Intro Sequences

We hope you're enjoying our Intro to Iyengar session. It's wonderful to see how much we're learning together! Each week, we’ve explored new postures that naturally build on what we've already learned, helping us develop a solid foundation at a pace that feels right.

Week 1 – Forward Bending 

  • Easy Pose / Simple seated posture, legs crossed

  • Reclined extended Hand to Big Toe / With strap to stretch hamstrings

  • Table Top  / 4 limbs on Mat with level hips

  • Balance challenge from table top / Opposing Arm and Leg

  • Mountain Pose

  • Forward Fold / Lengthen spine and hamstrings

  • Child’s Pose

  • Pyramid Pose

  • Savasana / Corpse or Resting Pose to integrate the work of the practice

    Week 2 – Standing Poses

  • Urdhva Hastasana (Arms Lifted Pose), Clasp Hands

  • Extended Hands and Feet

  • Triangle

  • Warrior 2

  • Extended Side Angle (arm on inside of ankle)

  • Half forward fold (concave back, hands on hips)

  • Full forward fold (hands down, head down)

  • Dandasana (seated fold, with strap)

  • Legs Up the Wall 

    Week 3 – Standing & Balance Poses

  • Urdhva Hastasana (Arms Lifted Pose)

  • Tree Pose (Using wall for support)

  • Extended Hands and Feet

  • Triangle

  • Warrior 2

  • Extended Side Angle (arm on inside of ankle)

  • Warrior 1

  • Chair Pose w/chair for mental memory

  • Half forward fold w/chair

  • Full forward fold w/chair

  • Full forward fold grab elbows w/chair

  • Bridge pose w/block

  • Savasana

Week 4 – Seated & Forward Bending Poses

  • Easy Pose

  • Cobblers Pose

  • Table Top, Opposing arm and leg

  • Figure Four Stretch

  • Ardha Halasana (lying down with legs vertical, core engaged)

  • Hamstring Strecth w/strap

  • Full forward fold (hands down, head down)

  • Pyramid pose

  • Dandasana w/head supported and reaching w/belt towards feet

  • Savasana

Week 5 – Backbending Poses

  • Fish Pose – Matsya (fish) and Asana (pose), representing a deep chest and heart opener that resembles a fish floating in water

    • Lying on top of a bolster

    • Using two blocks

  • Belt exercise for the upper back

  • Urdhva Hastasana (Arms Lifted Pose), Clasp Hands

  • Triangle

  • Warrior 2

  • Warrior 1

  • Wall Sit, Chair Pose (against the wall) w/slant board

  • Downward-facing dog (w/belt)

  • Savasana

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I love Iyengar Yoga because it addresses the whole person — mind, body, and spirit.
— Karen M.