How Do You Do Advanced Iyengar Poses?
There’s a sort of paradox involved in learning advanced yoga poses. The more advanced the poses that you are trying to do, the better it would be to learn them directly from an experienced teacher. On the other hand, the tougher the pose, the harder it becomes to find a teacher qualified to teach it. This is especially true of the Iyengar school of yoga, which requires many years of intense study before teachers are considered qualified to teach advanced poses. Get a good book. One convenient thing about advanced Iyengar yoga is that there are many books by B. K. S. Lyengar and his senior students, including “Light on Yoga,” which is known by many as “the yoga bible.” Make sure that the book you are getting includes advanced poses. If your book includes advanced poses, it probably includes has a section describing full routines. These routines describe a complete practice session, including pranayama, a long list of asanas to be practiced in a certain order, and final relaxation. These
