Author Archives: lisa

Prana percolates throughout all of life, it is the vital energy that animates, supports, and transforms matter. In a Pranayama practice, we tune in to the qualities of this field through the breath. In this course we will introduce and … Continue reading →

Light has always been a metaphor for inspiration, wisdom and warmth. When the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, approaches, I relish in the qualities the sun invokes in the world around me. In my yoga practice, I visit … Continue reading →

Yoga, Gita, Breath, Reflection, Relationship, Resolve, Revelation..  I will be teaching in London, July 25th to the 27th, and made a short video to support the event. I braved the intimidation of the camera! Please watch the video, and visit http://goo.gl/sxSepx for more information, … Continue reading →

Applying the language, insights, and techniques from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita into Asana practice will bring these ideas gems of spiritual insight to light in a practical way. Asana practice: Through the lens of sacred texts July 25th … Continue reading →

This past weekend a good friend of mine was traveling through Pune promoting his book, American Veda. I arranged for him to meet Guruji. By way of introduction, the pranams were abundant, as they should be, between two illustrious people. … Continue reading →

7 Am is a most auspicious time at RIYMI. Fifty to one hundred of us sit at the feet of Prashant Iyengar, marveling at his ability to reveal and describe the nature of the universe within each one of us, … Continue reading →

The opening stanzas to Prashantji’s class encapsulate the framework for the experience, or the embodiment, as he calls it, that he points to in his teaching. He begins class with something like this: Settle down all of you, sit straight … Continue reading →

Prashant is so well versed with the yoga shastras that the wisdom teachings roll out of him like  lullabies springing from a mother. One day he discussed the thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This chapter introduces Sankhya philosophy, which is … Continue reading →