WATCH Mr. Iyengar's response to a question about living with samtosha (contentment). He starts by saying that the state "has to come from within". But the path, he goes on, is not that easy and comes naturally only to fools and saints, with the rest of us left to figure it out the hard way. "In between, we're all discontent" he says, and the trick is to be content with that. (Watch video | Download MP3)

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WATCH THIS streaming segment as Mr. Iyengar answers a Q&A question about how we can practice without the benefits of elaborate props such as the horse, which was used extensively throughout the workshop. (Watch video (Part 1 | Part 2 | Download MP3)

The response starts off by exhorting the audience ("you have to think!"). Mr. Iyengar then guides Manouso Manos through a wonderfully practical demonstration of how to do a variety of poses using walls, stairs an imaginary bed. Lastly, he closes on a measure of reproach to his critics who deride the Iyengar method for its excessive use of props ("Light on Yoga came before the props"), and closes by his humorous suggestion that props were part of his master plan to do yoga into his late eighties and beyond.

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From Barbara Boris in Woodstock, NY:

BLOG IS GOING GREAT. I used Guruji's opening comments in my class tonight. Downloaded them to my iPod, and played it in my restorative class while students were in Supta Baddhakonasana. Thank You for the good work.

You are welcome Barbara, it is our pleasure to serve.

If anyone else out there is using the blog in their teaching this week, we would love to hear about it. Send me email and I will try to get it posted.

Namaste,

Alan

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Naomi Bendiner, who directs the Devi Yoga Wellness Center in Claremont CA, captures the essence of why many folks have come to study in the Iyengar Workshop.

View the video here

Over the course of the next few days, we hope to bring you the flavor of the experience. Stay tuned. And send email if you have questions or areas that you want to see covered.

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Yoga Journal CEO John Abbott gives welcoming remarks at the opening session. Click here to download the MP3 (9.3 MB)

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Following a rousing ovation (click here to see video) from a packed house at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, CO, Sri B.K.S Iyengar delivers his opening comments to attendees of Yoga Journal's 10th annual Colorado Conference. Click here to download the MP3 (14.5 MB)

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