so i was hunting for yoga studios when i was in NY last week, and i stumbled upon a review of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of NY....

www.yelp.com/biz/iyengar...engar%20yoga

(if that link doesn't work, search for 'iyengar yoga' in New York on yelp.com).

anyway, someone took the time to make a little grid, lining up "authenticity" on one axis and "intensity" on another axis. he then mapped different yoga studios on the grid. (some people have a lot of time on their hands, apparently....)

i tried pasting it in here, but it won't format properly :(

so i'll just post his commentary instead...

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I have resisted reviewing yoga places given a special respect for the discipline. But as a practitioner for several years, I guess I'm allowed to express a few thoughts. Here is a silly chart to illustrate how I view the Iyengar Yoga Institute relative to other options.
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Authenticity measures how well the teachings conform to the age-old articulation of the discipline of yoga. Intensity is how far into the eight stages of yoga the teaching could get you -- the yoga poses being only the third in the sequence, followed by breathing, meditation and so on. Yoga education outside India focuses excessively on the poses. But with Iyengar yoga, one could hope to graduate to the higher levels with some effort. However, if attaining nirvana is what you seek, you had better find your own guru somewhere in the foothills of the Himalayas. No, seriously!
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so it got my attention, and i immediately thought of sharing it with y'all, curious to hear any thoughts....