About us

YOGA-RU center provides training yoga based on the classical hatha yoga, developed by Sri BKS Iyengar, which has spread worldwide due to the peculiarities of the method, which allows any person to engage in, regardless of the level of practice, age and health status.

In our center, yoga is taught by experienced certified teachers, many of whom are practicing for over 20 years. All teachers regularly visit the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune (India) and other seminars and trainings.

Yoga classes are held in specially equipped halls in the center of Moscow – near Tretyakovskaya (Novokuznetskaya), Paveletskaya, Proletarskaya metro stations. Classes are designed for different levels of trainings: primary, basic, intensive class, for expectant mothers, older people, the therapeutic class. You just have to find a convenient time and place to take the first step or improve their practices. In addition to general classes, you can choose individual yoga classes. Join Iyengar yoga classes in the centers YOGA-RU!

About method

B.K.S. Iyengar has systematised over 200 classical yoga poses and 14 different types of Pranayama (with variations of many of them) ranging from the basic to advanced. This helps ensure that students progress gradually by moving from simple poses to more complex ones and develop their mind, body and spirit step-by-step.

Iyengar Yoga often makes use of props, such as belts, blocks, and blankets, as aids in performing asanas (postures). The props enable students to perform the asanas correctly, minimising the risk of injury or strain, and making the postures accessible to both young and old.

Iyengar Yoga is firmly based on the traditional eight limbs of yoga as expounded by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras.

Focus

A form of Hatha Yoga, it focuses on the structural alignment of the physical body through the development of asanas. Through the practice of a system of asanas, it aims to unite the body, mind and spirit for health and well-being. This discipline is considered a powerful tool to relieve the stresses of modern-day life which in turn can help promote total physical and spiritual well-being.[2]

It can be said that Iyengar differs from the other styles of yoga by three key elements: technique, sequence and timing.

• Technique refers to the precision of the body alignment and the performance of pranayama.
• Sequence means the sequences in which asanas and breathing exercises are practiced. Following the specific sequence is important in achieving the desired result, because only the combination of certain poses and breathing techniques can ensure the expected positive effect.
• Timing is the third key element which defines the time spent in each pose or pranayama.

Iyengar Yoga is characterized by great attention to detail and precise focus on body alignment. Iyengar pioneered the use of "props" such as cushions, benches, blocks, straps and sand bags, which function as aids allowing beginners to experience asanas more easily and fully than might otherwise be possible without several years of practice. Props also allow elderly, injured, tired or ill students to enjoy the benefits of many asanas via fully "supported" methods requiring less muscular effort.

Unlike more experiential approaches where students are encouraged to independently "find their way" to the asanas by imitating the teacher, an Iyengar Yoga class is highly verbal and precise, with misalignments and errors actively corrected. Iyengar teachers complete at least two years of rigorous training for the introductory certificate. They may complete subsequent intermediate levels and senior levels of certification, potentially entailing a decade or more of training.

Healing effects

Iyengar also targeted various ailments, diseases, and disorders with his practice. Chronic back pain, immunodeficiency, high blood pressure, insomnia, depression and menopause have specific programs of yoga associated with them. Iyengar worked with those who had myocardial infarctions. The asanas are designed to be adjusted based on a person's stage of recovery.

Price

YOGA-RU center offers quite moderate prices and a flexible means of payment. You may choose to pay for each lesson (500 rub), or buy a pass for 4/8/15/30/60/100 classes (to be used in 1-12 months). Or for 1,3,6,12 months (unlimited number of classes). Passes are valid in all centers.

Limited classes pass
4 – 1500 rub.
8 – 2500 rub.
15 – 4500 rub.
30 – 8000 rub.
60 – 15000 rub.
100 – 2500 rub.

Unlimited club cards
1 month – 5000 rub.
3 months – 12000 rub.
6 months – 20000 rub.
12 months – 35000 rub.