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Welcome to the Iyengar Yoga
Centers of Nashville
Yoga package for new beginners:
Purchase a discounted Beginner's Package, included are: One 10 week Beginners Level 1 session registration ($135) of your choice plus a Hugger Mugger tapas sticky mat ($26) and a Preliminary course book for beginners ($25).
All items can be picked up at your first class.
Free Introductory Classes!
If you have never tried yoga and would like to try a class for free to learn about our studio and see if you'd like to register for a full session, this is your opportunity! We offer a 1hr. free Yoga Basics on Sunday afternoons each month for brand new beginners. This class is specifically designed for students brand new to yoga. We hope you will join us!
Where: 12South Iyengar Yoga Center
Date: Sunday: 5/12 and 6/9
Time: 11:00-12:00 p.m.
What is yoga?
The word yoga means to yoke. At its core, yoga is a practice that seeks to unite the physical, mental and spiritual body. A full sense of well-being is promoted through yoga, which distinguishes it from an aerobic class or many other types of exercise you might try at a gym.
What is Iyengar yoga?
Iyengar Yoga is based on the teachings of Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar, the world’s foremost expert on yoga asana. Mr. Iyengar pioneered the use of props to allow all levels of students to practice safely and effectively. His ingenuity and progressive approach to studying and disecting asana in order to make the practice of yoga accessible and beneficial to all is well respected by teachers from all yoga traditions as well as many in the medical establishment. Iyengar yoga is challenging, intelligent, and transformative in nature. To read more about Iyengar, you can click here.
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Is Yoga safe?
Mr. Iyengar has developed a vigorous form of Hatha Yoga that emphasize a balance of strength, flexibility, and endurance. Mr. Iyengar pioneered the use of props such as belts, blankets, bolsters, chairs, blocks, and other wooden objects to help students achieve precise postures safely and completely according to their particular body type and needs. All the poses, practiced mindfully, restore physical, physiological, and mental well- being. Iyengar Yoga teaches correct alignment of the spine and limbs in all poses and helps stimulate and balance all systems of the body recreating and/or maintaining harmony.
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What do I need to bring to class?
Most importantly, bring an open mind. A t-shirt and shorts or knit tights that allow for easy movement are recommended attire. Please do not eat two hours before class. For hygienic reasons, we recommend that you purchase your own sticky mat and bring it to class each week. Place your name on your mat. You will have the opportunity to purchase a sticky mat while registering online for a class. The studio does provide mats if needed as well as all other props for your use. For your comfort, try not to eat 2 hours prior to class.
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May I join class at any time?
Yes! Although we run our schedule based on sessions, you can join any class mid-session. We can pro-rate a session for you at the studio. Simply email and let us know which class you intend to join.
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May I make up a missed class?
Please attempt to make up classes missed within the current session you are registered for. If you know you will be out of town, plan to take 2 classes the week before you travel or 2 classes the week that you return in the same level class you are signed up for. We do not offer refunds for missed classes. In the event of an emergency we are happy to extend missed classes to another session or to refund your classes minus a processing fee of $25.
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Am I committed to the same class each week?
Attending the same class is best way to build consistency and a strong foundation for your yoga practice. The sessions oftne build week to week, and there is an order to the sequencing that takes in several factors, one of which is who is in each class. If you change classes often, it will be difficult to monitor your progress and plan for future classes.
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How do I know if I am a beginner or intermediate student?
In asana-based classes, determination of a “beginner” and “intermediate” level is based on physical ability, maturity in the poses, and your commitment to daily practice. We ask that you progress thoughtfully through each level class, taking into consideration our suggestions for the time you should commit to each level. People brand new to yoga should commit to a Beginner's Level 1 for a minimum of 4-6mos. Beginners can continue to build in Level 1-2 classes for several years.
Intermediate Level 2 and above students are expected to have the following: a strong foundation in Iyengar Yoga, practice at home regularly, and be working consistently with an Iyengar teacher. Do not attend intermediate level classes if you do not practice at home consistently and study regularly with a teacher.
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What are inversions?
Inverted poses place the pelvis higher than the heart for a minute or more. Students who should not do inversions are those who are menstruating, those with high blood pressure, hiatal hernia, displaced or detached retina, glaucoma, disorders of the cervical spine, sinus infection, weak or broken capillaries in or around the eyes or face, coronary heart disease, and epilepsy.
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What does Namaste mean?
Class traditionally ends with the exchange of the Sanskrit word Namaste. Pronounced: "Na Ma Stay" This translates roughly as: I honor the divine place within you. We recognize this place in each other. In this place we realize we are one.
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Why begin a yoga practice?
Yoga is a lifelong practice. It is no mystery that our physical well-being is closely tied to our mental well-being. The sutras tell us that the practice yoga is a means to remove the obstacles that disturb and distract our consciousness. In other words, often we are pulled in different directions which takes its toll on our mental and physical health. We'll say things like, 'I'm scattered', 'I can't think straight', I am 'torn', I feel 'unsettled and confused', or 'I am sick about it.' These feelings are the product of a distracted consciousness and they can often create tension and pain both in the mind and in the body. The practice of asana is a wonderful way to begin to restore ourselves to good health.
Asana practice allows us to focus and rechannel our awareness inward. Through the practice of asana we build strength and gain freedom and space in the body. We create a more nurturing and healthy environment within ourselves. The environment that we create within expresses outwardly in our relationships towards ourselves and others. As Iyengar notes:
"If we have peace within us, peace will follow with others, too. Then the world is also in peace. "
It is here that we find our practice purposeful, useful, and noble.
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