"Our essential nature is usually overshadowed
By the activity of the mind...
When the mind has settled,
we are established in our essential nature-
which is unbounded consciousness."
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Iyengar method of Yoga focuses on alignment in the postures (asanas). Students use props as needed, so that those of all ages, body types, and levels of flexibility may perform a variation of the pose.
Mr. Iyengar has systematised over 200 classical yoga Asanas and 14 different types of Pranayamas (with variations of many of them) from the simple to the incredibly difficult. These have been structured and categorised so as to allow a beginner to progress surely and safely from basic postures to the most advanced as they gain flexibility, strength and sensitivity in mind, body and spirit.
