UPDATE: As of February 2025 this class is now called Iyengar Yoga: Gentle and I’m teaching an additional class at Bending Bodhi Yoga on Thursday at NOON: Iyengar Yoga: All-Levels. Hope to see you there.

NEW CLASS: Yoga for Healthy Aging TUESDAYS at NOON beginning September 10th 2024

In person only at Bending Bodhi Yoga — 10 Franklin Plaza (across the street from Janetos Supermarket) in downtown Dover, New Hampshire 03820

Yoga for Healthy Aging: As the body ages and changes it is essential to keep it both strong and limber. This class will offer people a chance to work on balance, coordination, and strength as well as flexibility, their breath, and relaxation in a safe, supportive, and friendly environment. With the use of props including but not limited to; chairs, belts, yoga blocks, bolsters, and the wall we are able to make many poses available to all bodies.

Learn the fundamental building blocks of yoga and start your practice off on a clear and confident base. This class is moderately paced and designed to provide a gentle approach to yoga postures and movements. It’s the ideal course for individuals who have never practiced yoga, someone fairly new to yoga but interested in slowing down and working on their foundation, or a person coming back to yoga after a hiatus.

Iyengar Yoga is a system of Yoga based on the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar; rooted in the traditional wisdom and philosophy of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Students will learn through an intelligent sequencing of poses, precise instruction, clear demonstration, the innovative use of props, and verbal feedback. Iyengar Yoga helps students establish strength, stamina, and concentration as well as mobility and flexibility. Especially in introductory classes, there is an emphasis on standing poses from which the principles of all the other asanas emerge. Certified Iyengar Yoga Teachers are trained to modify the yoga postures for individual student needs helping students of all ages and conditions through a rewarding yoga experience.

Lisa Kazmer just moved to Dover, NH from New York City and can’t wait to share her love of yoga with students at Bending Bodhi. She has been a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher since 2021, teaching yoga since 2006, and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Lisa has lived internationally in both Hong Kong and Singapore, teaching yoga while her husband’s job brought them overseas for three years. She has made numerous trips to India to study Yoga. As a teacher, she hopes to develop in her students curiosity, clarity, and ease through compassionate teaching, insightful instruction, and humor.