Iyengar Yoga is a form
of Hatha Yoga, which is most powerful and most refined. Proceeding
along this path, the technique allows a practice with unlimited
depth. The precision of this style, with the various props introduced
by founding guru B.K.S Iyengar, is beneficial both for general
health and well-being, as well as being applicable to a wide variety
of health issues and conditions.
THE FORM, a Practice Guide
The path towards Iyengar Yoga
A practice empty of tension, full of depth
A practice at the base
I developed this program in the first place only for myself
without any intention of teaching it. The incredible clarity about
the whole Iyengar system, which came to me through it, was in the
first place amazing to myself. Then, bringing it slowly into practise
with students who came with questions and problems they, nor their
teachers, for years could not answer or resolve, I became more
and more convinced that it must be something valuable for many
others.
The program is actually very basic, but it gives answers to
all problems and questions that arise for everybody in their practise.
What I achieved with that practise form, through deep practical study, is to simplify the whole system of the asana. Through isolating the most essential actions of the different asana groups, such as forward and backbends, standing, inversion, the practice of 'The Form' makes and keeps one capable of performing all the asanas without doing them all the time directly. The programme is extremely calming and precise but simple .Even more, with this practice, the improvement of the asanas is self-imposed; it comes as a consequence, as the body learns the most essential and important actions, which performing the asanas requires. Meaning we can do them better and more free.
The daily repetition of a certain form gives a lot of space and quietness for a very high degree of deep observation. It allows us to practice either more or less, without getting stressed of never having done enough, because the essential core is always done through it.
Only in simplicity
The mind can become quiet
Simplicity is the base to quiet the mind
Simplicity needs understanding rather then knowledge
Understanding needs observation
Observation needs truth and faith, faith in truth