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FroM the heArtlAND An IYNAUS and IYAMW Regional Conference in Chicago, Illinois, September 15-18, 2011 From the Heartland, the regional IYNAUS conference to be held
Open to students of all levels, From the Heartland will provide
September 15-18 in Chicago, will be an inspiring weekend of
Pranayama and Asana workshops each morning with Senior
Iyengar Yoga taught by stellar Senior Teachers and up-and-
Teachers such as Patricia Walden, Manouso Manos, Lois
coming teachers from the host region, the Iyengar Yoga
Steinberg, and Laurie Blakeney. In the afternoons, participants
Association of the Midwest (IYAMW). The conference will be
can attend a variety of special topic workshops with
held at Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton, an architectural
intermediate-level teachers. From the Heartland will feature
landmark rich with cultural history.
other special activities such as the “Chanting Room,” where participants can chant Patanjali’s yoga sutras with certified
Highlights of From the Heartland include the opening night
Iyengar Yoga teacher Leslie Freyberg of the American Sanskrit
keynote, “Room for Everyone,” by Matthew Sanford, Certified
Institute, an Iyengar Yoga “Movie House,” and “Dinner Circles,”
Iyengar Yoga teacher and author of Waking: A Memoir of Trauma
which will group visitors with a Chicago native to lead evening
and Transcendence. Matthew Sanford will share his personal
culinary adventures.
journey with Iyengar Yoga and paralysis to demonstrate the width and breadth of B.K.S. Iyengar’s vision, whose unparalleled
To help make Iyengar Yoga truly accessible to everyone, we will
work has created room for everyone to experience the heart
provide need-based scholarships and a community class for
of yoga.
Chicago teenagers. From the Heartland is open to yoga practitioners of all levels of experience, traditions, regions, and abilities.
Opening night will also include a live cello performance by Alicia Rowe accompanying film footage of B.K.S. Iyengar. In
Registration is now open. Visit the website at
addition to being a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, Alicia Rowe is
http://www.iyengaryogaconference.com.
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As Guruji says in Light on Life, “We all receive God-given talents, and it is our duty to
IMIYA reorgANIZINg
develop them energetically to realize their full potential, otherwise it is as if we are turning our nose up at the gifts of life. But more than that, our talents, however much they may vary from individual to individual, when realized to the full, provide the link
A new Intermountain Iyengar Yoga
that will take us back to a reunion with the divine.”
Association is taking shape and needs volunteers to serve as board
In the system of Iyengar Yoga there are
members. IMIYA also hopes to create a scholarship committee to
lots of opportunities to practice the
support the ongoing education of its members in need. The website is
ethical aspects of yoga.
nearing completion; it will list all studios, teachers, and workshops in
Hopefully all Iyengar yoga practitioners—teachers and students alike—follow this
the region. Please check imiya.org
system that is proud of its clarity and ethical stance.
soon or contact the regional representative, Leslie Bradley, at
Felicity Green has an Advanced Certificate and was a founding member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of
leslie@bluespruceyoga.com, if you
San Francisco, and she received the 2010 IYNAUS Lighting the Way Award for distinguished volunteer
have questions.
service to the Iyengar Yoga community. She has recently moved from Lopez Island, WA to Seattle. Felicity conducts classes and workshops in Yoga Philosophy and Pranayama. She sees students individually to help them develop a balanced practice. This is specially suitable for those with chronic difficulties. 29
Spring /Summer 2011
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