I try to avoid formal gatherings, red-eye flights, checked baggage, and yoga classes too large to allow eye contact with the teacher. But I was curious about the 2016 Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States convention in Boca Raton. I wanted to experience … Continue reading Yoga with Abhijata and a thousand classmates
In August 2012, I was chatting with a few friends about travel. Where are we going? Where do we want to go? I mentioned that I hope to go to India while BKS Iyengar is still alive. “How old is he?” Doug asked. “Ninety-four in December,” I said. When I explained the application process, which entails a waiting time of up to two years, Doug said, “Shouldn’t you be applying now?” His mom is elderly, and he knew I had no time to spare. Two years later, I finally made it here. And I might be unlucky in my timing. Mr … Continue reading Glimpses of Mr Iyengar
