Established in 1985 by a small group of 19 teachers and students, Iyengar Yoga Australia now supports over 800 financial members. We are passionate about providing a network of information about Iyengar Yoga and yoga events in Australia. We are looking forward to welcoming you to the IYA community.
Joining Iyengar Yoga Australia gives you the opportunity to express your appreciation of the work of BKS Iyengar, as well as support and communicate with others who share a love of yoga. By becoming a member, you ensure the continuing support of Iyengar teachers around Australia and the ongoing promotion of yoga as a healthy way of life and you will be part of a growing and welcoming community.
As a General member, you gain access to a range of benefits and resources, including newsletters, invitations to events and conferences around the country. You’ll be kept up-to-date on the latest news and events from the Iyengar Yoga community in Australia and around the world.
You will also receive access to the IYA Member area. General Members can also subscribe the quarterly publication of Yoga Rahasya.
Annual membership fee for General Members is $63 (incl GST).
Optional annual Yoga Rahasya subscription $70 (incl GST).
Membership as a Teacher Trainee gives you access to a range of benefits and resources, including newsletters, invitations to events, access to classes at the RIMYI and the opportunity to undertake Yoga Teacher Training in the Iyengar method.
You will also receive access to the IYA Member area, where you can find detailed information on the assessment process, certification and insurance. Teacher Trainee Members can also subscribe to the quarterly publication of Yoga Rahasya.
Annual membership fee for Teacher Trainees is $126 (incl GST).
Optional annual Yoga Rahasya subscription $70 (incl GST).
As a Teacher member, you become an integral part of our teaching community. Teacher membership gives you access to a range of benefits and resources, including newsletters, invitations to events and conferences around the country, classes at the Institute in Pune and the opportunity to make use of the Iyengar Yoga Certification Mark.
You will also get access to the IYA Members area. Teacher Members can also subscribe to the quarterly publication of Yoga Rahasya.
Annual membership fee for Teachers is $294 (incl GST).
Optional annual Yoga Rahasya subscription $70 (incl GST).
Yoga Rahasya is a quarterly publication of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute Pune, and the Light on Yoga Research Trust, Mumbai, India. It is published on the occasions of the Annual Day of RIMYI, Hanuman Jayanti, Guru Purnima and Patanjali Jayanti, which generally fall in the months of January, April, July and October.
The aim of Yoga Rahasya is to share the essence of Yogacharya BKS Iyengar’s teachings. Guruji has been enlightening us all through his talks, but not everyone is fortunate to be present on all occasions. Transcriptions of his speeches and also those of Geeta and Prashant Iyengar are published in Yoga Rahasya. This publication serves as a storehouse of this wealth of spiritual knowledge as we evolve in our yogic journey.
Yoga Rahasya covers many subjects including the therapeutic effects of asanas and pranayama and serves as a means of interaction between the members of the large, global Iyengar yoga family.
To subscribe to Yoga Rahasya email membership@iyengaryoga.asn.au
Annual subscription for Yoga Rahasya is $70 (incl GST).
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Congratulations to the following Teachers who were successful at the September/October 2024 End of Year Assessments.
Congratulations to the following Teachers who were successful at the September/October 2024 End of Year Assessments.
Helen Clear, Kellie Brett.
Shoaib Shaikh, Jean Leow, Melijah Maghanoy, Lorena Nesa, Lana Howitt.
Congratulations to the following Teachers who were successful at the May 2024 Mid Year Assessments.
Congratulations to the following Teachers who were successful at the April/May 2023 Mid Year Assessments.
Jo Seymour, Glenys Clarke, Nina Poelsma, Karen Hermann.
Introduction from Arjun von Caemmerer.
My exposure to Praṇava-Japa, the repetition of ĀUṂ, at the Ramāmaṇi Iyengar Memorial
Yoga Institute (and at other Iyengar Yoga schools) has been limited to the 3-fold recitation of ĀUṂ that prefaces ‘The Invocation to Patañjali’ at the commencement (and
sometimes also the conclusion) of classes. In this article I wish to consider Japa Yoga in
more depth, particularly in its relationship to the practice of prāṇāyāma. It is noteworthy
that in Patañali’s Yoga-Sūtra there occur almost as many sūtras on Praṇava-Japa as there on āsana and prāṇāyāma counted together.
Link to pdf of full article.
Sounding the Depths : On Japa Yoga
Arjun von Caemmerer is certificated as a Level 3 Iyengar Yoga teacher with Iyengar Yoga Australia (IYA) and is a medical practitioner, specialized in general practice (FRACGP),consulting in Moonah, Tasmania. He has, with Naomi Cameron, run the Hobart School of Iyengar Yoga, since 1995. He has had roles with IYA as a teacher trainer, assessor and moderator, and has served on the Teachers’ and Ethics Committees.