I know the path
“I KNOW THE PATH It is straight and narrow. It is like the edge of a sword.I rejoice to walk on it. I weep when I slip.God’s word is: He who strives never perishes.I have implicit faith in that promise.Though,…
B.K.S. Iyengar – Invocation to Patanjali
Many of us start our practices with the invocation to Patanjali. Listen below to the invocation being chanted by B.K.S. Iyengar. 14 December 2020 is the 102nd anniversary of his birth. As you listen to the invocation, consider all he…
Break the Fear
Jane Munro, of Vancouver BC, was in Pune in December 2014 taking classes with Geeta Iyengar. Jane tells us... During these classes, Geeta often invoked her father's words. Many times, when she wanted to demonstrate a specific point, she called…
A class in the spirit of Geetaji
Today, 07 December 2020, is the birth anniversary of Geeta Iyengar. This morning, her niece, Abhijata Iyengar, led an online class in honour of her aunt. The class was modeled on a class led by Geetaji 03 November 2006. Drew…
Geeta Iyengar – Invocation to Patanjali
Many of us start our practices with the invocation to Patanjali. Geeta Iyengar was born 07 December 1944. In her memory and in honour of the anniversary of her birth, below you can listen to her leading the invocation with…
What teaching yoga has taught me about being a professor
Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher Eva-Lynn Jagoe of Toronto ON shares with us her thoughts on the interplay of teaching in two very different environments. Her essay originally appeared in the University of Toronto online publication University Affairs, which you can…
This was life-changing for me
A story of how Iyengar yoga has helped a student with severe back issues become mobile again... In October 2018, I suffered from disc (L5-S1) prolapse and was bedridden for six months. I then got a chance to visit RIMYI…
2020 AGM – thoughts from Birjoo Mehta’s 2018 visit
My learning has been like a small vessel capturing a few drops of the rain of Guruji's teaching. - Birjoo Mehta, paraphrased During the Association's recent virtual AGM, Barbara Young, of Ottawa ON, reminded us of Birjoo Mehta's words at…
Intelligence, when awakened says: What a fool I’ve been!
Intelligence, when awakened says: What a fool I’ve been! - Shirley Daventry-French, of Victoria BC, reminds us of these words from B.K.S. Iyengar in Pune in December 2003. Below, she reflects on the importance of intelligence…
