Journal / Yoga studies
The Iyengar Institute Milan Blog to talk about Yoga, beyond trends.
Insights into practice, science and insights into contemporary yoga studies academia.
Iyengar | News | Practice | Science | Yoga Studies
Dec. 7, 2023
The Prism of Yoga
Chiara M. Travisi
“Let 'yoga' do what it can and must do, that is, give us the discriminatory and prismatic ability to reconceptualize our gaze, making us join what could appear separate, developing an inclusive and tolerant attitude in every context. And if #yoga is utopia, the utopia of a path of individual evolution to create a community based on justice and equity, I’m fine with that and, at least, let us be inspired!
Iyengar | Practice | Yoga Studies
Dec. 20, 2022
Winter Immune - part 3
Chiara M. Travisi - illustrated by Svenja Karstens
Find a focus on the third part of the Winter Immune sequence
Iyengar | News | Practice | Science | Yoga Studies
July 6, 2022
Breathing de-automatization: proper timing and proper results
Chiara M. Travisi
"The body, the limbs, the psyche, the organs of action and sensory ones are very 'ours'. Breathing is not as much "ours". However, breathing is more than anything else 'for us'." Prashant Iyengar, "Pranayama: a Classical and Traditional Approach"
Yoga Studies
March 4, 2021
Un' evoluzione virtuosa del mercato dello Yoga
a cura di Barbara Biscotti e Chiara M. Travisi
La diffusione dello Yoga negli ultimi anni ha visto un’accelerazione sorprendente, sia a livello nazionale che internazionale, che ha avuto il suo culmine, emblematico, nella risoluzione 69/31 della General Assembly delle United Nations.
Yoga Studies
Nov. 19, 2020
Breve storia dei props
Chiara M. Travisi
C'è un filo rosso che lega la reintroduzione e l’utilizzo imponente dei props nell’Iyengar yoga alle tradizioni ascetiche più antiche che ci aiuta a capirne meglio le finalità
Iyengar | News | Practice | Science | Yoga Studies
April 21, 2020
Tapas, reasonable effort and resilience in practice
Chiara M. Travisi
Where does a reasonable effort in our practice end? Assessing the boundary conditions and acting out of habit is always desirable
Iyengar | Practice | Yoga Studies
April 5, 2020
Asana: davvero furono solo ginnastica?
Chiara M. Travisi
Asana: solo ginnastica? No, ma non usiamo il termine spirituale invano! Gli asana sono un supporto ad attenzione, discriminazione e stabilizzazione della cognizione.
News | Yoga Studies
March 11, 2020
Letture per aspiranti yoghin – 2
Olga Dalì
Per i più fortunati di noi, si spalancano ore di tempo forzatamente libero tra le quattro mura domestiche. Perché non approfittarne per intrattenersi con qualche testo per aspiranti yoghin?
Yoga Studies
March 10, 2020
Letture per aspiranti yoghin – 1
Chiara M. Travisi
Per i più fortunati di noi, si spalancano ore di tempo forzatamente libero tra le quattro mura domestiche. Perché non approfittarne per intrattenersi con qualche testo per aspiranti yoghin?
Iyengar | News | Practice | Science | Yoga Studies
March 4, 2020
Yoga at the time of coronavirus
Chiara M. Travisi
What do we need yoga for during the coronavirus? Exercises to strengthen the immune system or test of the Patanjialian system? Who heads who? Yoga is the test of resistance to the virus yoghin or the virus makes us test concretely, for example in terms of anxiety management, if the effect of the practice of yoga on our mental condition is actually what you want?