Teacher Training
Certified Iyengar Yoga teachers are extremely well trained. Teacher training is rigorous and spans a three to five year period in which teachers follow a program based on an international syllabus and standards set by Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar. Throughout the course of their training, teachers:
- Develop maturity in their personal practice of asana and pranayama;
- Develop a thorough understanding of the asanas and pranayamas for teaching purposes;
- Gain proficiency in teaching skills;
- Gain a basic education in anatomy;
- Develop a working understanding of the philosophical basis of Astanga Yoga in the Iyengar Method;
- Learn the various precautions that need to be followed for students with common problems;
- Practice their teaching skills under the guidance of a qualified training teacher.
Prior to entering a teacher training program, a student must be a competent Iyengar yoga student who maintains a daily yoga practice.
Teacher Training Centres
| Victoria | Shirley Daventry French | sdaventryfrench@entirety.ca |
| Vancouver | Ingelise Nherlan | ingelise@shaw.ca |
| Calgary | Margot Kitchen | margotkitchen@shaw.ca |
| Saskatoon | Jo-Ann Sutherland | jns.yoga@sasktel.net |
| Toronto | Marlene Mawhinney | marlene@yogacentretoronto.ca |
| Toronto | Mahyar Raz-Khorzad | info@iyengaryoga.ca |
| Ottawa | Donna Fornelli | donnafornelli@sympatico.ca |
| Montreal | Marie-Andree Morin | N/A |
| Maritimes | Pamela Stewart | p.stewart@pei.sympatico.ca |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | Bev Winsor | b_winsor@nl.rogers.com |
| Hong Kong | Linda Shevloff | linda@yoga-hongkong.com |
