Class Details
 YOGA BASICS • IYCM TEACHERS • THE IYENGAR APPROACH


Schedule of Regular Classes

BASIC CLASSES

Beginner’s level. Fundamentals of the Iyengar method of Yoga are taught in standing poses, shoulder stands and other basic postures.

Class Schedule:
Mon & Wed 12:15nn to 1:30pm

GENERAL CLASSES

A Mixed Level Class. Provides a more intensive understanding of the basic poses, as well as execution of full backbends and inversions. Open to Beginners only during the first week of each month

PM
Mon 6:00 to 7:30pm

Wed 6:30 to 8:00pm

Fri 6:00 to 7:30pm

All schedules subject to change without prior notice.

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STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special Workshops/Classes and Holiday Schedule

STUDIO WILL BE CLOSED ON
THE FOLLOWING DATES:

February 25 EDSA Revolution Anniversary
March 19 -22 Holy Week
April 07 Bataan Day
May 01-02 Labor Day
June 09 Independence Day
June 23 - Aug 12 Teacher Training
October 13 Eid’l Fitre
October 31 Halloween
November 01 All Saints Day
December 17 – Jan 01, 2009 Christmas Break
Please make the necessary adjustments to your schedules
Note: Package validity will be adjusted accordingly.



YOGA BASICS

Yoga is preferably practiced on an empty stomach or 2 hours after a light meal.

You are required to come to classes and workshops in shorts or any attire that shows your knees so the teacher can check that your legs are aligned and working. Please tuck in your shirt.

Please come in a few minutes before class to change. There are two changing rooms in the studio and restrooms on the floor. Please fill out the necessary information form and waiver and sign the attendance sheet before the class/workshop.

Classes start on time. A student runs the risk of being turned away when they come in late. Beginning of the classes are essential as they prepare the practitioner for the main focus of the class (to prevent injury).

In order not to disrupt classes, mobile phones are to be turned off or put in silent mode.

Yoga mats, blankets and other props provided.

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IYCM Teachers

RINA P. ORTIZ is the Director and Founder of the Iyengar Yoga
Center Manila (IYCM). She has been studying yoga since 1997. She has trained with Faeq Biria, Jawahar Bangera and Peter Scott. She has had regular and extensive studies at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India every year since June 2004. She received her Intermediate Junior Level 1 certification in June 2004 from BKS IYengar and together with that received his blessing to open IYCM, the first official Iyengar Yoga Center in Manila and the Philippines, that same year.
ALYA B. HONASAN has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2002, studying under Rina Ortiz. She also trained under Jawahar Bangera and at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India. She is a journalist and editor based in Manila.
AUDREY L. SHIH has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2002,
studying under Rina Ortiz. She also trained under Jawahar Bangera and at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India. She is an architect and works with a development firm.
GIGI L. BERMEJO has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2003, studying under Rina Ortiz. She has also attended workshops and classes by Jawahar Bangera. She is married with two children.
SAREE G. KALUAG has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 2006, studying under Rina Ortiz. She is the manager of the Iyengar Yoga Center Manila.

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The Iyengar Approach

Iyengar yoga begins with the study of asana (postures). Its study proceeds in an orderly progressive manner, with postures adjusted to meet the physical conditions and needs of each student.

To do this the Iyengar approach to hatha yoga makes frequent use of different kinds of props. They are objects like chairs, blocks, belts, ropes that help you adjust yourself to different postures so that you can work a range of motion that is safe and effective for you. Use of support, force and resistance from props allow for a pose with more depth and awareness. Learning how to do this will increase body awareness.

The emphasis is placed on precise alignment in the pose. Many students find that their yoga practice helps them dissolve stubborn musculo-skeletal and psychological blocks. For the serious student it brings them into deeper exploration in the field of mind-body interaction.

Iyengar yoga invites practitioners to the present moment by teaching us how our bodies can contain and hold tensions in our being without judgment, fear or attachment…to build a relationship that can unify mind, body and spirit. Which is the very definition of the word YOGA.