Iyengar Yoga encourages weak parts to strengthen and stiff areas to stretch. In the process, as the body moves toward better alignment, less exertion is required and relaxation increases naturally. I'm not in great physical condition. A. People offer many excuses for not joining a Yoga class. Don't be put off because you feel you are too fat or too thin, too young or too old, too stiff or too weak, too tired or too wired.
Yoga is open to people of all ages and levels of physical condition.
Done properly, Iyengar Yoga can be an ideal means for improving physical health. Each Yoga student is encouraged to work at his own pace. And although Yoga teachers are not therapists, many students discover that their physical difficulties diminish as a result of improved alignment. If you have specific physical or health problems, please inform your teacher before class begins. Many poses can be modified for people with particular limitations.