Teacher Training
Certified Iyengar Yoga teachers are extremely well trained. Teacher training is rigorous and spans a three to five year period in which teachers follow a program based on an international syllabus and standards set by Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar. Throughout the course of their training, teachers:
- Develop maturity in their personal practice of asana and pranayama;
- Develop a thorough understanding of the asanas and pranayamas for teaching purposes;
- Gain proficiency in teaching skills;
- Gain a basic education in anatomy;
- Develop a working understanding of the philosophical basis of Astanga Yoga in the Iyengar Method;
- Learn the various precautions that need to be followed for students with common problems;
- Practice their teaching skills under the guidance of a qualified training teacher.
Prior to entering a teacher training program, a student must be a competent Iyengar yoga student who maintains a daily yoga practice.
Teacher Training Centres
| Victoria | Shirley Daventry French | sdaventryfrenchNOSPAM@entirety.ca |
| Vancouver | Louie Ettling | louie5NOSPAM@telus.net |
| Vancouver | Ingelise Nherlan | ingeliseNOSPAM@shaw.ca |
| Calgary | Margot Kitchen | margotkitchenNOSPAM@shaw.ca |
| Saskatoon | Jo-Ann Sutherland | jns.yogaNOSPAM@sasktel.net |
| Toronto | Marlene Mawhinney | marleneNOSPAM@yogacentretoronto.ca |
| Toronto | Mahyar Raz-Khorzad | infoNOSPAM@iyengaryoga.ca |
| Ottawa | Donna Fornelli | donnafornelliNOSPAM@sympatico.ca |
| Montreal | Marie-Andree Morin | yogaiyengarmontrealNOSPAM@bellnet.ca |
| Maritimes | Pamela Stewart | p.stewartNOSPAM@pei.sympatico.ca |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | Bev Winsor | b_winsorNOSPAM@nl.rogers.com |
| Hong Kong | Linda Shevloff | lindaNOSPAM@yoga-hongkong.com |
