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Awakening in Vietnam 2026 | 7-Day Yoga Retreat with Nandaji

Make space for seven days of practice, rest and discovery.

Join Nandaji at Alba Wellness Valley in Huế, Vietnam, from 18–24 December 2026.

Explore asana, pranayama and meditation through the precision and inquiry of Iyengar Yoga. On selected evenings, gather for Satsang to reflect on the Yoga Sutras, ask questions and connect the day’s learning with everyday life.

Between practices, enjoy time for natural hot springs, forest walks and discovering Huế’s cultural heritage.

The retreat is open to all. Come on your own or with a friend—you do not need to be an existing Yogashala student.

Optional Hội An extension: 24–26 December 2026.

Visit our website for the full programme, accommodation options and registration:
www.bksiyengaryogashala.com/awakening-in-vietnam-r…

#AwakeningInVietnam #YogaRetreat2026 #IyengarYoga #Nandaji #BKSIyengarYogashala

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Begin your Iyengar Yoga journey with our October Community Yoga classes. 🌿

Beginner-friendly and free for new students, these classes offer a welcoming introduction to guided practice at BKS Iyengar Yogashala Kuala Lumpur.

October 2026:
• Saturday, 10 October | 9:30–10:45 am — Mandarin
• Wednesday, 14 October | 10:30–11:45 am
• Monday, 19 October | 6:00–7:15 pm
• Sunday, 25 October | 11:00 am–12:15 pm

📍 Taman Desa, Kuala Lumpur

Choose a date and register:
www.bksiyengaryogashala.com/community/

Enquiries: WhatsApp +60 12-416 4115

#IyengarYoga #CommunityYoga #YogaForBeginners

1 day ago | [YT] | 3

bksiyengar yogashala

Awakening in Vietnam 2026 | 7-Day Yoga Retreat with Nandaji

Make space for seven days of practice, rest and discovery.

Join Nandaji at Alba Wellness Valley in Huế, Vietnam, from 18–24 December 2026.

Explore asana, pranayama and meditation through the precision and inquiry of Iyengar Yoga. On selected evenings, gather for Satsang to reflect on the Yoga Sutras, ask questions and connect the day’s learning with everyday life.

Between practices, enjoy time for natural hot springs, forest walks and discovering Huế’s cultural heritage.

The retreat is open to all. Come on your own or with a friend—you do not need to be an existing Yogashala student.

Optional Hội An extension: 24–26 December 2026.

Visit our website for the full programme, accommodation options and registration:
www.bksiyengaryogashala.com/awakening-in-vietnam-r…

#AwakeningInVietnam #YogaRetreat2026 #IyengarYoga #Nandaji #BKSIyengarYogashala

3 days ago | [YT] | 2

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The wall is not the point.

In Ardha Chandrāsana, the wall first gives direction.

The back, pelvis, shoulder and raised leg make contact.

Then the leaving begins.

The bottom chest leaves.
The bottom buttock leaves.

Then the upper shoulder.
The hand.
The heel.

One contact at a time.

The challenge is not simply to move away from the wall.

It is to retain the actions the wall helped you understand.

Keep lifting the inner thigh so the raised leg does not drop when the support disappears.

Precision first.
Then sequencing.
Then timing.

And beneath all of it, one teaching:

The arm does not extend from the shoulder.

It extends from the middle of the sternum —
from the root.

The wall is not the point.

The leaving is.

Which part of you leaves the wall last?

#IyengarYoga #ArdhaChandrasana #HalfMoonPose #YogaAlignment #BKSiyengarYogashala

1 month ago | [YT] | 7

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Weekend Foundation Course 2026 | Begin Iyengar Yoga with Strong Foundations

New to Iyengar Yoga? This course is designed to help you begin with clarity, confidence and structured guidance.

The Weekend Foundation Course 2026 welcomes complete beginners, anyone new to the Iyengar Yoga method, and students from other yoga backgrounds.

Teacher: Min Tze

Across 10 weekends, students will be introduced to key Iyengar Yoga principles while developing better alignment, awareness and understanding of how props support learning.

Saturdays & Sundays
11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Capacity: 20 participants

Course dates:
26–27 September
3–4, 10–11, 17–18, 24–25 October
31 October–1 November
14–15 November
5–6, 12–13, 19–20 December 2026

Register here:
www.bksiyengaryogashala.com/courses/

If you have been thinking about beginning Iyengar Yoga, this is an opportunity to start from the foundations.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 4

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September Community Class | Free Beginner-Friendly Iyengar Yoga in Kuala Lumpur

Thinking about trying yoga for the first time?

Our September Community Class at BKS Iyengar Yogashala is free, beginner-friendly and open to all.

No prior experience is needed. With guidance from our teachers, you can explore movement, breath and awareness in a calm and supportive environment.

Choose your preferred class:
Saturday, 12 September — 11:30 AM
Wednesday, 16 September — 4:30 PM
Sunday, 20 September — 11:00 AM

A simple way of giving back to the community — and sharing the benefits of Iyengar Yoga with more people.

Register here:
www.bksiyengaryogashala.com/community/

Share this video with someone who has been thinking about starting yoga.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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THE MIND WANTS SOMETHING NEW.

Another technique.
Another class.
Another experience.
Another way.

Yoga Sūtra 1.32 introduces eka-tattvābhyāsa — practice with one-pointedness.

After describing the obstacles of the mind and the disturbances that accompany them, Patañjali points towards practice held in one direction.

This does not mean mindlessly doing the same thing again and again.

It means keeping the direction clear while allowing the practice to deepen.

Observe when the mind wants to change.
Observe when boredom appears.
Observe when doubt redirects you.

Sometimes the question is not, “What else can I try?”

It is:
What happens if I stay?

Stay with the practice.
Go deeper.

Explore our class schedule:
www.bksiyengaryogashala.com/schedule/

#YogaSutra #YogaSutra132 #IyengarYoga #EkaTattvaAbhyasa #Patanjali #YogaPhilosophy #YogaPractice #Abhyasa #YogaWisdom

1 month ago | [YT] | 6

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There Is No Simple Pose | What Trikoṇāsana Can Still Teach Us

A pose can be familiar without being exhausted.

Sri Prashant S. Iyengar said:
“At every level, asana has something to offer.
At every level, the fruit is reaped.
And try to taste that fruit of every pose,
at every degree.”

Take Trikoṇāsana.

The outward form may be well known, but attention can continue to become more precise.

Is the front knee straight?
Is the back foot grounded?
Is the trunk extending rather than collapsing?
Is the chest turning without the hip rolling forward?

The fruit of practice is not reserved for complicated āsanas.

Sometimes it is found by returning to a familiar pose and seeing what we did not see before.

💬 What has a familiar pose revealed to you over time?

#IyengarYoga #PrashantIyengar #Trikonasana #YogaPractice #AsanaPractice #YogaEducation #BKSiyengarYogashala

1 month ago | [YT] | 7

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Progress requires transformation.

Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar said:
“There is no progress toward ultimate freedom without transformation.”

The image offers a simple reminder: progress is not merely continuing to do the same thing.

Practice has to change something.

Our capacity.
Our understanding.
Our relationship with difficulty.
Our way of approaching the work.

Without transformation, repetition can remain repetition.

What has consistent practice changed in the way you learn?

#GurujiBKSIyengar #BKSIyengar #IyengarYoga #Transformation #Practice #ContinuousLearning #YogaWisdom

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Doubt can arise in any practice.

Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar offers a clear response:
“If doubt comes, let it come. Do your work — let doubt carry on with its work, and see which gives up first.”

Keep practising.
Keep doing the work.
Keep returning.

If this reflection speaks to you, share in the comments: what helps you continue through doubt?

#GurujiBKSIyengar #BKSIyengar #IyengarYoga #YogaPractice #KeepPractising #YogaWisdom

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