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IYAGNY participants enjoy Geetaji’s Yoganusasanam Intensive in Pune, December 2015
4th Annual IYAMW Fall Retreat
a “Back From India” sharing, a free benefit for all IYAGNY association teachers, to bring us all together on the latest teachings.
This past September, we hosted our 4th Annual IYAMW Fall Retreat in St. Charles, Illinois. Laurie Blakeney and Debra Johnson shared knowledgeable insights that helped our practice grow with precision and grace. The theme was Luminosity, and two tracks—Flame and Crystal—allowed for all to attend regardless of experience level. Several delicious locally sourced meals were shared, along with a spirited book discussion and moderated philosophy presentation.
At our annual meeting, held this year on Jan. 17, Association Director James Murphy gave a free members’ class to over 60 of our more than 1,400 members. We welcomed new board members Kapil Agrawal, Mike Branson, and Kate Karet and thanked outgoing board members Gailanne Grosso, Neil Stevenson, and Adam Vitolo for their dedicated service. Executive director Ed McKeaney reported the state of the association, including that during 2015, we had over 3,000 new students, raised attendance by 13 percent and taught 108 classes a week between our Manhattan and Brooklyn locations. He also noted that we had the most successful Yogathon ever last year, partially because of an online fundraising tool in tandem with the association teachers’ successful efforts to engage students, family, and friends for their invaluable support. IYAGNY currently has 150 Certified Iyengar Yoga Teachers, including 17 who are newly certified and 11 who upgraded their level of certification. Congratulations everyone!
IYAMW The Iyengar Association of the Midwest (IYAMW) is pleased to welcome Gwi-Seok Hong, Ann Socha, Donna Furmanek, and Becca Lindsay to join our current board of directors, which includes David Larsen, Alex Hansen, and Kelly Sobanski. A special thank you goes to Lorene Zant, Sue Salaniuk, Annie Melchior, and Alicia Rowe for their contributions to the board during their terms. As we transition, we are excited to continue organizing annual fall retreats, scholarship opportunities, community outreach grants, social media avenues, and ways to promote Iyengar Yoga throughout our five-state region.
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Please join us for the next Annual IYAMW Fall Retreat, Sept. 23–25, 2016. We are thrilled to have Chris Saudek and Patrina Dobish as teachers for this event. Please visit www.iyamw.org for registration and specific details, including scholarship information. All proceeds from our annual fall retreats are put into a scholarship fund to support future opportunities. To keep up with IYAMW workshops, scholarships, and news, and to read artistic philosophical musings, please “like” our Iyengar Association of the Midwest Facebook page, follow us on Twitter at Iyengar Yoga Midwest (@iyamidwest), and visit our website www.iyamw.org
IYANC The Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California (IYANC) and the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco (IYISF) are excited to explore the possibility of working with The UCSF Women’s Center for Prevention of Heart & Vascular Disease (WCPHVD). This potential joint venture would create a “Yoga With Your Doctor” type of program. IYISF will host classes designed for people from WPCHVD with the main focus on teaching students how to integrate into regular classes. Another catch phrase that we are talking about using for this program is “Practitioners NOT Patients!” We are hoping we can formalize this relationship and get classes started in the near future.
Yoga Samachar Spring / Summer 2016
