News
Exciting news - order DVDs of Geeta Iyengar's teaching at the 2008 IYAC conference now!
DVDs of the 2008 Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada conference are now available. Order your set of 8 DVDs by clicking here for an order form. Send it to the address on the form and we'll mail out the DVDs right away.
August 2008
RIMYI Fee Change
Canadian students studying in Pune now pay $300 US at the Institute in Pune, in addition to their $150 US deposit.
July 2008
Assessment Results
At the London Assessment held in June 2008, the following teachers received Introductory II certification. Congratulations!
- Lori Berenz, Markham ON
- Andrea Erb, Winnipeg MB
- Gaylene Fisher, Calgary AB
- Sylvanus Klotz, Toronto ON
- Heather Myers, St. John's NL
- Dennis Newhook, Toronto ON
- Cynthia Palahniuk, Calgary AB
- Margaret Siebring, Union Bay BC
May 2008
Guruji's 90th birthday Celebration
IYAC has received information about tentative plans for BKS Iyengar's 90th birthday celebrations in December, 2008.
Please click here for more information.
Your Lending Library Expands!
In recent months, the IYAC lending library has added dozens of new titles, from Fishman & Small's new book Yoga and Multiple Sclerosis to the complete sets of DVDs from Geeta Iyengar's teaching at the Las Vegas and Pasadena IYNAUS conventions.
Please click here to access the catalogues and find out how every IYAC member can borrow materials from the lending library.
Assessment Results
At the Toronto Assessment held in March 2008, the following teachers received Intermediate Junior I certification. Congratulations!
- Sarah Bertucci, Toronto ON
- Kathy Cook, Hong Kong
- Darcia Fenton, Kelowna BC
- Jayne Jonas, Victoria BC
- Samantha Lopeter-Lloyd, Medicine Hat AB
- Susan Richardson, Toronto ON
- Val Speidel, Vancouver BC
November 2007
At the Vancouver Assessment held in November 2007, the following teachers received Intermediate Junior II certification:
Intermediate Junior II:
- Ty Chandler, Victoria
- Louie Ettling, Vancouver
- Lynda Kaytor, Toronto
- Deborah Lomond, Kelowna
- Mieko Nakamura, Toronto
- Temmi Ungerman Sears, Toronto
- Barbara Young, Ottawa
October 2007
At the Toronto Assessment held in October 2007, the following teachers received Introductory Level I and II certification:
Introductory II:
- Serena Hancock, St John's
- Didi Hall, Toronto
- Jocelyn Hollmann, Toronto
- Midori Hyndman, Toronto
- Megan Jacobs, Aurora
- Niren Pandya, Toronto
Introductory I
- Lita Clavier, Toronto
- Brenda Ledsham, Toronto
August 2007
Shirley Daventry-French, with Leslie Hogya and Ann Kilbertus, providing good-humoured inspiration at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria's intermediate teacher training intensive, held in Victoria from August 6 to 10.
Participants at the IYCV teacher training intensive, who traveled to Victoria from across Canada and as far afield as Hong Kong.
July 2007
At the Assessments held in Kelowna and Ottawa in June 2007, the following teachers received Introductory Level I and II certification:
Introductory II:
- Sara Daly, Newfoundland
- Scarlet Ip, Toronto
- Eve Johnson, Vancouver
- Karine Ladeuix, Montreal
- Madeleine La Rose, Montreal
- Sandy Martino, Calgary
- Phofi McCullough, Kelowna
- Kristi Miller, Springstein, Manitoba
- Ursula Moser, Hong Kong
- Dhana Musil, Vancouver
- Sharon Pickle, Ottawa
- Karin Rensfelt, Selkirk, Manitoba
- Rose Marie Rodden, Maple Ridge, BC
- Marilyn Shepherd, Calgary
- Stephen Stewart, Winnipeg
Introductory I
- Anne Marie Stewart, Toronto
May 2007
Three Canadian senior teachers were assessors at an assessment held in April 2007 in Mexico. In the above photograph of assessors and candidates, the assessors are shown in the back row. From the left: Peggy Kelly, USA (2nd) Margot Kitchen (3rd) Leslie Hoyga (5th) and Shirley Daventry French (6th)
April 2007
Paule Mondor enjoys her trip to Puerto Vallarta.
From left, Audrey, Paule Mondor, Chawnalee
Paule Mondor from Kelowna won the raffle last year for a week in Puerto Vallarta. She is shown here with Audrey and Chawnalee who are owners of Casa Dulce Vida.
March 2007
At the Assessment held in Edmonton in March, the following teachers received Intermediate Junior I certification:
- Lynne Bowsher, Kelowna, BC
- Judy Davey, Toronto
- Sonya Evans, Calgary
- Fay Gascho, Kitchener-Waterloo
- Michelle McLean, Toronto
- Nancy Searing, Victoria
- Val Pape, Winnipeg