This year’s trip to RIMYI felt a bit like watching a shooting star blaze through the sky. Like a shooting star, the trip itself took me by surprise – I felt shot through the night sky to Pune, experiencing the whole trip intensely and very quickly. And just like a shooting star, it all ended so … [Read more...] about Reflections on Pune 2017
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From the Periphery to the Core – and back: Ruminations on our National Iyengar Convention
Reflecting upon my experience at this 2016 Iyengar Convention, this theme of periphery to the core to the periphery and so on resonates on many levels. I have often felt slightly on the periphery when teachers describe studies in Pune and with the Iyengars. This initial study with Abhijata Sridhar … [Read more...] about From the Periphery to the Core – and back: Ruminations on our National Iyengar Convention
BKS Iyengar in the Media
You may want to read more about Guruji in the news A few of the major sources include: New York Time Magazine Obituary What Is So Special About Iyengar Yoga? in the New York Times The Influence of BKS Iyengar on the West in USA Today Listen to an NPR Story with Judith Lasater on All … [Read more...] about BKS Iyengar in the Media
Update on celebrating Guruji’s passing in Pune
The Adeline Yoga community, and the Iyengar yoga community around the world, is coming to terms with the loss of our leader. Many who attended last night’s memorial at Adeline Yoga got to hear a bit about what has transpired in Pune in the last few days. I thought that it might be nice to share it … [Read more...] about Update on celebrating Guruji’s passing in Pune
Greetings from Pune- Heather’s ruminations from India
Namo Namaha to the students of Adeline Yoga. I am halfway through my 4th trip to Pune, India which is home to the Iyengar family and the Ramanani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute. In previous years, I have written a blog about my trip. This year I decided not to. In life, one is usually an … [Read more...] about Greetings from Pune- Heather’s ruminations from India