Yoga Vaani 93 – March 2008
Matru Devo Bhava (Mother is the Reincarnation of God)
Geetaji discusses her mother's influence on her life and others, highlighting her simplicity, compassion, and dedication to family and yoga. The article also commemorates Smt. Ramamani Iyengar's 80th birth anniversary and her significant legacy.
Women's Intensive 1997 – Women's Stages & Yogasanas
An edited transcript of an international intensive conducted by Geetaji in January 1997 at RIMYI, attended by 60 women teachers from around the world. The article explores women's stages of life and appropriate yogasanas for each stage.
Matru Devo Bhava (Mother is the Incarnation of God)
A personal memoir by Geeta Iyengar about her mother Ramamani, wife of BKS Iyengar, describing her role in supporting her husband's yoga work, her own yoga practice, and her graceful approach to death at age 45.
Women's Intensive: Women's Stages and Yogasanas - Annual Day - Yoga in Action
A lecture and demonstration by Geeta Iyengar at the Annual Day Celebration addressing yoga practice adapted for six stages in a woman's life: puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, post-partum, pre-menopause, and post-menopause.
Women's Intensive 1997 - Women's Stages and Yogasanas
A comprehensive guide to yoga practice adapted for different stages of women's life, including puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, post-partum, and menopause, with specific asana variations and modifications for each stage.
Utthita Trikonasana
Comprehensive guide to practicing Utthita Trikonasana across different life stages from puberty through post-menopause, with specific modifications, props, and therapeutic benefits for women's health including hormonal balance and pain management.
Utthita Parsvakonasana and Virabhadrasana II
Detailed exploration of Extended Side Angle Pose and Warrior II across different life stages, emphasizing pelvic support, chest opening during pregnancy, and hot flush management in pre-menopause through angular trestler work.
Virabhadrasana I
Comprehensive guide to Warrior I across menstruation, pregnancy, and post-menopause stages, with specific focus on pain relief from dysmenorrhea, pelvic support during pregnancy, and joint mobility in later life stages.
Virabhadrasana III
Analysis of Warrior III during pregnancy and post-menopause, highlighting its surprising benefit for advanced pregnant women experiencing heaviness and high blood pressure, and its supportive role in post-menopausal back opening and kidney alignment.
Utthita Padangustasana I & II, Supta Padangustasana I & II, and Ardha Chandrasana
Detailed guide to a series of leg-focused poses across life stages, addressing puberty, pregnancy, post-partum, pre-menopause, and post-menopause with emphasis on groin opening, pelvic alignment, and age-appropriate dynamic versus stable movement.
Yoga Practice for Women Through Different Life Stages
Comprehensive guide to modifying yoga asanas for women across different physiological stages including puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, post-partum, pre-menopause, and post-menopause, with detailed instructions for props and variations.
Women's Stages and Yogasanas
Comprehensive guide to yoga asanas adapted for women across six life stages: puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, post-partum, pre-menopause, and post-menopause, with detailed modifications and therapeutic benefits for each stage.
Yoga Asanas for Different Life Stages: A Comprehensive Chart
A comprehensive instructional chart detailing yoga asanas and their modifications across six life stages: puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, post-partum, pre-menopause, and post-menopause. The chart provides specific guidance on pose variations, contraindications, and therapeutic applications for each stage.
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