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Lillah Schwartz
“Lillah has both the knowledge and the passion to fulfill her mission of helping others on the path towards Dharma, the very reason for the practice of yoga. I recommend Lillah with all my heart.” —Aadil Palkhivala, Purna Yoga founder and author of Fire of Love.

“Lillah’s students are taken beyond their own mental limitations of what they and their bodies are capable of. She offers an amazing gift: to teach people to trust themselves and their bodies again.” —Kimberly Drye, yoga teacher

Known by appreciative students across the country as “the queen of alignment,” yoga instructor and author Lillah Schwartz brings the benefits of her 30 years’ training with yoga experts, like BKS Iyengar, Aadil Palkhivala, Eric Small and others to the Southeast region and, through her workshops, to studios across the eastern and central U.S.

Her hundreds of hours of study in the U.S. and India with senior Iyengar instructors, makes Lillah one of the most accomplished yoga teachers in the Southeast region. She pioneered the Iyengar method in North Carolina from 1981, and held an Iyengar teaching certificate for 23 years. Lillah brings the science and spirit of Yoga Wisdom to thousands who have become pain-free from her alignment-based instruction.

Never more at home than in front of a group of students with diverse body issues, Lillah pulls a hip back by one inch here, has a student turn a foot out two percent there, and suddenly a miracle happens: the entire class is breathing together in the quiet joy of pure being. In this way, yoga becomes truly therapeutic and does its work of healing and nourishing a myriad of complex conditions and body needs. It is also at this place of alignment that the deep spiritual work of yoga begins. Continue reading ›



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by Lillah Schwartz on Nov 10, 2009 (0) Comments

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  • Rhythm of the Universe -Hope Expressed
    Greetings Friends,  I came across this you tube clip inspiring to watch. The first five minutes includes the bulk of it. Each generation has its own thrust…. may we see the Light soon! Enjoy and share … Namaste, Lillah… […]
  • Become a Yoga Teacher
    Becoming a good yoga teacher begins with our practice. While on our yoga mats, we want to build awareness and learn to clear the channels, or Nadis. Using alignment and subtle action, we can create an experience of inner space … […]
  • Morning Leg/Back Warm Ups – Part 4
    Here is part 4 of this morning warm up series. When you co-ordinate your mental intention, your breathe with the physical action, then you have real  power. So remember to breath correctly while doing all your yoga poses. This video … […]
  • Yoga and the Organic Body, Morning Leg/Back Warm Ups – Part 3
    Knowing how to make your back feel good is great. Try these two poses and see what happens. In these exercises we are toning the whole front body to observe the release of the back body. Pay careful attention to … […]
  • A Better Way to Tone Up the Abs, Yoga Style
    Here is a better way to tone up the abs. It beats doing a bunch of sit ups. This exercise was actually taught in a class called, Yoga for Back Pain. So this movement may be of help to people … […]
  • Speaking Out About Nuclear Power
    Dear Blue Ridge Commission Members, I am distressed by the prospect of the shipping of nuclear waist from Germany to Tennessee for processing.   Asheville is one of the proposed routes from Virginia Beach. Not only that , Our “new … […]
  • Music for the Soul
    The American composer Eric Whitacre seems to be one of those forces of nature that comes along every now and then, threatening to turn things on their heads. When I first came across his work on You Tube, my jaw … […]
  • IAYT & Yoga Therapy Today
    We all know yoga is therapeutic in many ways, and in different ways depending on the style. IYAT, the International Association of Yoga Therapists is an organizing body for those teaching and currently researching yoga therapy.  The following link is … […]
  • Healing our Backs with Yoga
    Greetings everyone, Next weekend I will be offering my first official yoga therapy course called “Healing our Backs with Yoga”. The course is designed for anyone who has a back, as well as yoga teachers and massage therapists. The video … […]
  • I Am – Great New Documentary Film
    Hello Yogis and Friends,  I am certain this info is going viral but just in case you have not seen it here it is again. I wept watching the trailer. Is this a milestone for consciousness? So spread the word! … […]

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