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,…
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…
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…
Day 4 with Abhijata Iyengar
Liza Skaria of Calgary AB shares more thoughts on the online intensive with Abhijata Iyengar, this time on the fourth day of the sessions... 18 JUNE 2020 ; 6aM- 8aM Clearly I was in love with last night’s practice,…
Day 3 with Abhijata Iyengar
Liza Skaria of Calgary AB shares more thoughts on the online intensive with Abhijata Iyengar, this time on the third day of the sessions... The Dorso- Lumbar connection 17 JUNE 2020 ; 6pM- 8pM As you can see from…
You Soften Toward Him
Prashant Iyengar was born in July. This year, 2020, he turns 71. This year, over several weekends in July, he is teaching classes online. And this year, in July, poet and yogi Jane Munro reads for us her poem…
Into the future – online with Abhijata Iyengar
Donna Fornelli of Gatineau QC shares her thoughts on the recent online intensive with Abhijata Iyengar. Abhijata's teaching is so inspiring and joyful as she authentically communicates the philosophy and work of Guruji, Geetaji and Prashantji. I am incredibly grateful…