What makes Iyengar Yoga unique is its emphasis on precision alignment which changes the most basic asana into a challenge. The use of props created by BKS Iyengar has revolutionized the industry and gives students support in poses that can’t be done as smoothly when practiced independently. The Intelligent use of corrections to guide the kinesthetic body and proper sequencing gradually builds one towards an apex pose and then a cool down to integrate and balance the previous actions. This sets the nervous system and brain up to experience a higher frequency of consciousness than a random assortment of poses thrown together.
The resemblance of Iyengar Yoga to the Bolshoi Ballet has to do with a well trained teacher who holds the student to a high degree of accountability, not letting half-hearted and incorrect movements take place without drawing attention to it with insightful suggestions on how to improve one’s performance.
Workshop Price: $60
Alumni Perk: Free for alumni & current students of 100Hr or more of trainings at the Soul of Yoga Email kei@soulofyoga.com for promo code
**Event Location: Soul of Yoga Institute (located a few miles east of the main studio). 162 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd. Suite A70 in Encinitas, CA
Gabriel Halpern holds a BA in Philosophy, an MA in Health Psychology, and was trained at the Iyengar Yoga Institutes in San Francisco and Pune, India. Gabriel has practiced since 1970 and gives workshops nationally. He founded the Yoga Circle in Chicago, IL in1985. For over twenty years he was a core performance faculty member at De Paul University’s Theater Department. In 2011, he was awarded the Elder/Mentor of the Year by the Mankind Project. Under his guidance, the Yoga Circle was voted the “best traditional hatha studio” by Chicago magazine in 2016. Owing to the direct influence of BKS Iyengar and over 48 years continuous study and practice Gabriel’s teaching is all that is yoga: zeal in practice, science, art form, lifestyle, and mystical mentoring.
