Jo Mitchell Yoga

22/08/2026

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

Lucienne Vidah Iyengar Yoga Edinburgh Workshop 7 November 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/iyogaglasgow/free-online-class-jan2026-17334612

20/08/2026

Lookin for a Yoga class in Kirkcaldy suitable for beginners? Come and try Iyengar Yoga on a Wednesday morning at 9.30 to 10.45am with a 7 week class block for £70.
The class has 2 venues - if the weather is fair we are outside in the wonderful Walled Garden at the Adam Smith Heritage Centre. If the weather is bad then we are inside at the Kings Theatre near by.
Iyengar Yoga is a safe and progressive method of Yoga, well suited for beginners with poses adapted to suit you. Start from where you are. You don't need to be flexible or fit to start Iyengar Yoga.
Booking is available via my website jomitchell.yoga. Any questions please get in touch. 4 places available so book now to avoid disappointment.

20/08/2026

“I am old, and death inevitably approaches. But both birth and death are beyond the will of a human being. They are not my domain.
I do not think about it. Yoga has taught me to think of only working to live a useful life. The complexity of the life of the mind comes to an end at death, with all its sadness and happiness. If one is already free from that complexity, death comes naturally and smoothly. If you live holistically at every moment, as yoga teaches, even though the ego is annihilated, I will not say, "Die before you die." I would rather say,
"Live before you die, so that death is also a lively celebration."”

BKS IYENGAR
LIGHT ON LIFE

Honouring Guruji B.K.S. Iyengar
Punyatithi (1918-2014)

19/08/2026

Lucienne Vidah Iyengar Yoga Edinburgh Workshop

Join us for a welcoming Iyengar Yoga Workshop with Lucienne Vidah in Edinburgh on Sat 7 November 2026.

This workshop is suitable for Iyengar Yoga students with 3 months plus level of experience and is an ideal first workshop.

Tickets go on sale this Friday 21 Aug at 8am.

If you haven’t attended an Iyengar Yoga workshop before, this workshop has been designed with you in mind and you will receive a warm welcome.

About Lucienne Vidah

Lucienne began practising Iyengar Yoga in 1984 in her native Amsterdam while studying modern dance. She later joined the faculty of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York and founded Studio Spine in 1999, which runs daily online classes at studiospine.com.

A Level III Iyengar Yoga teacher since 2018, she now works internationally, dividing her time between Edinburgh and the US.

She is deeply grateful to B.K.S. Iyengar and Faeq Biria who inspired her to choose Yoga as the path of life going forward.

Tickets

Tickets are £40 per person/ £25 concessions.

Schedule
Arrive from 9.30
Workshop 10–12.30
Lunch break 12.30–2pm
Workshop 2–4pm

Location St Georges School Edinburgh, EH12 6BG (The Drama room)

Close to Haymarket Station & Lothian buses 26 or 31

This is a Members only event. Membership of IYoga Glasgow or East of Scotland Iyengar Yoga is £24 annually and includes free access to 12 monthly online classes. Your membership number is required to book your ticket.

Required kit to bring:

Yoga mat, blanket, belt, 2 bricks and 4 blocks.

If you don’t have this equipment, no problem. Please speak to your regular teacher or contact us.

Refund Policy
A full refund less admin fee up to one week before the event. No refund, thereafter.

Tickets go on sale August 21 at 8am.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lucienne-vidah-edinburgh-workshop-tickets-1996669563413

18/08/2026

NOT A STYLE. A METHOD OF EDUCATION.

People often ask what makes Iyengar Yoga different.

Props.
Alignment.
Long holds.

These are the visible features of the practice.
But they are consequences—not causes.

The Iyengar system is not simply a style of yoga. It is a method of education.
It educates the body, the senses, the mind and the intelligence—in that order.

The body comes first.
Not because it is the most important, but because it is the most accessible.

A teacher can explain where to place the foot, how to extend the leg or where to distribute the weight.

The body can feel the difference.
Then the senses begin to participate.

Once the form is established, awareness moves inward:
Skin.
Breath.
Weight.
Pressure.
Space.

Then the mind enters.

The mind that resists.
The mind that wanders.
The mind that gradually learns to remain present.

Then intelligence.
Not the intelligence that memorizes instructions.
The intelligence that perceives.

Over time, the practitioner begins to recognize what is happening without waiting to be told.

The body becomes more intelligent.
The pose begins to teach.
That is a method.
Not a style.

💬 Which layer are you learning through right now—the body, the senses, the mind or the intelligence?

Curious to experience this way of learning through practice?

Comment “JOIN CLASS” and we’ll share the class details with you.

18/08/2026

📅 Save the date: Tuesday 25 August

We're inviting local people to a public drop-in event at the Adam Smith Theatre on 25 August between 2pm-8pm to find out more about the ongoing work to shape the future of Kirkcaldy town centre and waterfront.

More information will be shared soon but you can see what’s been happening so far at our.fife.scot/transformingkirkcaldy