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Greta Kent-Stoll is the Co-Owner of Iyengar Yoga Asheville. In my observation, Iyengar Yoga practitioners tend to be deep thinkers—interested in the internal experience of the yoga practice—learning, doing, and teaching from the inside out. We are trained to observe and feel the inner workings of the practice. This deep-dive approach is perhaps why many of us shy away from heavy marketing. We don’t want to compromise the integrity of what we do. We believe in the inherent value of Iyengar Yoga, and perhaps some feel that the teachings speak for themselves, marketing not required.  You m ..read more

“Yoga is an art. Yoga is my art.” -BKS Iyengar, 1968 “The art of yoga is beauty in observation.” -BKS Iyengar, n.d. In a world glutted with online yoga offerings it can feel difficult—if not hopeless—to compete. Especially for newer teachers and businesses, the task of being heard and seen amidst the noise can make you want to throw your hands up and ditch all online marketing efforts entirely. However, I think there is a way to be heard and seen through it all—and this can be done with quality and authenticity. When my husband, Randy Loftis, and I opened Iyengar Yoga Asheville in 2018, I cr ..read more

  Victoria Austin lead the first IYNAUS Live-Streamed Continuing Education course on June 30, 2018 with 186 participants representing countries all over the world. An Intermediate Senior I CIYT and an international Buddhist Priest of the Soto School, Shosan Victoria Austin began the practice of both yoga and Zen in 1971. She has studied extensively in Pune with Guruji BKS Iyengar, and the Iyengar Family. She continues to study in San Francisco with Manouso Manos. The course entitled: Ethics for Iyengar Yoga Teachers challenged us as Patti Martin described ..read more

International Yoga Day is a concept BKS Iyengar suggested in a talk in Bangalore, India sometime between 2011-2012. The United Nations proclaimed it a special day in 2014 on December 14th, BKS Iyengar’s birthday. On that day, Geeta Iyengar acknowledged the day of recognition during her first Birthday Intensive in Pune, adding that for practitioners, every day is International Yoga Day. IYNAUS and IYASE members have received a sequence in their email  to practice in celebration of this day. Yoga means union. BKS Iyengar has unified students all over the world. As we draw closer to his cen ..read more

                                                                                                                                                            By Rhonda Geraci Over the course of the five-day eve ..read more

                                                                                                                                                                      By Rhonda Geraci R ..read more