Hey Laurie,
Think of the term Hatha Yoga as an "umbrella term"...meaning that it is a blanket description of the physical styles of yoga that are practiced. So, that underneath the term HATHA yoga there are many, many specific traditions or styles of yoga...... Iyengar being one of them.
Below is a brief description of Iyengar yoga that I found for you:
Hope this helps.
What are the unique features of "Iyengar Yoga" ?
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Iyengar yoga is meant for people of all ages, both the genders and cuts across geographical, lingual, social and economical barriers.
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Importance given to the practice of standing asanas.
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The emphasis given to precision and alignment in all postures be it the standing, sitting, twisting, inverted, forward bending, backward bending or supine postures.
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The aspect of "timing" where students are taught to stay for longer duration of time in each posture so as to experience it.
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The use of props such as wooden gadgets, belts, ropes so that the practitioner can strive to achieve perfection in the posture; the practitioner can then learn to perform the posture with the same precision without the props.
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The use of props to help the aged, the diseased and disabled to perform the classical postures and attain the benefits of the same – something they would never have been able to do so independently.
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The aspect of "sequencing". An "Iyengar Yoga" practitioner is aware of the sequence in which different groups of asanas have to be performed; and how the effect of an asana would vary and be dependent upon the sequence in which the asanas are being performed.
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