About Iyengar Yoga
Who was B K S Iyengar ?
Born on December 14, 1918, in Bellur, Karnataka, India, and passing away on August 20, 2014. B K S Iyengar was the catalyst and main instigator of bringing modern yoga to the western world. He dedicated his life to teaching and developing his method and his legacy is worldwide.
The Iyengar Method. What does that mean?
Precision . When you practise with precise instructions you can understand how the body works very clearly.
Alignment. When you practise yoga poses with the correct skeletal alignment, the muscles, bones and organs are strengthened and nourished in the most effective and beneficial way.
Stability. When the precise instructions are followed and the alignment is in place, you can feel stable in the poses and hold them for longer and longer. This is known as ‘effortless effort’.
Why should you trust Iyengar yoga teachers ?
The standard is set. The training is rigorous. An Iyengar teacher understands yoga as Iyengar intended. A teacher must practise and receive training every year that they teach. Teachers are incredibly supported and truly feel part of a worldwide community.
About Charlotte
Charlotte is a certified Level 1 Iyengar yoga teacher. She has been practising yoga for 20 years and 12 years practising Iyengar yoga exclusively. She qualified as a teacher in 2020 and was quick to become part of the online teaching community. Yoga classes changed fundamentally from this point forward and Charlotte has embraced the new concept of hybrid teaching, connecting students from across the globe.
Yoga was always part of her adult active life and in 2016 she began the journey to becoming an Iyengar teacher after being encouraged by her former studio owner/teacher in Tooting, London.
Charlotte teaches with confidence and knowledge about yoga and the body. Students can expect a high standard of teaching as well as warm and friendly approach.
Charlotte is a volunteer member of the SWLSIY yoga committee in south west London and has helped organise yoga workshops and events in the area.
Safe and professional yoga classes , warm and welcoming to all, diverse teaching and students.
I’m still new to yoga and I’m learning fast about my body, things I never knew before. I like the clear instructions.
