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| The Yoga Studio of Little Rock,
910 West 6th Street, opened at this new location
September 1, 1999. The remodeled space (6th and
Chester) is equipped with all of the necessary props to teach the
techniques of the Iyengar
method of hatha
yoga. |
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| Cliff Riggs began studying Iyengar-style hatha yoga in
1984. He began teaching after attending the Iyengar convention
at Harvard University
in 1987. Cliff studies regularly with senior Iyengar teachers. Cliff
is a Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher at the 500 hour level. |
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| Pam
Peters has been studying Iyengar-style hatha yoga since 1984 and began
teaching in 1993. She has attended several national Iyengar conventions
and numerous workshops. Her list of inspirational teachers include: BKS
Iyengar, Doug Keller, George Purvis, Lou Hoyt, Bobbie Golden, Felicity
Green, and John Friend. Click here for information on Pam's
Yoga for Children classes and here for pictures. |
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| The teachers are
committed to creating healing space in the heart of downtown Little Rock and
personalized instruction in a small class setting. Maximum class size is 20
although most of the classes average 12-15 practitioners.
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Hatha yoga creates physical/mental well-being.
Through the postures (asanas), one seeks to reeducate the stressed and
unbalanced body to create a state of harmony with the body/mind. Through the
hundreds of postures, all joints are moved, muscles are stretched and
strengthened, and rejuvenation is brought to the endocrine, vascular and
nervous systems. |
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| The
B.K.S. Iyengar method
of hatha yoga is internationally known for its emphasis on form, alignment of
bones, rhythmic breathing, and the use of props. By using such things as
chairs, blocks, pillows, straps and blankets, anyone can benefit from the pose,
no matter what their age or level of fitness. |
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| Mr. Iyengar has been
teaching and perfecting this method for over 65 years. Hatha yoga in the west
has often been adapted into popularizations that distort the intention behind
yoga causing the effectiveness of the original methods to be diminished or
lost. The Iyengar method stays true to the form of classical yoga and combines
ancient yogic wisdom with modern medical and psychological
knowledge. |
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| A Word About our Studio: Many of our students have
remarked that there is a special "feeling" in our yoga studio. It has always
been our intention that the physical setting and the flow of our yoga practice
would blend together to bridge the gap between the mundane and the sacred. In
the studio we attempt to enhance what could be called a "creative ritual." The
ritual of our yoga practice is our way of increasing balance and connection
within ourselves, with each other, the wider community and that divine energy
that brings stability, flexibility and light to our lives. Things can isolate
us. We lose connection with the rhythm in our lives so we strive to create a
"mindfulness of being." This mindfulness is a condition of authenticity, of
being fully self-aware and conscious of being a creative composer of one's own
life. We celebrate the truth that directed energy enhances change.
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| Our yoga practice involves us in the process of doing versus
being done to. Our yoga ritual (practice) is nothing less than a return to our
spiritual center, the home of our self-esteem, our true and perfect self.
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