by Lillah Schwartz | Dec 15, 2021 | 70 Yr Autobiography |
Writing My Book In 2001 I produced a long overdue companion video to Yoga: Freedom from Back Pain, called Yoga: Relief from Neck & Shoulder Pain. By 2005 both videos, having been converted to DVDs, could be found in libraries all across the country, including live...
by Lillah Schwartz | Nov 15, 2021 | 70 Yr Autobiography |
Chapter 6 -Training Yoga Teachers I love learning new ways. I am naturally curious about how to solve the problems life presents me with—whether they are physical, nutritional, structural, emotional, or spiritual. The quintessential teacher has always been my muse....
by Lillah Schwartz | Nov 10, 2021 | 70 Yr Autobiography |
Chapter 5: Close Encounters with B.K.S. Iyengar Come 1992 I was feeling quite confident about the way I was teaching yoga the results I was getting. I was 37 when the Iyengar Association put out a call to all certified teachers to teach a class at the 1993 convention...
by Lillah Schwartz | Nov 5, 2021 | 70 Yr Autobiography |
Chapter 4 – The Asymmetric Pelvis After my return from India, I settled back into the business of running a yoga studio, now called Lighten Up Yoga, and raising a family. Even though I had gathered many yoga experiences, including my studies with the master...
by Lillah Schwartz | Oct 26, 2021 | 70 Yr Autobiography |
Chapter 3 – The Yoga Baby In 1981 Sandra Albano married Gary Schwartz, moved to Asheville from Miami, and changed her name to Lillah Albano Schwartz. I left behind a thriving massage therapy practice along with my beloved Yoga and Sufi community. At the time...
by Lillah Schwartz | Oct 20, 2021 | 70 Yr Autobiography |
Chapter 2 – Iyengar Yoga & Becoming Spiritual. In 1978 I discovered the Iyengar Institute of Miami, which had recently opened. For the first time, my understanding and background in anatomy, from both my undergraduate and massage therapy studies, was able to...