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Backbends with Athena Pappas
July 9, 2022
Join Athena online for a two-hour backbend focused workshop. Participants will spend time gently opening the body to prepare for a rejuvenating and energizing backbend practice. This is an intermediate level workshop. Participants should be able
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Chair Yoga for Respiratory Health with Maria Calabria
July 12, 2022
This short series of 3 online classes one hour each will focus on the Respiratory system using a chair and other yoga props or equivalent.
Due to the pandemic and other issues related with respiration, the intention is to offer some tools to rel
Sunday Summer Kids & Teen Yoga with Virendra Naik
Yoga will spark your child’s creativity and imagination and help them develop important life skills, like problem solving, focus and a positive mind set. Your kids and teens will be hooked on yoga after experiencing how exciting and fun yoga
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Ongoing Sunday Classes in Bayview-Hunters Point (in-person) with Sharon Hawley
Join Sharon Hawley for in person Iyengar Yoga classes at Armando Luna Yoga in Bayview Hunters-Point. Pre-registration, proof of vaccination and waivers required before arriving at the studio.
moreMeet Our Teachers
We’re proud to introduce our Certified Iyengar Yoga Teachers (CIYT). Every teacher at IYISF continues their studies with teachers in the direct lineage of B.K.S. Iyengar and is certified in the Iyengar Method. Earning an Introductory level of certification represents approximately 800 hours of training. Achieving Junior and Senior levels constitutes thousands of hours of dedication, study and practice.
Misia Denéa
Misia Denéa (she/they) grew up in the Washington D.C metropolitan area and has a background in the Performing Arts, Dance/Choreography and Theatre. Misia has... more
Nora Burnett
I bring to my teaching a warm heart, knowledge of anatomy and well-being informed by 30 years of practicing and teaching Iyengar Yoga, plus an intention to... more
Amita Bhagat
Amita Bhagat is a Level 2 CIYT based in the US. She has been travelling to RIMYI to study for extended stays since 2012 and continues to study with Lois... more
Virendra Naik
Virendra Naik started attending children’s classes at RIMYI when he was 9 and now as an adult teaches that very same class. He has grown up at RIMYI with the... more
Maria Calabria
I fell in love with yoga in 1985 and began studying Iyengar yoga in 1996. From my native Argentina, I also hold degrees in physical education and Expression... more
Miri Aloni Rivlin
I danced for 16 years and seeked for something beyond the physical. When I found Iyengar Yoga I knew that my search was over. Since then my focus was solely... more
Mychal Bryan
Mychal A. Bryan is a CIYT practicing and teaching in Nassau, Bahamas. He has been directly trained by Lois Steinberg and has spent several years travelling... more
Sharon Hawley
“…Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.” B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life,... more
Patti Martin
Patti Martin is a warm, encouraging and upbeat teacher who inspires confidence in her students to explore their potentials. Patti is inclusive and respects... more
Kathy Alef
I am inspired by the profound and sensitive teaching of yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar and his children, Geetaji and Prashantji. My regular visits to Pune enrich... more
Victoria Austin
I began practicing yoga in 1971, after a near-death experience showed me some home truths about my limitations and delusions. In 1983, I came to IYISF to do... more
Chad Balch
I bring to my teaching an enthusiastic belief in yoga as a practice that can infuse each moment of our daily lives and bring gifts of personal transformation,... more
Anne Barbaret
I got interested in yoga when I saw someone practicing yoga on the beach with the San Francisco Bay as the background - she was an Iyengar teacher, who like... more
Nathan Blum
I value yoga because it allows us to explore and expand the boundaries of our bodies and mind. The short term benefits are immediate, and the long term... more
Ana-Mari Hamada
Since 1996 the practice of yoga has been a daily exploration and remembrance of the value of understanding who I am. I am inspired by the Iyengar method, the... more
Brian Hogencamp
I aim to bring a spark of yoga to each student through the teachings that I’ve received in the Iyengar tradition. These teachings have been filtered through... more
Magi Khoo
Yoga has brought joy, ease, and freedom to Magi’s life: balancing a hectic corporate life and grad school over a decade ago and the eventual departure from... more
Sandy Lamerson
Iyengar yoga has helped me to establish personal discipline, self-awareness, greater health and balance in body and mind. I trained to teach at the Iyengar... more
Janet MacLeod
I fell in love with Iyengar Yoga while living in London, England. I moved to California in the late 70’s and enrolled in the teacher training program at the... more
Jaki Nett
I took my first yoga class in 1975 and received my first certification in 1977 with Indra Devi, the only non-Indian female who studied under Tirumalai... more
Mimi Pajo
I was amazed when I found that my yoga practice helped manage both my depression and my chronic tendonitis and bursitis. Iyengar Yoga is for everyone and I... more
Renee Razzano
I am inspired by a quote from Bessel van der Kolk, MD: “Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything shifts.” I... more
Anne Saliou
By sharing my experience and knowledge of Yoga, anatomy and philosophy in a precise, creative and supportive fashion, I strive to help my students achieve... more
David Sirgany
An ardent practitioner of Iyengar Yoga for more than 30 years, David's depth and passion for the subject shine forth brightly in his teaching. He studied... more
Julia Sterling
I discovered yoga after a long relationship with dance and movement and was immediately drawn to its rejuvenating properties. I’ve always been inspired by... more
Valerie Velardi
As a child, I enjoyed all forms of movement. I received a Masters Degree in Dance Arts from Mills College and I danced and taught until 1983 when I found... more
