The Practice Room

22/04/2026

Why so many asanas? Why so much contortion in asanas?
Because there is the possibility of a spectacularly beautiful mental state that makes the effort worthwhile
Is it automatic?
No, body contortions do not necessarily lead to spiritual gains. The intent matters - and so do supplementary practices
Is it essential?
No - the body is only of the tools avialable to us - there are multiple paths

18/04/2026

Don’t feel pressured to follow ‘technique’ if just playing around - all movement can be good and all play is good. But if working towards more robust technique to become upright from a back-arch:
The Back is the plinth on which the FRONT rests. The back should propel the swing up - not pushing witj the arms, or pulling through the arms

16/04/2026

Why we recommend this for summers:
- opportunity to get down on a cool floor
- face-to-floor = nothing to see. Eyes automatically close, frontal brain restas
- legs spread position - spreads and relaxes the lower organs - urinogenital and digestive

14/04/2026

If you are going through the kind of energy-sapping summer that we are going through, change your practice to cool you down rather than heat you up, recharge rather than exhaust. Come back for more ideas and detailed instructions of these asana adaptations

23/03/2026

If you have been following stories from our weekend workshop, this is what we weee working towards.
ALL of us - with different body shapes, ‘fitness’ levels, ages and experience.

16/03/2026

The Practice Room’s weekend Offsite to Bellur is back!
10 hours of immersive practice - enough time to decode the nuances and intricacies of authentic Iyengar yoga practice.
Open to all Iyengar yoga practitioners

13/03/2026

What really differentiates an asana practice from an ‘exercise’? It is not necessarily the effort level or the aesthetics of the body position. An important difference is that intelligent action in asanas has to pe*****te deeper than superficial muscle action - at least to the physiology and the nervous system

09/12/2025

Grateful for this beautiful community of fellow aspirants, students, friends and our primary motivation to keep going

09/12/2025

We are passionate about what we teach - but the love, friendliness and benevolence - its all thanks to this beautiful community

10/10/2025

10/10/2025