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Zain Syed | Yoga + Movement

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Zain Syed | Yoga + Movement

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It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day

January 20, 2021 yogi zain

“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim.” – B.K.S. Iyengar

I decided to not renew my certification for Iyengar Yoga™. I have updated my instructor bio and social media profiles to reflect this change in my career. This decision came to me after much needed contemplation to move forward for personal and professional reasons. And I am feeling good about it.

I am grateful to have been part of the global family of certified Iyengar Yoga teachers. I have learned from great teachers, and this method has immensely deepened my yoga practice. I will forever be indebted to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar and the Iyengar family.

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Limited Space, Limitless Practice

April 19, 2018 yogi zain

Now that I have finished teaching regularly at Adeline Yoga Studio and since for the next coming months I wont be present as frequently to practice here, I felt compelled to give recognition and respect to this space which is dear to my heart and also helped me grow so much—as a teacher and sādhaka.

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IYNAUS Spotlight

January 17, 2017 yogi zain
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My use of video sharing online is inspired very much by B.K.S. Iyengar’s efforts to spread yoga across the world. He performed yoga as an artist and made the practice look fancy and fun. He attracted many audiences across the globe and gained their attention. So part of my mission on social media has become to make Iyengar Yoga look and feel cool because that is exactly what it is for me — anything but boring. My intention behind posting is nothing more than the love for yoga. Following Mr. Iyengar’s artistry, I share my creativity with my body as a painter would with their canvas or a musician with their instrument.

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