Green Tara Yoga & Healing Arts

06/19/2026

Karen’s Yoga Practice Tip: Learn about the ethical precepts of yoga
• In the eightfold path of yoga, the first principle is a set of ethical precepts known as the Yamas. B.K.S. Iyengar considers these principles to be absolutely crucial - the beginning and the end of yoga practice.
• The yamas provide guidance for how to relate to others in the most positive and harmonious way.
• The five yamas are non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, moderation of sensual desires, and non-greed.
• Read about the yamas in any translation and commentary of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Reflect on these principles and how they can influence your approach to your yoga practice and to daily living.

06/17/2026

06/14/2026

From Head Balance 1, Charlotte shows strength and courage in her quick yet stable transition into Head Balance 2. This takes strength, good alignment, and confidence. And of course, practice!

06/12/2026

Karen’s Yoga Practice Tip: Practice friendliness towards one and all
• In Chapter 3 of the Yoga Sutras, the sage Patanjali says that we gain moral and emotional strength through practicing friendliness to everyone we encounter.
• Through mindful practice, we can develop the qualities of compassion and benevolence towards all beings.
• B.K.S. Iyengar writes that this practice leads to a state of equanimity, and consciousness becomes freer of desire, anger, greed, lust, pride, and envy.
• Study Sutra III:24 and reflect on how to cultivate an amiable disposition that spreads happiness to all.

06/10/2026

Join Karen on Friday, June 12, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm (Studio and Online) for a Focus Fridays class dedicated to Hip Strength and Mobility. Healthy hips require both strength and flexibility, and Karen will guide you through a sequence designed to help improve range of motion in the hips and groins while building the stability needed to support balanced movement and protect the lower back and knees. Sign up here: https://greentarayoga.punchpass.com/calendar!

06/07/2026

Amy displays both strength and lightness in this arm balance, the Eight Bends Pose. The strong closing of the knees around the arm helps make the pose stable.

06/05/2026

Karen’s Yoga Practice Tip: Focus on the balance of effort and ease
• In any pose you do, search for the optimum blend of work and release, and of action and receptivity
• Try doing about 80% of your usual effort and see what happens. Does this create more space for breath and awareness?
• Then see how relaxed you can be while still using strong muscular effort in a pose. Can you contract the needed muscles while keeping the face and the breath soft?
• Sthira is steadiness and stability, and sukha is comfort and delight. All yogic practices should have a balance of sthira and suhka.

06/03/2026

Join Amy on Saturday, June 6, from 1:00-3:30 pm (In-Studio and Online) for her workshop on Developing Sensitivity in Backward Extensions. Using traditional props – the rope wall, chairs, bolsters, and more – she will guide you through a practice designed to make backward extensions more accessible to students of all levels, helping you develop greater sensitivity and intelligence in the back body. Sign up here: https://greentarayoga.punchpass.com/calendar!

06/01/2026

Iyengar Yoga is an innovative form of classical yoga focused on alignment and awareness. Green Tara Yoga was voted the FutureHeights Best Place to Practice Yoga in 2025. We offer weekly classes and a variety of special workshops. Your first class is free!

• Each $36 pass provides you with one month of unlimited access to a collection of three 90-minute classes with Karen Allgire, plus access to the asana sequences and notes about how to do the poses.

05/31/2026

The ropes are one of the most valuable props that BKS Iyengar invented. Among many other benefits, they have an unmatched ability to cultivate both strength and freedom in the shoulders. Rope 1 alternates a forward bend with a backbend, and you can see how the ropes help Karen move into her full range of motion in both.