Ready to give yourself
a break?
save energy With Yoga
Energy
Iyengar yoga makes you move in a healthy way. You’ll be energized by the work you do and your cells open up for storing some for later.
Peace of Mind
In our lessons, you’ll work with your body, but also with your head and your heart. With more peace of mind and both feet on the ground.
For everone
Regardless of your age, your flexibility, or your health, you can continue to develop in our yoga school. From newbies to advanced practitioners and teachers.
Yogaschool in Amsterdam Oud West
SINCE 25+ YEARS
Yogaschool Amsterdam moved studios five times since its beginning in 1999. This was all within a circle of 3-4 km from Amsterdam Oud-West. The nomadic life is over now, we’ve literally come home, to the Kanaalstraat. On the outside it looks like a private house, inside the space is fully equipped for Iyengar yoga, the only kind of yoga that is taught here.
Start with YOGA?
All beginnings are difficult. A good start is half the battle. They may be clichés, but they are so true. Also for yoga. We believe in a solid foundation that you will enjoy for years. Our advice is therefore: start at the base and go back to it if you have been practicing for years, because only then can you speak of ‘deepening your practice’. That is why our Beginners lessons are not only suitable for newcomers to (Iyengar) yoga but also for advanced practitioners. These yoga lessons are for everyone who wants to get the most out of it from the start, from yoga and from themselves.
Our Beginners classes are all about ‘doing doing doing’. Under the guidance of certified yoga teachers, you will learn to perform the basic postures in a safe manner. You will learn and practice standing postures and you will be introduced to props and cyclic learning. Cyclical learning means that you repeatedly do the same exercises, each time lit from a different angle. Working for 75 minutes on Wednesday evening and Saturday morning is an invigorating change in your week. You go back to the essence of yoga: you feel free! Because of more stability and flexibility in your body, you will feel better about yourself. Even when you’re stepping off your mat.
FIRST!
Yoga is for life. You need some perseverance to get started and while we work in a structured way in our method, there is room to color outside the lines. Most people feel the first time that Iyengar yoga does something for them. And suddenly you are on the right track.
Quality over quantity. There are thousands of asanas and of course you want to learn to do them all! Iyengar yoga offers a safe method and a certified Iyengar yoga teacher has a lot of experience. You are in safe hands. Cyclic learning means that you do the same exercises repeatedly, each time from a different angle. Don’t be surprised if there are very good practitioners in the Beginners class. Going back to basics gives peace of mind and depth of understanding.
Ideally, you take weekly classes during your first few years at Iyengar yoga schools, with us these are the Beginners classes. In the beginning it is fine to take one class a week. After a while you just want more of it; with two lessons spread over a week, you will feel better, the effect of a lesson lasts a few days. We also advise to practice at home, especially if you can’t take that second lesson.
The ‘Prop Up’ classes are for you if you are struggling with injuries or illness, and are already familiar with Iyengar yoga. Are you not familiar with our method? Then take the Beginners class first and ask the teacher if the Prop Up class is suitable for you.
Depending on your condition and whether you did more than one Beginners class on a weekly base, you can go to the General classes in the second or third year. Get in touch with the teacher to know whether you can make the step to the General classes.
The Advanced class is for you if you have been practicing Iyengar yoga for three to five years. You have really chosen Iyengar yoga and are now becoming comfortable with practicing independently. And here too, you can always join the Beginners, General and Pranayama classes.
For all our classes, you can only participate if you are fever-free. Working with a fever will slow down your recovery, so stay home and stay out sick. And please let us know if you are ill for a long time, maybe we have a hint for you to get through it.
The pandemic has changed a lot in our teaching offering. One thing that is here to stay is the online classes via Zoom. The studio is designed in such a way that a hybrid lesson (off- and online lessons at the same time) works well. We also have a limited number of places online. That’s because the teacher needs to be able to see you clearly and help you with advice.
We believe that the studio is the place where you can learn Iyengar yoga. Our Beginners classes are offline only. If you are an Iyengar yoga practitioner and come from another certified Iyengar yoga teacher, you can participate in the online classes.
What Others Say
about Yogaschool Amsterdam
“I like to imagine a world in which everyone can be themselves in connection.”
Kristien, owner Yogaschool Amsterdam