Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada / Association canadienne de yoga Iyengar

Shirley Daventry French is a direct student of B.K.S. Iyengar. Since 1979 when she first travelled to his Institute in Pune she has studied with him regularly in India, North America and Europe. Shirley has been teaching yoga for forty years in her home community of Victoria and internationally. She is the founder of the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria and through teaching and writing maintains contact with Iyengar communities across Canada and throughout the world. Shirley's yoga experience has also been enriched by extensive study at Yasodhara Ashram with Swami Sivananda Radha. This rich training enables her to integrate yoga philosophy and psychology with the practical work of asana and pranayama. Shirley's teaching is challenging, insightful and delivered with a strong sense of humour.