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Teacher assessments – could you help out as a volunteer student?

13/05/2019, 14:15

The Assessments for Introductory Level Iyengar yoga teacher trainees are coming up in June. 


We’re looking for volunteers to be students for the teaching part of the assessments on these dates:

Saturday 1 June1.30 – 4.30pm
Sunday 2 June2.00 – 5.00pm
Saturday 8 June1.30 – 4.30pm
Sunday 9 June2.00 – 5.00pm
Saturday 15 June1.30 – 4.30pm
Sunday 16 June2.00 – 5.00pm 
Saturday 29 June1.30 – 4.30pm
Sunday 30 June2.00 – 5.00pm

Volunteers should have at least a year’s attendance at classes and be willing to be helped into head balance at the wall and shoulder stand. Please do not volunteer if you have any injuries though general stiffness is fine.


Teachers may not act as volunteers but we can take Introductory Level 1 trainees. However, trainees should not volunteer for a session where candidates from their own course are being assessed.                       

If you can help please email office@iyi.org.uk or call us on 0207 624 3080

Iyengar yoga classes for MS and neurological conditions

06/08/2019, 11:31


Following the success of our workshops with Garth McLean we have launched a regular class for students with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions. The classes are based on the teachings of BKS Iyengar with specific input from Garth McLean.


12 September to 17 October (6 sessions)
Thursdays
12.00-1.30 pm
Members £69 / Non-members £84

**Please note there will be no class on 24 October.**

31 October to 12 December (7 sessions)
Thursdays
12.00-1.30pm
Members £69 / Non-members £84


Places are by application only and fees are paid half-termly in advance. 

Come to class in t-shirt & leggings or shorts so that the teachers can observe how your body is working.


Classes are led by Korinna Pilafidis-Williams with assistance from other teachers. Korinna has been practising Iyengar yoga since 1983 and started teaching at IYMV in 1995. She is a Junior Intermediate teacher and is part of the remedial and teacher training teams at IYMV.  


Please apply by completing the form below.

Iyengar yoga for MS and neurological conditions








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New teachers for Tuesday mornings

25/06/2019, 14:17

From 2 July the Tuesday morning General class will be taught by Megan Inglesent and the Beginners class will be taught by Jackie McCaul.

9.30 – 11.00am General – Megan Inglesent

11.15 – 12.45pm Beginners – Jackie McCaul


After 18 years of dedicated teaching at Maida Vale, Ofra Graham has stepped down from her regular classes. Her students will be glad to hear that Ofra will continue to provide cover for classes and will return to give workshops.

Moving up from Beginners to General level

23/04/2019, 10:54

 

BKS Iyengar and his daughter, Geeta, were always clear about the stages of progression of practice and how poses link with each other like building blocks. Each syllabus has a clear list of poses which create the basis of practice at whatever stage you are at.

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IYIMV Yoga Outreach Programme – A teacher’s story

17/04/2018, 11:00

 

As a charity, one of Iyengar Maida Vale’s objectives is to support the uptake of Iyengar yoga inside and outside of our Maida Vale site. In 2017 the IYIMV trustees launched a pilot outreach programme to help subsidise Iyengar yoga classes for vulnerable and disadvantaged adults. Iyengar yoga teachers were invited to apply for a six month grant to help run classes in the community providing access to people who may not otherwise be able to attend classes. Kristyan Robinson qualified as an Iyengar teacher after doing teacher training with Steve Richardson and Sallie Sullivan at IYIMV and was one of the first teachers to run a class on the scheme. She shares her experience of teaching at the West Hampstead Women’s Centre here.

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Volunteers for Introductory Assessments 2017

15/05/2017, 15:39

This year’s Introductory assessments will take place on 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25 June at IYI Maida Vale.

We need volunteers to be students for the teaching part of the assessments. Each assessment should have 7 – 8 volunteers.

Volunteers should have at least a year’s attendance at classes and already be performing Sirsasana and Sarvangasana. They should be willing to be helped up into Sirsasana (head balance) at the wall and Sarvangasana (shoulder stand), and should not be remedial students or injured – stiffness is fine but no injuries.

Volunteers will need to be on their mats ready to start at 1.45pm (Saturdays) or 2.15 (Sundays), and the session should finish by 5.00 or 5.30pm respectively. Teachers may not act as volunteers but we can take Introductory Level 1 trainees and trainees just starting their second year of training.  However trainees should not volunteer for a session in which candidates from their own course are being assessed.

 

Contact: office@iyi.org.uk or call 020 7624 3080 to volunteer.

 

 

20th August Commemorations

18/08/2015, 11:48

On Thursday 20th August it will be one year since Guruji’s death. Teachers will be marking the day in their classes. If you’d like to pay your respects with a personal practice please feel free to come and use the studio between 1-6pm. Continue reading →