Iyengar Yoga Classes ~ Denver, Colorado

In the 1970s, yoga instructor B.K.S. Iyengar took traditional Hatha Yoga teachings and emphasized alignment, core strength, balance, flexibility, and breath awareness. Iyengar is largely credited with bringing yoga to the United States and Europe.

Iyengar created a system of 200 yoga asanas (poses or postures) and 14 pranayamas (breath control), all of which range from simple to difficult. In the Iyengar system, you can progress from beginner yoga poses to advanced yoga poses as you gain flexibility and strength.

In Iyengar Yoga classes, props are often used to correct body alignment and deepen awareness. These props help compensate for people’s different body types and weaknesses. The Iyengar Yoga props can include: wooden blocks, blankets, belts, and chairs. The aim is for each Iyengar student to work only within a range of motion that’s safe, comfortable, and effective.

Many Iyengar Yoga poses are held for long periods of time, with the aim that the longer the pose, the deeper the penetration. Iyengar Yoga also emphasizes technique, with ever finer adjustments in alignment leading to higher levels of practice.

A common misconception about Iyengar Yoga is that it’s merely “gymnastics and deep breathing,” but it’s a far more spiritual yoga practice than that. Iyengar Yoga can lead to the most enlightened states of concentration, meditation, and samadhi (God).

There are yoga studios in Denver, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Aurora, Westminster, Golden, Littleton, Broomfield, Boulder, Centennial, Downtown Denver, Cherry Creek, Highlands, Brighton, Lakewood, Englewood, and Longmont that offer classes in: Power Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, Core Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, Postnatal Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Hot Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pilates, and Ashtanga Yoga.

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