January Intensive at The Balmain Iyengar Yoga Studio

In this course

  Part 1 of 5

VIDEO: Live class

118 mins

Restorative Session to Soften and Increase Capacity

After a relatively intense asana practice with a focus on inversions, we settle in for about an hour of contemplation in more static, less strenuous poses aimed at grounding us and bringing more awareness to our practice.

GeneralExperienced

  Part 2 of 5

VIDEO: Live class

150 mins

Expanding the Mind Through Even Extension

In this advanced standing pose sequence, we will look at how we can achieve even extension and expand our minds in the process.

Experienced

  Part 3 of 5

VIDEO: Live class

149 mins

Releasing More Evenly into Extension

This session is aimed at getting experienced students to release more evenly into a wide variety of poses, especially into forward bends.

Experienced

  Part 4 of 5

VIDEO: Live class

149 mins

Grounding and Observation in Backbends

In this intense session, advanced students and those in teacher training will be focussing mostly on backbends.

Experienced

  Part 5 of 5

VIDEO: Live class

116 mins

Soothing Restorative Class for Experienced Students

This class focusses on releasing tension in such areas as the lower back, the neck and shoulders, the hips and legs.

Experienced

About the course

An intense course for experienced students and those in teacher training. Filmed at the Balmain Iyengar Yoga Studio in January 2022 and taught by Pixie Lillas.

In this course, students will be able to explore such concepts as expansion, release, grounding, and observation, while consolidating their knowledge and expression of poses from different pose groups: standing, forward bends, backbends, and restorative. By going deeper and holding poses for longer stretches of time, students will have the opportunity to get to know each pose on a different level and bring a new layer of understanding and awareness to their practice.

The course will start with a restorative class, in which we will lay the foundations for the other classes. We will see how we can increase our capacity for extension by using our breath. After three strenuous and powerful sessions, we will conclude the course with another restorative class, which, unlike the first one, will be more focused on letting go and relaxing.