Living Tradition Yoga is a Yoga School whose purpose is to practice, study, and teach the art, science and philosophy of Iyengar yoga.

We provide classes, workshops, and training intensives with certified Iyengar Yoga instructors to empower students of all levels.

Our mission is to make the health and happiness that yoga fosters available and accessible to all people.

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Living Tradition Yoga
826 W. 11 Mile, Suite 108
Royal Oak
(just East of Maxwell)
248.591.9155

Chris Briney, Director

About Our School

Living Tradition Yoga is located at 826 W. 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak Michigan (Entrance along the East side of the building, to the rear.  Look for the door marked #108).  Click here to download a map of our location: 826 W. 11 Mile/ 110 Maxwell St. Map

Living Tradition Yoga is the only yoga studio in Oakland County offering certified Iyengar Yoga instruction. “Iyengar Yoga” is the name of the practice of yoga taught by living yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar, his children Geeta and Prashant, and his senior certified teachers. We feel this method of yoga provides us with the best tools available for providing an authentic, powerful, and transformative experience of yoga for our students. Our studio director, Chris Briney, has successfully completed the rigorous apprenticeship and testing process to become a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor, and is registered with the National Iyengar Yoga Association of the United States (IYNAUS).  For more information please visit www.iynaus.org.

Iyengar Yoga is a well-developed and highly refined teaching methodology that is recognized worldwide for its high standard of excellence. Some of the key elements of the Iyengar approach to yoga that you can expect to find in our classes are:

  1. Standing Postures: We emphasize these postures (asanas) for developing strength, stamina, concentration, and confidence.
  2. Alignment: The use of concise, systematic instructions to help students utilize their body in a way that helps to avoid injury or pain, and maximizes the effects of practice.
  3. Props: The use of specialized equipment such as blankets, yoga blocks, and straps to both facilitate learning and adjust postures to suit individual needs.
  4. Sequencing: Tried-and-true, safe, and orderly progressions of postures both within class and from week-to-week help to ensure progress and develop students’ abilities.
  5. A Holistic Approach: Yoga is a tradition created and developed over thousands of years to help human beings enjoy life and live it to their fullest potential. Our practices seek to integrate yoga philosophy into the practice of asanas and pranayama (regulation of the breath).

For more information about B.K.S. Iyengar and/or Iyengar Yoga, please visit the following websites:
http://www.bksiyengar.com
http://www.iynaus.org
http://www.annarborschoolofyoga.com
http://www.iyengarnyc.org