Ashtanga.WholenessYoga

09/14/2026

I am happy to announce a new podcast episode with Claire Lavery! In this conversation, I sit down with Claire to explore the insights gained over three decades of her Ashtanga journey and the insights she recently gained from studying with the legendary B.N.S. Iyengar in Mysore. We also discuss the role of anatomy, individual differences, and the shared responsibility of teachers and students in creating a sustainable practice, including an honest conversation about Claire's hip replacement and how it has shaped her perspective on teaching and practice.

In this conversation, I sit down with Claire Lavery to explore the ...

04/16/2026

Неймовірно рада тому, що я буду вести воркшоп на першій в Україні Аштанга Конференції!!

Ірина Лимар почала вивчати йогу у 2015 році в Індії, а згодом продовжила в Каліфорнії. Є зареєстрованою викладачкою йоги (RYT 500, Yoga Alliance) та сертифікованою йога-терапевткою (IAYT). Навчалася у носіїв традиції — Шарата Джойса (SYC) та Сарасваті Джойс (KPJAYSHALA).

Ірина практикує Аштанга йогу понад 10 років. Також протягом багатьох років практикує з авторизованими та сертифікованими викладачами, зокрема Devorah Sacks та Andrew Hillam.

👉🏻 Тема воркшопу: Active Series – практика відновлення. Пряма передача від Шарата Джойс та Ендрю Хіллам

📌 Пишіть «АШТАНГА» внизу або в директ — щоб приєднатись до конференції і потрапити на всі воркшопи

[до 24.04 діє найвигідніша ціна на тариф Pro Max ]

05/29/2025

Namaste everybody!!
I haven’t been active on IG for a while as I’ve been restructuring many things on my side. I am genuinely curious what changed on your side.

🙋‍♀️What are your yoga and wellness goals now? What do you want?

🙋‍♀️What keeps you from achieving these goals?

Feel free to drop a line in the comments or in my stories :)))

12/05/2024

Desikachar about his father, Krishnamacharya:

“When I first began studying with him (with Krishnamacharya) he sometimes said: “What you are teaching at the moment is wrong”. He said this in front of the students, but I did not feel any shame. On the contrary, I was happy that mistakes would thus be avoided. My students were not the least put off by this practice. It was rather seen as a good fortune to be given advice by the teacher. The wellbeing of students was always central to our teachings”.

So much to think about … :)

11/12/2024

As many people, I wish I had more time. I wish I would not postpone things as much and go to Mysore more often. Nevertheless, I am really grateful for my last trip and for an opportunity to experience the intense energy of the main shala under the guidance of Sharathji.

During one of the last conferences that I attended, Sharathji said not to confuse the content with the form. He asked to remember that irrespectively of different ways of worshiping all roads lead to the divine. Just like all rivers eventually find their ways into the sea. I will remember that.

RIP Sharathji.
Though I still can not believe this new reality.

10/04/2024

I am happy to announce a therapeutic Chair Yoga class that I am teaching online in collaboration with Caya Yoga. If you can sit and breathe, then you can do Chair Yoga.
Each class includes a joint freeing series, chair postures, breathwork and a short meditation. Anyone can do this class including people with limited mobility, fatigue, risk of falling and various medical conditions.

If you or any of your relatives/friends would benefit from accessible yoga, feel free to join us every Tuesday at 9:30am. Drop-ins are welcome, sign up on my website.

09/16/2024

“There is only one way in yoga - softening and releasing”, Peter Sanson.

This approach is very different from the one I was used to - “yoga body is a firm/engaged body”. I feel like both approaches have their reasons to exist and have different benefits for different people at different stages of life. Ashtanga yoga simply offers us a framework for endless self-exploration and experiments if we allow ourselves to do so.

Right now, at this stage of my life and practice, it was so wonderful to surrender to softness. Entering Kapotasana felt like a free fall into the sea of warm butter (excuse my clumsy metaphor)… no resistance whatsoever. I was taught to be on a lookout, to engage this and that for protection, to align everything. And it is ok to do that. And it is ok to let go and not do any of that. In yoga, feeling has so much more value than overthinking.

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07/31/2024

I am happy to announce that my new yoga therapy website is ready and I can take 3 new clients this month. If you think that you or somebody you know could benefit from personalized therapeutic yoga, feel free to contact me or book a free discovery call right away!

There is always a way to feel better! :)

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07/03/2024

Solitude is so healing for the soul. This is almost impossible wish for a new parent. But if it somehow becomes possible, it is such a treat and the best gift to yourself.

03/17/2024

It is hard to find balance between “Tapas” (the fire of the practice, discipline, commitment) and “Vairagya” (detachment). Ancient yogic teachings say we should do the work but not get attached to the fruits of our labor. And yet, when we fall in love with Ashtanga yoga, it is not uncommon to develop more and more attachment. Everything revolves around this practice, we are getting fixated on the stop asana, measure internal depth of the practice by external progression in the sequence. When you think about it, it actually takes us away from the whole point of yoga.

Over the course of past few years, I’ve been drifting more and more towards Vairagya. Until one day I realized it was hard to connect to my Tapas. So this trip to Mysore was about reminding myself what it is that I love about this practice, what maintains my own fire. At the same, I didn’t want to be caught up in competition, “yoga politics” and chasing external results. Let go of all that, and still find intension, honesty and meaning in every breath and movement is not an easy thing to do. But it is so necessary.