Pune Connection is here to provide useful information for students and teachers planning to travel and study at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI). It is not an exhaustive or definitive guide to Pune. Instead, it is a source of some tried and trusted information about restaurants, hotels and flats, as well as general information about shopping and sightseeing that may make your stay in Pune easier, particularly if it is your first visit.
Some of the text and information on this page was originally compiled by Kate Rathod of the Iyengar Yoga Association of the UK, with help from Helen Graham. They have graciously granted IYAC/ACYI permission to use the Guide to Pune section of their website as the basis for our Pune Connection web page, developed by Barbara Young.
Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute
As a part of ongoing professional development, Iyengar yoga teachers are encouraged to attend four weeks of public classes periodically at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, India. Public classes are taught by senior teachers from the Institute, with input from Sri B.K.S. Iyengar. Any Canadian teacher conducting teacher training courses and workshops requires three trips to RIMYI (or equivalent) to qualify as a teacher trainer.
For detailed information about classes at RIMYI and/or to obtain an application form, please consult the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada/Association canadienne de yoga Iyengar document entitled Procedures for Assessment and Certification, available on the Member Page of the IYAC/ACYI website. If you are an association member and do not know how to access the Members' Page, please contact your Regional Representative. Applicants must expect a waiting period of one and a half to two years before space becomes available.
To learn more about studying at RIMYI and the experiences of Canadian teachers, please read the articles in Pune Experiences.