To achieve a contented life, our physical need is health, our psychological need is knowledge, and our spiritual need is inner calmness. When all three are present, there is self-awareness and harmony. This is the way and purpose of yoga.

Iyengar Yoga poses, relaxation and breathing techniques strengthen the body and calm the mind. This leads to increased mental clarity, aiding concentration and steadying the emotions, bringing awareness and the ability to be still.

Many forms of yoga have evolved since its development about 5000 years ago in India. In the twentieth century, the foremost exponent of yoga was BKS Iyengar, whose precise approach to asanas and pranayama, solidly grounded in anatomy and physiology, has revolutionised the way yoga is taught in the West. Iyengar Yoga is physically more demanding than some other forms of yoga, but beginners’ classes require no particular levels of fitness or flexibility.