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RIMYI 2019 Update

June 2019 Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute Hellooo from Pune! Unbelievably, the first 2 weeks of study are already under my belt. I can’t believe how quickly time is passing! Not surprisingly, there have been several changes here at the Institute. On the one...

RIMYI 2018 update

Hello from Pune, India! I’m currently immersed in a month of study at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI), the source for Iyengar Yoga. As I’m sure most of you can imagine, making a month-long getaway a reality is no easy feat, so once...

Have You Elected a Yoga Governor?

I remember during my first trip to Pune in 2011, Prashant Iyengar (not uncharacteristically) talked a lot about understanding the why, not just the how or what of each asana. He instructed us to identify the governor of the pose and would ask, “are you doing this pose...

Why Study at RIMYI?

Why Study at RIMYI?? In my last blog post, I attempted to provide a sense for the richness of the learning environment when I am here, at RIMYI (the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India) fully immersed in yoga. My time now is nearing an end and...

The Vastness of Iyengar Yoga

Unbelievably I am already 14 days into my month of study here, at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute. Where does the time go?! Every time I come, I think I am going write a prolific number of blog posts about my experience and then I sit down to write...

Guruji’s 95th Birthday

I’ve been home for more than 5 months, but I’m finally ready to share with you a little bit about a very special experience I had during my last visit to Pune.  I was there in December and shared in the celebrations for BKS Iyengar’s 95th birthday....