When I first started teaching yoga 20 years ago, students asked if they still had to jog or do cardiovascular exercises to keep fit, in addition to their yoga practice. I would answer, “if you are into jogging etc. go ahead , but regular yoga practice will meet your cardiovascular needs.”
Today the question is about weight lifting.
The answer again is, “If you are into weight lifting, go ahead, but yoga practice promotes good bone health!”
How?
Please know that in yoga practice as set out by BKS iyengar, we are lifting our own body weight and helping our bone health.
Yoga is a weight-bearing exercise.
We have a method not just of moving the joints, which promotes increased circulation to the joints and the bones, but methods of squeezing the bone with the layer of muscle closest to the bone. At the same time we extend the bones, we are using muscle strength of lifting body weight.
Those of you who came to the September Open House were treated to an Iyengar yoga demonstration by Carolyn Belko, as well as Indian dance by Shalini Paitnaik. Carolyn demonstrated Sirsasana II with variations (headstand) with power and grace. This video has initiated a collection of Iyengar Yoga North County videos on 
Students who’ve had the privilege of participating in one of Neeta Data’s previous workshops at IYNC will tell you her teaching helps you move beyond your preconceived notions of your yoga practice.
Many of us follow a routine of taking a set schedule of classes each week. With a little extra initiative, we may also practice at home. But to help move your practice beyond what may have become a plateau, IYNC practitioner Sami Bitar says a weekend Workshop or Intensive is the answer.
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