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Please enjoy these free Iyengar Yoga online practices: Iyengar Yoga for Back Pain, Iyengar Yoga for Tight Hips, Yoga for Scoliosis, Yoga for Focus & Productivity and many more! And… if you are looking for Iyengar Yoga in Toronto, be sure to come visit! Our studio is bright, welcoming, and a very special place 💜💚.

Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Iyengar Yoga for Strong & Stable Hips

Today's practice is equal parts hip mobility and hip strengthening. Enjoy this fun but challenging sequence and reap the rewards of happy, healthy hips and also a clear, grounded mind.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Align Your Legs for a Strong Foundation

Tadasana is a fundamental yoga pose that forms the basis for many standing postures. Understanding proper leg alignment in Tadasana is crucial to maintaining balance, improving posture, and establishing a solid grounding during your yoga practice.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Getting Started with Headstand Variations

If you are keen to develop strong shoulders and a stable core, Eka Pada Sirsasana is a great variation for you to incorporate into your headstand practice. And, if you would like to develop the confidence to move your headstand away from the wall and start balancing in the middle of the room, this Iyengar Yoga practice will target key areas to help you get there.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Iyengar Yoga for Grief & Anxiety

This particular practice is one that I turn to in times of despair. I have found that it helps quell my anxiety. I offer a few thoughts for reflection, mainly pertaining to the symbolism of the asanas, but much of the practice is in silence.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Iyengar Yoga for Back Pain

In this video, I share 3 asanas that I regularly turn to relieve tension in my lower back. Each of these Iyengar Yoga poses strategically utilize yoga props to help create space (length and width) in the lumbar region.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Adho Mukha Svanasana for Scoliosis

Iyengar Yoga for scoliosis is a super effective way to address spinal imbalances and reduce back pain. In this week's YouTube release, we look at how to do Adho Mukha Svanasana (also called Downward Dog) for scoliosis. You'll learn how to modify Adho Mukha Svanasana for a right thoracic left lumbar curve and explore 5 different techniques.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

4 Ways to Support Your Headstand with Bricks

Learning how to do a supported headstand is a wonderful option for Iyengar Yoga beginners, for students looking to refine their headstand alignment, and for Intermediate Iyengar Yoga practitioners keen to further their understanding of fundamental actions.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

15 Minute Iyengar Yoga Sequence | Short & Sweet

Not only can a 15 minute Iyengar Yoga sequence do wonders for stiff shoulders, creaky knees, and a cranky back, but short, repeatable sequences can often help ingrain your yoga into a daily habit. Enjoy this short & sweet Iyengar Yoga practice!

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Iyengar Yoga for Beginners | Perfect Way to Start the Day 

Whether you are a beginner who is new to Iyengar Yoga, you are looking to ease stiff joints in the morning, or you are simply keen to energize the body and focus the mind, this carefully curated Iyengar Yoga sequence is here to guide you through each pose.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

What is Iyengar Yoga?

In this 20-minute talk, I present 4 characteristics that make Iyengar Yoga uniquely, Iyengar Yoga.

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Iyengar Yoga for Flat Feet

This practice includes flat foot exercises and tips for how to fix flat feet, but it could just as easily be titled Iyengar Yoga for Knee Pain or Iyengar Yoga for Back Pain because the practice includes fundamental work with the feet and legs, which is crucial for stabilizing these other, related joints.

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How to Release Tight Shoulders

Whether you are dealing with stiff shoulders in the morning, upper back tension in the afternoon, or you are simply noticing more and more of a hunchback in your posture, this quick and accessible Iyengar Yoga practice can help.

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

6 Tips to Improve Your Home Yoga Practice

Ever feel like you’ve hit a wall with your yoga practice - you’re simply not progressing anymore? Ever feel bored or uninspired on the mat? If you can relate, you DON’T want to miss this video!

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Stephanie Tencer Stephanie Tencer

Iyengar Yoga for Balance & Strength

Enhance your balance with Iyengar Yoga! Discover a comprehensive practice that targets targets hip and ankle mobility, builds strength, improves balance, and enhances mental acuity. In the practice, you’ll study the art of balancing asanas, using Virabhadrasana III as a gateway for exploration.

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Iyengar Yoga for Strong Legs

Yoga for strong legs is most effective when it includes yoga asanas to tone your thighs, activate your glutes, and strengthen your hips. In this Iyengar Yoga sequence, you'll explore seated yoga poses which do exactly that! In the practice, I've highlighted a variety of seated yoga poses and strategically sequenced them to target your leg muscles and help relieve stress on the knees.

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Energize yourself with a yoga block

Go, go, go... then all of a sudden, you've hit a wall. Can you relate? Even if you are productive by nature, I'm willing to bet that you are familiar with the 'afternoon slump'. Well sometimes, all you need to push through is to loosen the upper back tension that is making you feel heavy, tired and unfocused.

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Release Lower Back Tension with Spinal Traction

In this video, you’ll find 3 supported yoga poses to release spinal tension. Whether you are seeking yoga for spinal decompression, yoga for scoliosis, yoga for back pain, or more generally, yoga for spinal health, these are wonderful poses to have in your yoga tool kit.

Enjoy and happy practicing!

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Iyengar Yoga with a Strap

NEW on Youtube! This 45 minute yoga sequence is a wonderful option for anyone on the go and without access to a lot of Iyengar Yoga props. Whether you're in a hotel room, at the cottage, or simply looking for a well-rounded Iyengar yoga practice, this one has got you covered!

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