Iyengar Yoga for Every Body

Campus Recreation Wellness Programming

This is a 1-2 level class that covers the fundamentals of Iyengar Yoga, with an emphasis on alignment. Class develops a version of practice that is appropriate for each student.  This class will progress through a wide range of poses over the course of the semester, but will always be doable for drop-in students. Students will need a yoga mat, and practice is safest in bare feet or non-slip socks.

Meet our Instructor - Ellen is a Professor in the Communication Department at Saint Mary’s College, who began studying yoga in 1993 while completing her Ph.D. in Rhetoric at UC Berkeley. After working with several teachers over the years from The Yoga Room, Berkeley, and taking aa exploratory detour through Ashtanga Yoga, she began teacher training in Iyengar yoga in January of 2018 and completed the 500-hour teacher training program at the Yoga Room in 2024, studying primarily with Gay White. Ellen is also a Vipassana meditator, and likes to spend time hiking, cooking and reading.