Experience Yoga with El Grabar

18/10/2025

In our DNA we know this.

11/10/2025

Never too young, this grandmother started at 50 years old

At 102, French yoga teacher Charlotte Chopin proves that modest, consistent habits can trump flashy workouts.

Her four-decade-steady routine of simple postures, taught in a humble village studio, highlights joy in movement over optimization.

Beyond yoga, Chopin’s secret lies in strong social bonds, purposeful gatherings, and a grateful mindset—pillars that research links to longevity.

Journalist Danielle Friedman’s visit reveals why showing up matters more than perfection.

Her story challenges how we view aging and fitness.

Discover how small daily rituals can reshape fitness and aging.

04/10/2025

Think tall, be tall!

28/09/2025

09/09/2025

If you have tight shoulders and neck… Give this a try and see how long you can stay with this action

Spread those fingers wide!

In Iyengar Yoga, even the fingers matter. Spreading them evenly will extend your base, distribute weight and protect the wrists, and connect the arms’ action through the whole body. A small detail that can transform a pose.

In Adho Mukha Virasana (Downward facing Hero Pose), try to press the palms firmly into the mat. Extend through each finger, spreading them evenly from the base to the tips, like rays of the sun radiating outward.
It's amazing to notice how this small action can soften and broaden the shoulders, release tension, and allow the breath to flow more deeply.

How wide can you spread yours?

24/08/2025

Do we practice for pleasure only?
B.K.S. Iyengar had a lot to say about this:
“I think many have taken the meaning of Sukhata to the Sukha that leads toward attachments. Many of you are attached to the body and therefore you don't like the body to suffer from pain, hence you dislike the asana and jump to something else. If asana is pleasurable (Sukha) you enjoy it, but Sukha id not the same as steadiness.
Patanjali uses three terms Sukha, Duhkha and Ananda… You should know that there is a vast difference between the word Sukha and Ananda. Sukha means comfort and pleasing, while Ananda means delight, joy and bliss. Normally we mix these words and treat Sukha and Ananda as happiness. Sukha is felt at the level of the senses while Ananda is a spiritual quality. While performing an asana Sukha conveys the feeling of pleasing sensation, as Raga or attachment. Ananda is unbiased happiness or delight in the self. In asana Sthira and Sukha both stand for Ananda on the spiritual level.
No doubt many of us take to yoga as you have attachment to the body. You dislike pain in the Sadhana. Many of you are satisfied with the practice as long as you feel comfortable. This is considered a fulfilment of desires. You continue to practice as long as this comfort remains, but the moment the comfort fades out you give up."
From Astadala Yoga Mala, Vol VIII – What is Sthira Sukham Asanam, p. 153-154

14/08/2025

Back in the day……

25/07/2025

10/07/2025

Pranam Dear Guruji!
Thank you for your sacrifices and dedication to share Yoga with the world 🙏