Studio Po - Iyengar Yoga

11/16/2025

I’ve been thinking about what we consider ‘advanced’ in yoga, and how different it looks from the outside versus how if feels from inside. I wrote a piece about it on Substack.

https://stephanietencer.substack.com/p/what-it-means-to-be-advanced

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the topic too 🙏

11/10/2025

Check out Lori Berenz from Yoga Yoga Journey, Iyengar Yoga’s blog post on the Canadian Association’s page: https://iyengaryogacanada.com/the-lifeline-back-to-myself-what-iyengar-yoga-therapy-means-to-me/ It’s a beautiful share ❤️

The Canadian community is preparing for this year’s national gathering: Practice as Therapy. Do you also have a therapy narrative to share? Why not submit a piece for the Forum Blog! Guidelines for submissions are available in the FAQs here: https://iyengaryogacanada.com/forum2026-en/

✨ 5 days before registration opens, we share this inspiring story.

Lori Berenz reflects on how Iyengar Yoga became her lifeline — a path from heartbreak to wholeness.
Through practice and breath, she found healing and clarity, and now helps others do the same.

🧘‍♀️ Read The Lifeline Back to Myself on the 2026 Forum website.
🔗https://iyengaryogacanada.com/the-lifeline-back-to-myself-what-iyengar-yoga-therapy-means-to-me/ Link in our Bio!

🎉 📅 Mark your calendar! Registration opens November 15th 2pm ET/ 11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 3pm AT / 3:30pm NT

11/10/2025

It was a joyous weekend of yoga! Thank you for inviting me to practice with you BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Vancouver!

11/09/2025

These three 🥰. How much yoga wisdom can we handle...
Louie Ettling, Stephanie Tencer and Linda Shevloff.
Having a fun and inspiring weekend with our community 🙏❤️

11/02/2025

Wait a minute, that’s Maia but something looks different… ohhhhhhhh she’s a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher now 🎉👏🙌👌

All of us at Po are so happy for you! You earned this through hard work, dedication, and an infectuous, genuine love for the practice. 💜🙏😊

Congratulations!!!

11/02/2025

This week, we're sharing a new blog post from the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada/Association Canadienne de Yoga Iyengar: “A Logo that Balances Structure & Sensitivity”, by Espace Créé/Yoga Iyengar's Carla Ramirez, .tataryn, and Stephanie Tencer, the current leads of IYAC/ACYI’s Education Roundtable.

In the piece, they share how in Iyengar Yoga therapy, we hold space for both the clarity of structure and the openness of sensitivity—and how this interplay offers a framework for understanding the therapeutic dimension of practice.

It’s also a preview of what lies ahead at IYAC/ACYI's 2026 Forum in Toronto: Practice as Therapy (April 24-27). We'll be gathering to explore how personal practice, a therapeutic lens, and the lived experience all intertwine.

“The aim of this year’s event is to collectively explore the relationship between asana practice and therapeutic applications – how each informs the other, and how therapeutic principles can be a springboard for creative, insightful, and powerful explorations on the mat, for all practitioners.”

It is going to be a very special event!

Mark your calendars, registration opens on:

Saturday November 15th at 2 PM ET
(Find your timezone: 11 AM PT, 12 PM MT, 1 PM CT, 3 PM AT)

A Logo that Balances Structure & Sensitivity October 20, 2025 Forum 2026, Practice as Therapy Practice as Therapy 1. More Articles Coming Soon 2. More Articles Coming Soon 3. A Logo that Balances Structure & Sensitivity Lire En Français Return to Forum Main Page Although there are many shared princ...

10/26/2025

Backbends in Iyengar Yoga are not about force; they’re about creating a clear, smooth arc that supports the spine as it arches.In this sequence, we explore t...

10/26/2025

Backbends can be invigorating but also… challenging!

This week’s sequence was designed to help you build confidence in a smooth, supportive back arch.

By exploring asanas such as Salabhasana and Dhanurasana, this 20-minute practice can strengthen your back, core, arms, and legs.

Learn to create space in the torso and build clarity in your practice!

⏰ 20 minutes
🔗 Link in bio
🌎 youtu.be/GQ7NtbVCctk
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10/19/2025

So many new kinds of “yoga” keep appearing — from paddleboards to goats to g***a.

It makes me wonder… at what point does yoga stop being yoga?

In my latest Substack, I explore what really defines the practice — not as a workout or a trend, but as the thread that connects body, mind, and spirit.

🧵What Makes Yoga, Yoga?
👉The Thread That Holds It All
🔗 https://stephanietencer.substack.com/p/what-makes-yoga-yoga

10/05/2025

In anticipation of her new Back Care Basics class, Steph dove into her past this week with a vulnerable new essay on Substack. “I really wanted people to understand that even if progress is slow, it is still very much PO-ssible.”

Back Care Basics is a weekly 1 hour class designed to foster sustainable yoga habits that support your spine, improve mobility, and enhance your overall practice. Commences Thurs. Nov. 13th, 11 AM.

To register:

https://online.studiopoyoga.com/event/details/958691

My Unexpected Trajectory

09/21/2025

NEW on YouTube 👇

In this short Iyengar Yoga practice, we explore deceptively simple shoulder work that penetrates deeply. With clear, precise instruction, you’ll learn how to...

09/14/2025

Iyengar Yoga looks structured from the outside. But is it? Stephanie Tencer's new Substack essay explores how that very structure leads to freedom — and teaches us to choose for ourselves.

Awareness. Alignment. Autonomy.