The 2012 Associate Memberships are now available directly from the store. If you are an Associate Member and have not yet renewed, please purchase your 2012 renewal at the store.
Student Members and Teaching Members can expect an email soon, with further instructions on how to renew your memberships.
Thank you for your patience as this site continues to be refined.
Congratulations to the successful candidates of the Intermediate Junior II Assessment which took place in Calgary, Alberta during the weekend of January 27th - 29th, 2012.
Well done and well deserved! Congratulations to:
Sylvia Guenther - Toronto, Ontario
Jocelyn Hollmann - Toronto, Ontario
Samantha Lopeter-Lloyd - Medicine Hat, Alberta
Eileen Miller - Abbotsford, British Columbia
Cynthia Paluhniuk - Calgary, Alberta
Skjei Sharma - Calgary, Alberta
Val Speidal - Vancouver, British Columbia
Krisna Zawaduk - Kelowna, British, Columbia
On January 13 - 15th, 2012, five candidates succeeded in achieving their Introductory Level II in Ottawa.
Congratulations!
Debbie Hanisch
Soheila Panbechi
Stephanie Tencer
Diana Tsui
Zhanna Zeleke
Watch for the mid-February launch of online registration for the Toronto Conference!
Details of sessions, rates, hotel links and billeting information will be made available at that time.
A response from Lynne Bowsher, President and the Board of Directors of The Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada/Association canadienne de yoga Iyengar
January 14, 2012
On 5th January, 2012, the New York Times published an article entitled "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body", by William Broad. The article contains many derogatory comments about yoga, with some reference to B.K.S. Iyengar's approach.
Many of the statements in Mr. Broad’s article are not correct. In response, Christopher Beach-- President of the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS)--wrote a letter addressing the article in a clear, balanced and truthful manner. Roger Cole, Ph.D, a scientist and certified Iyengar Yoga teacher from southern California, also issued a statement in which he refutes Mr. Broad's comments on the Iyengar method of teaching shoulderstand.
The Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada/Association canadienne de yoga Iyengar is equally disturbed by Mr. Broad’s article and adds the following comments.
B.K.S. Iyengar's teachings come from over 75 years of personal study and practice. Yoga in the Iyengar tradition has enriched the lives of countless individuals-- young and old, active and inactive, fit and unfit, healthy and unhealthy. Iyengar yoga is known and respected worldwide for its therapeutic benefits, with people routinely travelling from around the world to attend Mr. Iyengar’s medical classes in Pune, India. Iyengar Yoga is a safe, disciplined, and principled form of yoga taught as an art, a science, and a philosophy.
To maintain the integrity of the Iyengar Yoga method, B.K.S. Iyengar set in place international guidelines requiring all prospective Iyengar Yoga teachers to undergo a rigorous assessment and certification process. It takes a minimum of 3-5 years before a person can reach the first level of teacher certification for Iyengar Yoga. To maintain good standing status as a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, teachers must pursue a minimum number of hours of Iyengar Yoga studies annually-- enabling them to remain up to date in their teaching and current with B.K.S. Iyengar's work, which continues to evolve through his own self-study. Because of the depth of understanding and individual personal growth that comes from this process, many Iyengar Yoga teachers choose to pursue higher levels of teacher certification, thereby refining their understanding of Iyengar Yoga further, and benefitting yoga students even more. Only higher level certified teachers who have undergone special training are allowed to teach students with special therapeutic needs.
Potential students looking for a yoga teacher should ensure that the teacher is properly certified to teach in a safe and progressive manner.
Sincerely,
Lynne Bowsher, President, and the Board of Directors of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada/Association canadienne de yoga Iyengar
Our new system allows you to log on with your own account, not a shared account like 'iyacmember'. Instead, log on with either your account name (e.g. jsmith) or your email address (e.g. john@smith.com).
If you ever forget your password, simply go to Request New Password at https://www.iyengaryogacanada.com/user/password
You received an e-mail from info@iyengaryogacanada.com (in late December) to log in and create your personal password. Please follow the instruction in that email.
If you do not see this email in your Inbox, please look in your Junk and Trash folders; depending on how you have the "Junk Mail Controls" set up, messages can be sent automatically to the Junk folder or Trash.
This is a crucial first step to the membership renewal process which will begin on January 15, 2012.
Be sure to check out the online video tutorial, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpQkUzNQ0ew
If you experience any difficulties, contact Jayne Jonas
Iyengar Yoga Today - From the Source
IYAC/ACYI Annual Conference and AGM
May 9 - 13, 2012
Toronto, Ontario
Join RAYA and RAJLAXMI from RIMYI for an Iyengar Yoga Intensive at Canada's Greenest Conference Centre, the beautiful Allstream Centre located in downtown Toronto.
More details soon...
With today’s overwhelming choice of yoga disciplines, anyone starting a practice might wonder where to turn. The Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada / association canadienne de yoga Iyengar (IYAC/ACYI) is a resource for students and teachers in Canada: you can find a teacher in your area, sign up for a workshop that interests you, read the latest news from India, or register for the annual conference online.
Today, yoga is popular as a form of exercise that helps students with a regular practice to become strong, flexible, and relaxed. This reputation is deserved, but it represents only a small part of the picture. Iyengar yoga is in fact an art and a science, an applied philosophy and a spiritual practice.
Iyengar yoga, one of the seminal yoga disciplines of the world, is based on the teachings of the living yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar, author of the classic yoga treatise Light on Yoga, which has sold more than one million copies worldwide. B.K.S. Iyengar began teaching in Pune, India, in 1936 at the age of 18, and has revolutionized the way yoga is taught. He is, more than any other living yogi, responsible for the growth of yoga in the West.
What distinguishes Iyengar from other methods?
The Iyengar family
The Iyengar family’s teachings are deeply grounded in the yoga sutras of Patanjali, an ancient summation of the path of yoga considered to be at least 2,500 years old. B.K.S. Iyengar’s intense practice and almost 70 years of teaching have produced significant innovations in the teaching of the art and science of yoga. Today, at 93, B.K.S. Iyengar continues to teach and inspire students all over the world. His daughter, Geeta, and his son, Prashant, are also accomplished teachers and authors of yoga texts.
B.K.S. Iyengar was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. He is the author of many books, including the latest, Light on Life. To learn more about B.K.S. Iyengar visit www.bksiyengar.com.
Congratulations to those passing Junior Intermediate III Certification and welcome to our newly certified Introductory II teachers.
Congratulations to all!
Sept. 30-Oct 2, 2011 Junior Intermediate III
Oct. 28-30, 2011 Introductory I/II
