from it. Before developing his own style, BKS Iyengar was a proponent of hatha yoga. Hatha yoga has a much longer history going right back thousands of years. However, the more modern styles of hatha yoga have only become popular in the west over hundreds of years. In modern yoga practice, Hatha is considered more of an exercise form that does not have a religious or spiritual side. However, that is not to say that students cannot bring about a spiritual connection with the yoga practice should they wish to do so. You may find some yoga props used in Hatha yoga, although on a smaller scale than Iyengar yoga. Hatha yoga is perhaps a little easier to learn because there is not quite the same focus on alignment and timing. Poses in hatha yoga tend to be held for a shorter time than in Iyengar yoga. However, alignment should always play a vital role in any style of yoga that you practice.