Alignment, by John Schumacher

Alignment is a cornerstone of the practice of Iyengar Yoga. One often thinks of alignment in terms of the positioning of the body and its various parts during the practice of asana (posture). The value of this aspect of alignment in balancing and protecting the joints, muscles, organs, vessels, and tissues of the body is well known to even beginning practitioners of Iyengar Yoga. What may be less well known is the importance of alignment with respect to the flow of energy in the body READ MORE

 

John Schumacher directs and teaches Iyengar Yoga at Unity Woods, a group of yoga centers he established in the Washington D.C. area.

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