Category Archives: Yoga

In this post, you’ll find much more on Iyengar yoga for knees, knee strength yoga, knee strengthening yoga poses, yoga knee support, and key yoga props for sensitive knees. There are also Iyengar yoga asana alternatives for the knees, plus answers to common questions like these; how to protect your knees in yoga, how to keep your knees safe during yoga, can yoga cause knee pain, can I do yoga after knee replacement surgery, can yoga hurt your knees, and what yoga poses are bad for knees.

I have been practising yoga for 28 years. During that whole time I’ve always including standing poses. Here’s why, plus my story of how I got past my reluctance about them.

In short: Yes, yoga can be a real workout. It builds strength, balance and flexibility, and some poses and flowing sequences also lift your heart rate. It does not replace the walking, swimming or cardio you already enjoy. It adds what they often miss. You can learn it at Woolner, Coolalinga or LIVE online. Fitness […]

Why some people get stiff, what a simple first class looks like, and two stiff beginners’ own stories, plus a video and chair poses.

How I Got Past The Periods Time Hassle. In short: This is Chris Lalor’s own story of periods time and yoga. Her pain, bloating, backache, headaches and irritability all but disappeared within 3 months of starting yoga. Everyone is different, so results vary. The page covers how she changed her practice before, during and after […]

Last updated: 25 October 2026  Yoga Fitness For Palmerston NT: Dave’s Story. Iyengar yoga near Palmerston, at Coolalinga, Woolner & live online. Short answer: our own Palmerston classes are paused, so there is no studio in Palmerston itself right now. If you live in Palmerston and want to get fit, flexible and calm without a […]

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin In short: Yes. If you are in Darwin, Flametree Yoga Studio has Iyengar yoga classes at Woolner and Coolalinga, and every class is also LIVE online. Your first class is free if you are […]

Can you do yoga teacher training online? Mostly, yes. How Flametree’s 300-hour Iyengar yoga teacher training works online and in the studio, who it suits, and why Chris Lalor teaches it.

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Want Iyengar yoga for migraine? Or for anxiety, poor sleep or a busy mind? Here is a simple tool that many of our students find helpful, and how to use it safely. For the […]

By Chris Lalor, Certified Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist, and Dr Stuart McGill, Yoga Teacher, Flametree Yoga Darwin Yoga for body, breath and mind: the short answer Yoga for body, breath and mind means working with all three at once: the poses, the breathing and your attention. Most of us first think […]