Being Diagnosed I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s five years ago over Thanksgiving weekend, and it is a moment I will never forget. At the time, the biggest challenge was not only hearing the diagnosis itself, but how it was delivered…
Practicing with a Changing Body I remember the day I could not get up from the couch. My online class with my teacher was about to begin. It usually started with supported āsanas using two chairs. Normally, I would have…
Aging My Practice My interest in aging and practice came in 2008 in Pune, India. Mr. Iyengar was practicing, and I set up close by each morning to observe Guruji’s practice, most of which consisted of deep long supported backbending…
Journey to stability. My name is Susan Brimner. I am a Certified Level 3 Iyengar Yoga Teacher, a practising RMT, and a Certified Vodder-trained Lymphatic Therapist. I originally graduated with a diploma in Recreation Management. As a practising RMT for…
Living with a New Knee I have practised yoga for 30 years. I practise every day — sometimes for an hour, sometimes for ten minutes — and I teach four classes a week. Since my knee replacement surgery, my practice…
Diagnosis and Fear About three years ago, during a routine eye exam, my optometrist told me I had the beginnings of dry macular degeneration associated with aging. I was shocked and frightened. I had always had excellent eyesight and, at…
When I do uttānāsana, I’m often drawn back to a simple correction from Marlene Mawhinney more than a decade ago. It was a busy class. She didn’t say a word – just touched my outer leg and zipped her finger up…
When I started practicing yoga as a young 20-year-old man, I found asanas wonderfully invigorating and breathing easy. According to "Light on Yoga" - enlightenment could be achieved within two years and I was ready! The memories of my first…
I came to the practice of Iyengar Yoga after a long career in the fitness and Pilates world. I had been a fitness instructor for approximately 18 years and a Pilates teacher for six. I taught nearly everything: low- and…
Yoga has been part of my life for a long time, and when I think about it now, I can see how it has met me differently at different stages. At fourteen, I was just trying to figure out my…