Type of Class:

● [C] "The Divine Is Within" / "Feeling The Presence" ●

Anyone who has had the good fortune to observe BKS Iyengar undertaking his famous deeply intense personal practices cannot help but recognize that they are watching someone who is totally absorbed by what he is doing. As Guruji demonstrates, yoga is a vehicle for deeply personal and inner transformations. It is a path of cleansing and liberation. But the rest of life also has to be engaged with. And it is a cardinal principle that no matter what situations a seeker may be in, it should always be possible to fuse self and Spirit together. Yoga and practices such as awareness, meditation, movement, chanting, ecstatic dancing and various other forms of creative expression are all ways seeking to achieve this end. They try to uplift the practitioner to a deeper and more profound sense of being. These sessions will emphasize, affirm and promote this striving for the inner, presenting a variety of techniques to develop the ability to be in the presence of the Divine. The aim will be to assist participants in appreciating how an apparently ordinary life can be made extra-ordinary, as Guruji's has been, through practices that may initially seem entirely personal, but that are in truth agents for deeply psychological, mystical, and spiritual transformations. Sessions will range from the theoretical to the practical. (Sessions can vary from 1 to 2 hrs).

● [A] "On the Mat" / Asana ●   ● [B] Breath and Energy ●  
● [D] "Off The Mat" / "Giving Back" ●   ● [E] Guru Parampara ●