Iyengar Yoga Studio of North County San Diego: A Source of Excellence in Yoga Learning

Iyengar Yoga North County is located in Encinitas, in San Diego’s beautiful coastal north county. Tucked away in a quiet, meditative setting, the studio offers a full range of classes for everyone from beginners to advanced students.

This is the place to come when you want to deepen your practice, acquire the benefits and deepen your understanding of the principles of yoga. Our teachers are friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. They are highly-trained to rigorous Iyengar standards for certification, teaching safely.

In addition to regular classes for all levels, the Encinitas Center offers Therapeutics, Restorative, Kids Yoga, Teen Yoga, as well as Prenatal yoga to relieve the stress of pregnancy. (Please see our Prenatal page for details.) Workshops are scheduled regularly. Carolyn Belko, Director, provides Iyengar Teacher Training workshops. Free Introductory Classes are offered the first Saturday of each month at 1:00pm.

The studio is easily accessible from San Diego and all of the north county coast communities of Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, La Jolla, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, Cardiff, La Costa, Leucadia, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, and Carmel Valley. Many of our students come from Orange County as well, because of the high quality of the teaching here in San Diego county.

BKS Iyengar

Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar is a legendary yoga master of our times. Through his continuous practice of yoga for well over 70 years comes an innovative approach to the depth of the science, art and philosophy of yoga.

He has created an impact on the world through his teachings, flowering in dedicated teachers and centers around the world. Mr. Iyengar is the world-famous author of “Light on Yoga”, the authority on yoga. He has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.

From his website:
“Even today, at the age of 93, he continues to practice. While in practice, he is an artist at work. He is always at ease in any posture he performs. Precision and beauty mark the asana, and the regular practice he advocates integrates the body, mind and emotions.”

For more information, see the BKS Iyengar website.

 

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• Yoga Tip #2 - Keep Space in the Neck

  This is Yoga Tip #2, part of a new series of weekly Yoga Tips by Iyengar Yoga North County. These tips are are posted to Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Join us there to get the quickest updates.

  It is important to keep space in the neck.

  In order to do so, keep the shoulder away from the ears and the ears away from the shoulder. Then, lengthen the sides of the neck evenly.

  Always turn the head to position it last thing when entering in an Asana.

• Yoga Workshop: Neeta Datta Returns May 19-20

  Neeta Datta returns to Iyengar Yoga North County for a full weekend workshop May 19th and 20th, 2012. Neeta is native to India and studied with Yogacharya B.K.S.Iyengar on a weekly basis over a long period of time. Since moving to California in 1988, Neeta annually has traveled to India to study with Mr. Iyengar and with his daughter, Geeta, and son, Prashant. Her studies began with the Iyengars in 1975 while she was still a teenager. By 1981, she’d been asked to assist in classes Mr. Iyengar was teaching in Mumbai. Today, she is among the most senior of Iyengar teachers in the United States...Read more about Neeta...

• Indian Dance with Shibani Patnaik and Live Musicians June 3rd

  Iyengar Yoga North County is delighted to host the final show of Shibani Patnaik’s US tour on June 3rd at the yoga center. Two other Patnaik sisters have performed at the Center during the past year at sold-out shows and we're expecting this to be no different.

  Shibani will be accompanied by musicians from India for this dance performance to make this evening extraordinary, so reserve your space.

  The theme Shibani will be presenting is “Samsara – The Cycle of Life”. Samsara is the soul's journey through the cycle of birth, death and reincarnation. Throughout her presentation, Shibani integrates different aspects of multimedia, multi-lingual text and features special music choreography by Maestro Ravi Shankar to provide a multi-sensory experience. While Shibani is deeply rooted in tradition, she provides a unique perspective in her individualistic style without sacrificing the core essence of classical Odissi dance...Find out more about this performance...

• Yoga Tip #1: A New '20 Minute Yoga Fix' Home Practice Sequence

  In case you missed last month's Home Practice Sequence Sheet for Level 1 beginners, you're encouraged to download it and get your home practice started!

  That download was the most popular item ever in our newsletters. The feedback has been great! Yoga centers across the country are using it as a handout for their classes. Over 500 people downloaded that sequence sheet!

  Says one of the students using last month's sequence:

  I used the sequence sheet and it took me about 45 minutes to complete. It actually might have been shorter if I hadn't nodded off during the savasana!

  This month, the Center has created a new shortened version we're calling the 20 Minute Yoga Fix. For those days that you don't have a lot of time to practice, this new '20 Minute Yoga Fix' is a simple sequence you can follow at home.

  We're starting a new series of weekly Yoga Tips, so watch our postings on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. This quick yoga sequence is the first in the series. You can download the 20 Minute Yoga Fix sequence here.

• A New Circle of Friends: Join IYNC on Google +

  Thanks to Paul Uhler, our social networking giant, Iyengar Yoga North County now has a Google+ page. Add us to your Circle and get updates there by clicking on the Google+ link in the left column, right under that big Find Us on Facebook banner.

  Since Paul started working with the Center on social networking, the Twitter crowd has swelled to over 2,600 people and our Facebook friends have jumped from a mere 16 to 226. He's looking to help build a following on Google+, as well, so lend him a hand. Paul is the guy who posts those fabulous quotes from Mr. Iyengar. We are eternally grateful to him for all the hours he puts in on this project.

  The Center is starting a new series of Weekly Yoga Tips, which will be posted to all our social networks. The first in the series is the new 20-Minute Yoga Fix sequence sheet. Find out more about that here.

• Yoga Therapy Benefits IYNC Breast Cancer Survivor

  Even in the best of circumstances it’s no small feat getting your life back after twice being diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. But each time, yoga practice helped with recovery. First, it was yoga asana that helped make sitting in meditation more comfortable. Then, with a more serious diagnosis and aggressive treatment, yoga therapeutics. facilitated healing and recovery.

  Leucadia resident and Iyengar Yoga Center of North County (IYNC) student Mel Gould, 59, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Mel wanted to sit in a simple cross-legged posture for meditation as she coped with surgery and recovery. Even though she was slim and fit, her stiff inner groins made it difficult to sit comfortably this way... Read On...