Musings on Pranayama with Geeta Iyengar
Poet and yogi Jane Munro on Geeta's Pranayama class in Pune in December 2014... IF IT WERE A VITAMIN PILL, YOU’D TAKE IT On your walk to the bus -- a short-handled broom dropped beneath a banyan. Man asleep…
Studying with the spirit of Geetaji
I spent the month of December 2019 at the Iyengar Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India. This was my third trip to Pune. As sometimes happens at the Institute, regular classes were suspended to accommodate special sessions, in this case, for…
PD requirements in the face of unexpected circumstances
At our most recent AGM (October 2019), members engaged in a discussion about the 50 Professional Development hours that are annually required by certified teachers, in order to maintain themselves in good standing. In light of this discussion and…
The Lion of Pune
The Lion of Pune Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher and poet Hilary Phillips of Flesherton ON, penned these words to honour B.K.S. Iyengar. For fifteen years in a very small town, I’ve been teaching yoga to old and to young. Not…