Dear Members,
We hope you are all well and enjoying the onset of Spring. From us, an update of our recent activities, news and plans ahead.
Firooza Workshop – February 2021
Our workshop with Firooza was a great success. We are extremely grateful to Firooza for all that she offered us as well as a great display of equanimity in the face of Sunday’s technical mishaps. Thank you to all those that supported the event by coming. We hope your practices and thought processes have been stimulated as a result.
Over 100 people attended the event each day. We were delighted to be joined by a large number of practitioners from overseas, particularly from South Africa. One of the very positive aspects of zoom is that we have been able to receive teachings from our Indian teachers as well as connecting with the worldwide Iyengar community. It was lovely that the AIY could play a part in this.
IYUK Convention 2021 with Abhijata Iyengar – Bursary scheme
Through a new Bursary fund, the IYUK is this year offering 40 Convention places for those experiencing financial hardship. It hopes that it will remove some of the barriers in accessing the event.
The AIY has made a contribution towards this fund. The Bursary is fully administrated by the IUYK but we encourage our members to apply. Any Iyengar yoga practitioner with at least 18 months’ experience can apply. Click here to apply.
Join the AIY Committee
We are always looking for members to join our small and friendly committee.
It may be that you are interested but unsure of what might be involved in becoming a committee member. There are ‘formal’ committee roles but it is also fantastic to be joined by members who come with new energy, new perspectives and ideas. Do not feel overwhelmed by formality!
If you are interested, we invite you to join us at our next or a future meeting. This would give you the opportunity to meet the current committee, see how we operate and ask any questions. Email avoniyengar@gmail.com
June/July AIY event
We have started planning our next AIY event for early summer. We hope we will be able to gather in both physical space and form and celebrate being together again. We will update you with further details and a ‘Save the Date’ soon.