The art of teaching is tolerance.
B.K.S. Iyengar • YOGA, The Path to Holistic Health.
Humbleness is the art of learning.
To teach classical yoga according to its meaning and purpose a person must practice yoga without artifice and strain and study:
– 8 limbs of Yoga:
– Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
– Vedas & Upanisads
– History of Yoga
– Sanskrit and
– follow through with pragmatic teacher training. BKS Iyengar developed syllabi and instructions for each level of teacher.
To dispense yoga therapeutics a teacher must come to know mind-body intelligence:
– Biological Sciences
– Iyengar yoga therapeutics
– Mentorship / Projects/Thesis
– Patient Disorders / Health Care
– Therapeutic Internship
Assessment & Testing
– Written & oral exams
– Clinical Research
– Patients Tracking
– Research Participation
– Lecture Demo Participation
– Dissertations
• Download 2025 updated Therapeutics program here
• See Ailments patients seek yoga for here.
• Yoga Journal story: Guruji’s repair of Evlaleah’s spine .
• Download 2025 brochure here.
Qualifications
An Aspirant is an intermediate Iyengar Yoga student and submits:
– studied with a Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher 5 years
– submits recommendations from Junior to Senior Level IY Teachers
– submits an application,
– fills out and returns a healthcare form,
– attends four classes, a therapeutic workshop and one a clinic / Evlaleah
– assists in beginning and restorative yoga classes and two workshops.
– met with Evlaleah and or teaching staff.