As a wellness chiropractor, one of the most powerful proverbs guiding me is 'Physician heal thyself.' I am truly grateful to Jane and her excellent instructors. Thank you for helping me to 'walk my talk.' — John J. Collins

fsy digital resources

• 40 Ways Yoga Heals
  Yoga As Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing by Timothy McCall M.D. (PDF - 102KB)
• Eight Limbs of Yoga
  FSY Handout (PDF - 100KB)
• Basic Glossary
  FSY Handout (PDF - 101KB)
• Invocation To Patañjali
  From B.K.S. Iyengar's Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali
  (PDF - 140KB)
• Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
  FSY Handout (PDF - 124KB)

Teacher Development/Mentor Program

• Program Overview
  Fall 2010 Curriculum (PDF - 86KB)
• Handout 1: Asanas & Pranayamas for Introduction
  (PDF - 78KB)

deepening the practice

• Yoga is a practice of philosophy in action. We practice yogasana not merely for physical health but to sharpen the ability of the mind and body to work together, with all the power of the body and all the intelligence and tenacity of the mind. Use this section as an aid to incorporate the ancient wisdom of Patanjali’s yoga into the modern action of your physical practice.
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websites

• Yoga Journal
  (www.yogajournal.com/)
• Julie Lawrence Yoga Center
  BKS Iyengar Center of Portland
  (www.jlyc.com/index.php)

fsy in the news

• Yoga Does Every Body Good: Injury, illness, or age can alter your asana practice dramatically, but you can still reap yoga's benefits. Carol Krucoff. Yoga Journal, July/August 2005. (www.yogajournal.com/health/1767)
• Obesity in the mirror: It's one thing to ignore the problem in yourself, another to ignore what's ahead for our children. Editorial. The Oregonian, January 2008. (PDF - 12.4MB)

research & publications

• Yoga as an experimental intervention for cognition in multiple sclerosis. Kishiyama, Carlsen, Lawrence, Small, Zajdel, Oken. International Journal of Yoga Therapy 2002; 12. view publication
• Randomized controlled trial of yoga and exercise in multiple sclerosis. Oken, Kishiyama, Zajdel, Bourdette, Carlsen, Haas, et al. Neurology 2004.

Iyengar yoga

• Yoga's Great Teacher Draws Crowds on Final U.S. Tour
  Hilary De Vries. The New York Times 2005.