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Hi. My name is Nanu, and I am a class-goer at Adeline Yoga. I first began dabbling in Iyengar yoga classes some thirty years ago, when I was still living in San Francisco. I had been to a few Hatha Yoga classes before, but they never quite grabbed me. Then, I found a tiny Iyengar studio a few blocks … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Class Goer at Adeline Yoga

Recently I came across the term “polycrisis” describing the current social moment, and now I see it everywhere. Somebody had to come up with a way to pack all the instability and chaos into a handful of syllables, and something about the term both captures and distances at the same time. It’s hardly … [Read more...] about A Reflection on Yoga and Mental Well-Being by Francisco González

Becoming Our Own Teacher: Reflections from the 2026 IYNAUS Convention A collection of reflections from the Adeline Yoga Community  Adeline Yoga teachers, staff, and students recently gathered with the wider Iyengar Yoga community for the 2026 IYNAUS Convention in Philadelphia.  Twenty-five … [Read more...] about Becoming Our Own Teacher: Reflections from the 2026 IYNAUS Convention

by Vivian Chavez To celebrate my retirement from San Francisco State University I signed up for a week-long Yoga Retreat en Español, led by Patxi Lizardi, founder of the Spanish Iyengar Yoga Association, commemorating their 30th anniversary. The retreat took place in Bellur, India, the … [Read more...] about Practice in Bellur: A student’s perspective