"After all what do techniques stand for: they stand as an essential ingredient to achieve precision, which is nothing but the taste of divinity." —B.K.S. Iyengar It’s hard to overstate the importance of B.K.S. Iyengar’s book Light on Yoga. At 544 pages long and with 600+ photographs, this … [Read more...] about Light on Yoga: 50th Anniversary Workshop with Carolyn Belko
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Tips for our guests from out-of-town
We love students to visit us from out of town! Here are some tips to help arrange your stay: GETTING TO US One of the great things about Adeline Yoga is our location. We are very centrally located at the border between Oakland and Berkeley. We are a few miles from both downtown Berkeley … [Read more...] about Tips for our guests from out-of-town
Iyengar Yoga for Cyclists? YES & WHY
by Rebecca Haralabatos When I first moved to the Bay Area in 2004, I came without a car. A bike was my primary mode of transportation for the next 2 years. I typically traveled twice a week from Sausalito to San Francisco and back. What a commute! The ride out of and into Sausalito and over the … [Read more...] about Iyengar Yoga for Cyclists? YES & WHY
From the Periphery to the Core – and back: Ruminations on our National Iyengar Convention
Reflecting upon my experience at this 2016 Iyengar Convention, this theme of periphery to the core to the periphery and so on resonates on many levels. I have often felt slightly on the periphery when teachers describe studies in Pune and with the Iyengars. This initial study with Abhijata Sridhar … [Read more...] about From the Periphery to the Core – and back: Ruminations on our National Iyengar Convention
TEACHER FEATURE: Rebecca Haralabatos
In the 6 months post a successful assessment for Iyengar Yoga Teacher Certification held at Yoga Darsana in Alhambra, California, the wisdom of Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar continues to unfold before my eyes. The levels of assessment correspond to the series of sequences Guruji developed as a guide for … [Read more...] about TEACHER FEATURE: Rebecca Haralabatos