Clothing should be freshly laundered, modest (does not expose or reveal your body) and comfortable. It is recommend to wear leggings or shorts and a t-shirt. Some students choose to bring an extra layer to wear at the beginning and end of class for warmth.
Biological & Anatomical Considerations: For ease and freedom of movement, yoga shorts should have an elasticized band that is tight to the leg, and breasts should be supported with a bra-like or halter-type garment.

Please bring your personal yoga mat. All other props are available for use during in-person classes.
You are asked to keep personal belongings including outdoor clothing and water bottles in the hallway or in the change area.
There is a designated shelf in the studio space for personal valuables like wallets, purses, and keys.
Prior to entering the building, please check to see that your cell phone ringer is off, and that you have and silenced the sound and vibration settings. Alternatively, you can leave your phone at home or in your car.

Arrive 10-15 minutes early for in-person classes and 5-10 minutes early for online classes to check in with the teacher and get settled.
There are change rooms available of you need to change.
Set up your mat and props in the studio and be seated a few minutes early to create a quiet, inward focus.

Come to class on an empty stomach. Avoid drinking water or chewing gum during class. Come to class with clean hands and feet. Tie your hair back and tuck in your t-shirt.
Please refrain from wearing any strongly scented products or perfumes to in-person classes.

Iyengar Yoga classes are a combination of learning and practice. In each class you’ll be guided through a sequence of yoga postures, and you will lean how to extend, strengthen, and balance your body with awareness and attention. In each class, you will be gradually introduced to different poses including standing, seated, and reclining poses, forward extensions, back extensions, as well as inverted poses and breathing techniques.
The teacher will demonstrate the poses to the class and provide instructions on how to practice each pose. No two classes are the same from week to week, and the variation of content in each class is based on the overall level of the student group, as well as the time of day, the season, and many other factors. Week by week you will deepen your understanding and awareness of the various poses, the practice of Iyengar Yoga, and yourself!

Props can be used to support good body alignment, to make poses or actions more accessible, to help you hold the poses longer with more ease, to enhance the recuperative effects, and to find the balance between effort and relaxation.
Basic props include sticky mats, blankets, belts, blocks, and chairs. More specialized props include benches, wall ropes, sandbags, dowels, slant boards, trestles and many others that help students experience the practice more effectively.

You don’t need to be flexible to practice Iyengar yoga. The prerequisites for yoga practice are sincerity and an open mind.
Iyengar yoga has many recuperative, therapeutic and rehabilitative effects and applications. It is important to consult with your teacher in order to learn more about how Iyengar yoga can meet your needs.

Class begins with a few minutes of sitting quietly followed by chanting Om. The invocation to Patanjali is recited by the teacher and by students who have learned it, sometimes followed by other invocations.
The invocations are chanted in the higher level classes to deepen an inner atmosphere of receptivity, and a focused state of mind.
Through reciting the invocations we can express our feelings of gratitude for our lineage of teachers, and for the opportunity to practice together.