BKS Iyengar Article

BKS IYENGAR
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

II.52 tatah ksiyate prakasa avaranam
tatah
from that, then
ksiyate
destroyed, dissolved
prakasa
light
avaranam
covering
Pranayama removes the veil covering the

light of knowledge and heralds the dawn of
wisdom.
Yoga Link June (Winter) 2011
From the Editor

June 2011
Welcome to this issue of the Link.
Winter slowly creeps up on us again. Its good that we have the instructions from
Guruji on how to correctly perform Sarvangasana on page 14. We can now fortify our
defence systems so we avoid the seasonal flu! I know it certainly saved me when I
was living in the wintery depths of England.
Please take note that subscriptions are due for this year now ( see page 10 ).
Im sorry to see Melodie leaving her chairpersons role. She has given 3 good years of
service to the Association in this position.
The delay with this issue is due to the importance of sending out the form being
provided in this issue for nominations to the IYANZ executive committee.
Thanks again to Rajvi, Kath, Melodie, Moni, David, Monica, Millen, Paul, Susan and
everyone else who has helped in getting this issue to you.
And most importantly enjoy your practice !!
Namaste
Neil.
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CONTENTS
Page
From the Editor
Acknowledgements
From the Chair & Assessment report
6-7
Calendar of Events
8-9
Subsciption reminder
10
Yoga Rahasya: The subtleties of Sarvangasana
14-19
Guruji interview: Yoga is an Indian heritage.
20-23
Yoga Rahasya: Clearing misconceptions. Prashant S.

Iyengar
26-29
Greetings from Stephanie Quirk
30-33
Crusade for Christchurch
34-37
Studying with the Iyengars in Pune
38
Notices
40-41
IYANZ Library List
42-43
IYANZ Bookshop
44
Minutes AGM IYANZ 7th May 2011
48-49
Executive Committee Chair Report
50-51
Assessment & Teacher Trainer Committee Report
52-53
Treasurers report
54-55
Financial Report 2010-2011
56-57
Secretarys Report
Certified Teachers List
58
61-63
IYANZ Committee 2011

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From the Chair

June 2011
Winter is now upon us and I am sure our practice reflects the change in the
weather, more back bending and twists to keep us warm and feeling
optimistic, Pranayama to be calm, clear-headed and energised.
This years AGM was held in Wellington. My thanks go out to Tessa Meek for
hosting this meeting at her school and making us comfortable and welcome.
We had a vibrant meeting, full of ideas and enthusiasm for the year ahead.
I will step down as Chair Person this year as we recruit someone new in our
upcoming elections.
I have done three years and would like to hand on the role to another.
I have learned a lot from the experience and encourage participation in the
Executive Committee from our certified teachers. I have learned and been
inspired by my committee members over the last three years by their
intelligence and commitment to IYANZ.
Stephanie Quirk:
I am very pleased to announce Stephanies Therapy courses which will start in
March 2012 and finish November 2014. See the notices for more information.
These courses will be open to Junior Intermediate Level 1 and above.
Introductory Level 2 teachers will be able to participate in the first two days of
the first two courses.
These courses will be held in Auckland.
We would like to offer assistance to Christchurch teachers in the form of billets
and transport to and from the airport.
Stephanie has been very generous to offer these courses for $350 per course.
We will share more with you throughout the year, although we can now give
you dates and price for your planning over the next three years.
Our teachers and friends in Christchurch are still very much in mind. In the May
AGM we were able to finalise our gift to Christchurch teachers who have lost
venue and equipment. I suggested we publish the response from some of
those teachers in this Link as they are so thoughtful and meaningful.
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I leave tonight for Guangzhou in China to participate in their Yoga Summit, June
2011. Teachers from China and around the world will gather for four days of Gurujis
teaching. Guruji will be assisted by Abhijata, Manuso, Patricia, Faeq and other highly
esteemed Indian teachers and members of the new South and East Asian
association.
Have a wonderful yoga year
Namaste
Melodie
Assessment Report:
Introductory Level 2
Participation in the Introductory Level 2 Assessment held on March 11 th
to 13th at Ponsonbys Four Winds Yoga in Auckland was high with 15 candidates.
5 candidates passed
Moderator: Monica Haar
Assessors: Jackie Kesby, Rosie Holland and Susie Lever.
Thank you to all candidates and assessors for your time and participation.
Thank you to the students who volunteer their time on assessment days.
Introductory Level 1
Intro 1 was held May 22nd at Herne Bay Yoga in Auckland. There were 8 candidates
and 8 passes given.
Moderator: Melodie Batchelor
Assessors: Jackie Kesby, Rosie Holland and Susie Carson.
Thank you to all assessors, candidates and guinee pig students for your
participation.
2 0 1 1 C A L E N D A R of E V E N T S
See Notices for further details of these events
2011
JUNE
24-25 June
Intensive with Wendy Brown

24th 6-8pm 25th 9-12am & 2-4pm
Cost $120 contact Wendy 033881171
AUGUST
5-7 August
Junior intermediate development weekend

Concentrating on JI levels 1, 2 & 3
Contact Monica Haar www.yogacentre.co.nz
Mob+64 21 2156544
SEPTEMBER
22-25 September
B.K.S. Iyengar yoga Association of Australia

Convention
Venue : Novatel Hotel Wollongong
For more information check the website :
www.iyengaryoga.asn.au
23-25 September
Weekend retreat with Rosie Holland

VenueYoga on the square Palmerston North
Cost $180
Contact Jyoteeka Cummings [email protected]
30 September2 October
Peter Thomson Auckland Teachers development

Contact Suzi [email protected]
0274822901 / 094822901
OCTOBER
7-14 October
Pixie Lillas spring retreat

At Kimi Ora Spa Resort, Neelson
Contact Louisa: [email protected]
28-30 October
Junior Intermediate
Assessments will be held in Auckland with details soon.
The due date for applications is 10 July.
( see details below )
NOVEMBER
3-6 November
Iyengar yoga center spring retreat at Te Moata

Contact Sue Lever; [email protected]
Or mobile: 021 039 4483
11th 13th November
Piha Yoga retreat with Melodie Batchelor : Stability

Contact Melodie Batchelor :
[email protected]
DECEMBER
15-18 December
Live in retreat in Taupo

Contact Paul Barton : [email protected]
Junior Intermediate Assessments

28 - 30 October 2011
Applications need to be in by 10th July 2011
Email Rosie Holland [email protected] for an application form. Please include
your postal address when applying with post code.
I will be out of the country between 13th June - 10th July so please apply
before this date.
Subscription reminder
IYANZ annual membership fees are now due, for the year 1 April 2011 31 March
2012. Thank you to the 177 members who have renewed their membership as of
1 June.
If you have not yet paid, and wish to remain a current member of our association,
please pay your fees promptly. Payment details can be found on the membership
renewal form sent with the previous Link. This is also available for download on
our website www.iyengar-yoga.org.nz. We need the form to process your
membership renewal, so please be sure to return the form when you pay your fees
even if you pay online.
A reminder that certified teachers are required to remain financial members of the
association, and to pay the annual certification mark fee, in order to retain their
certification.
Anyone wishing to order Yoga Rahasya needs to pay their membership and
Rahasya subscription by the end of July.
Namaste
Susan Lamont (treasurer)
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New members required for Executive Committee

Dear Members of the Iyengar Yoga Association,
Committee emphasis and memberships change, and we are looking for new faces in the
Executive Committee. Serving on the committee can be a fascinating and dynamic
process providing a unique opportunity for personal growth and reflection. It is a privilege
to be a member of this committee, and can be a fun and rewarding experience.
Our association constitution stipulates that membership on committees change every few
years; with this comes loss of skill and experience, but also the chance to bring new skills
and knowledge to the running of the Association. With Melodie stepping down from the
Chair, and Executive Committee, we lose some valuable skills but the opportunity now
arises to bring new members into the Executive Committee and create another unique
group to run our association on behalf of the members.
This is your opportunity to become a member of the Executive Committee, which requires
several new members.
Currently the Exec has a very effective Treasurer Susan, and two other members, Eira
and Paul. At the recent AGM Roger Brown from Wellington was nominated to join the
Committee. We are looking for nominations for one more committee member from each
of the northern and southern regions of New Zealand i.e. one from Auckland/Northland
and one from the South Island.
If you feel passionate about assisting or feel you would like things to change, then please
submit your nomination (with seconder) by posting back the enclosed nomination form
before [three weeks from estimated delivery date of Link]. After this date, voting (if
necessary) will be conducted via postal ballot and/or online voting.
To nominate someone or vote you must be a current financial member of the association,
so now would be a good time to pay your 2011-12 subscription, if you have not yet done
so. If we do not have your email address, please send it to the Link editor, so we can use
it to keep you informed.
Signed Eira Kramer, Paul Barton, Susan Lamont
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A Level 2 Introductory Assessment was held at the Ponsonby Community Hall the
11th-13th of March -11. The event was organized by IYANZ.
Assessors were; Sue Lever- Auckland, Jacke Kesby-Hamilton,Suzi CarsonAuckland, Rosie Holland-Nelson and the Moderator was Monica Haar- Auckland.
Five of the Candidates passed their Assessment and are now Certified Iyengar Yoga
teachers.
Congratulations to;
Gabriella Gini- Hamilton
Madhu Nahna- Hamilton
Kathleen Powell- Auckland
Michelle Cowell- Auckland
Wendy Norwood- Auckland
Thank You Suzi Carson for your tireless support and endless contribution to this
rather big event. Thank You Hine and Tamar for getting our coffees. They where life
savers !
And last but not least a great Thank You to all of you who turned up as 'Guinee pig'
students during the weekend. Your contribution is so valuable.
Namaste'
Monica Haar
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JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT WEEKENDS

June and August 2011
Monica Haar and Susie Lever have put together a series of yoga
development weekends aimed at the Junior Intermediate syllabus.
Each weekend will contain the practice and teachings around all of the Asana
from level 1, 2 and 3 Junior Intermediate course syllabus.
The date for the next development weekend is 17th/19 June
The times are from 1 4pm Friday and Saturday and Sunday 12 3pm
This weekend we will be concentrating on the Junior Intermediate level 2
syllabus, however all levels are welcome and will benefit from attending.
The venue is at 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
The cost for the weekend is $175.00
Please make an application of interest via email or phone to Susie Lever:
[email protected] or phone 021 039 4483 or Monica Haar:
[email protected]
Please note that the third course date has changed from July 1 st/3rd to August
5th/7th and will be for all Junior Intermediate levels 1,2 and 3.
We look forward to hearing from you
Monica and Susie
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The following article has been reprinted from Yoga Rahasya Vol.10 No.4 2003 with the kind
permission of its editor, Rajvi Mehta.
www.bksiyengar.com
The Subtleties of Sarvangasana.

Arti H Mehta
Sarvangasana is referred to as the queen of asanas, a rare gem in the three
worlds as it brings about an overall effect in the practitioners body as well as
mind. Its regular practice brings about gradual changes such that practitioner
develops the subtle qualities of patience and emotional stability. The asana
itself requires a lot of subtle adjustments and is not merely a shoulder
balance. Often, we tend to perform the pose mechanically. To give an
example, we use a belt around the upper arms but we do not know why we
use or what we learn from it. This article concentrates on some of the subtle
adjustments of Sarvangasana with an explanation on why we do it. The reader
is however advised to refer to Light on Yoga and Yoga in action for the basic
methodology for these asana.
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Why do we teach Sarvangasana before we teach Sirsasana?

Sarvangasana creates confidence in the practitioner to do the topsy turvy poses.
In both the asanas the legs are in the air and they wobble. But, there is an earth
quality in the legs in Sarvangasana which is absent in Sirsasana. A student feels
more stable and therefore we teach Sarvangasana first.
How can you grow intellectually, sensitively, sensibly to understand the
unknown within the core?
Yoga is the blending and coordination of the action of the motor nerves with the
sensory nerves. When the motor nerves go very close to the sensory nerves, the
sensory nerves get jarred and lose their feelings and perceptions. When that
happens, wait for a while and allow the mind to recede from the extension in the
motor nerves by your voluntary action. This will then allow your sensory nerves to
guide you on whats to be done.
The sensation of the motor nerves coming together with the sensory nerves
without them rubbing each other is the guide. This will make you grow
intellectually, sensibly to understand the unknown within the core.
How do you learn the right action on the legs in Sarvangasana?
The correct action on the legs is learnt when the legs are slightly spread apart.
The sensation that you get in the legs when they are apart serve as a guide when
you bring the legs closer.
Observe the direction of the skin when you spread your legs apart. The skin of the
bottom leg faces the front but the skin on the top leg (frontal thigh ) faces the
sides. The skin in the bottom of the legs guides you towards the
correct positioning of the legs in Sarvangasana where the legs
are joined and kept close to one another. Sensitively, turn the
skin on the top of the thighs to face the front.
Use the motor nerves in the bottom of the legs to bring the legs
closer so that the skin in this part of the legs continues facing
To the front.
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How does one join the legs in Sarvangasana?

Spread your legs apart. Harden the motor nerves on the bottom of the outer side
of the lower legs and revolve the skin inwards of the top legs for the two legs to
come close together. Keep the motor nerves strong, the sensory nerves should
circularly move for the motor nerves to come closer without creating passivity.
Pound the bottom of the outer side of the thigh to revolve the skin of the top leg
inwards for the thigh to face to the front. Where there is pounding, is the stable
brain which should not shake and where its revolving is the mobile brain.
Lengthen the skin as you join the legs. When the skin is lengthened, the flesh has
to lengthen.Do not work from the motor nerves. They have to follow the sensory
nerves.
How do you know whether the feeling in the legs is correct or not in
Sarvangasana?
You should lift the skin from the inner ankle towards the heel for the calf muscles
to stretch out like a stencil. Then look at the inner side of the ankle joint of each
leg and find out whether it is in line with the respective eye. If it is not in line then
lock the stable joint at the bottom of the thigh, get the outer side of the ankle joint
to move by taking the sensory nerves inwards. The inner legs go up, the outer
legs do not go up. The outer legs have to be brought in line with the inner leg.
That is meditation.
How should the knees be in Sarvangasana?
Watch how the kneecap naturally behaves in the pose. The
outer kneecap tends to go out. Roll the outer knee inwards.
Watch the movement of the knee. Does the entire knee feel
gripped? If not, It means the nerves are lifeless at the back of
the inner leg near the bottom of the buttocks. Create life there
and you can grip the entire knee. The sensory nerves at the
outer side of the knee go towards the ligament. Roll the
quadriceps muscles from the outside inwards so the centre of the quadriceps
muscles is exactly in line with the nipples. The knees should get broader as if they
are extending from side to side.
How do you ascend the back of the legs up?
Keep the buttock bone away from the tailbone. Then the groins roll in, the pelvic
head gets in and the back of the legs go up.
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How do you adjust the trapezius muscles in Sarvangasana?

Place exactly the head of the trapezium on the blankets. The muscles should roll
towards the kidneys and the skin should move backwards.
How should the triceps be in Sarvangasana?
The outer banks and the inner banks of the triceps should be evenly touching the
blanket. The arch of the thumb helps you to learn how to master Sarvangasana. If it
does not touch the back then you have to use the inner arch to make the outer arch
strong and stable. The triceps should be used to raise the
Ribs and the buttocks up. Nail the triceps onto the
blankets and then with the help of your fingers ( which are
placed on the back ) charge your back.
How should the biceps be in Sarvangasana?
The bottom of the biceps and the top of the biceps should
run parallel to each other.The attention and elongation of
the inner upper arm is the brain in Sarvangasana.
How do you adjust the fingers on the back?
Before you go into the pose, the pores of the skin at the back coils in but after you
are in the pose it does not coil in but opens out. Move the ribs where your fingers
are placed towards the front and then ascend the ribs to create an awakening in
the chest. Do not rest on your hands. Manipulate your back ribs from the intercostal
muscles by lifting the intercostal muscles along with the bone.
How do you adjust the cervical spine so as to remove the bulge between the
shoulders?
When you stand erect, a portion at the top of the back bulges out. This bulge can be
rectified while doing Sarvangasana. Take two thin sticky mats and roll it lengthwise.
Place these on their inner side on the top of the back of the shoulders. The top of
the back that was initially convex becomes concave. To make the neck concave,
move the muscles of the outer side of the upper arms of both the hands closer
towards each other.
How should you practice Sarvangasana if you have neck pain?
If you have neck pain you can use a blanket folded three times vertically under each
shoulder while practicing at home.
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How do you know whether you are doing correct Sarvangasana or not ?
Watch the centre of the abdomen and the outer viscera. The outer abdominal viscera
is down where the centre is up. So, poke the inner arch of the thumb into the body for
the outer abdominal walls to come close up. Thats how you learn Sarvangasana.
Why do you use a belt for the elbows?
The belt is not used merely to support. You use the belt to bring intelligence to the
biceps and triceps. With the belt around the upper arms, pin the lateral biceps down,
move them towards each other by coiling the skin of the biceps towards the ground.
If the skin cuts the belt, you have to roll the upper arms inwards so that it neither cuts
the belt nor allows the arms to go out.
How to adjust the belt and work on the belt:
Sit. Take the belt around the arms at the elbows. Lie down after the belt is put. The
belt gives a sense of direction to the fibres of the forearms. Are they parallel or are
they cutting in? The one that is cutting in has to turn out and the moment it turns out
the elbow goes in. The reaction of the adjustment of the biceps on the belt is to be
learnt.
The bottom edge of the belt touches the arm but the top edge does not. Both the
edges of the belt should be even touching the arm. Now, move your intellectual
intelligence on the sonic intelligence to revolve from the inner side of the biceps to
the outer side of the biceps. Only turn the motor and the sensory nerves. The inner,
the top and the back of the arms equally touch the belt when you rotate the biceps
from inside out.
Why do you use a belt for the middle of the thighs?
The belt is not just used to tie the legs and keep them straight. You have to observe
How the sensory nerves in one leg is almost touching the belt without any
constriction on the skin and in the other leg the skin is squeezing the thread of the
belt in such a way that it does not allow the sensory nerves to open. Feel the sensory
nerves on the outer side of the thighs where the lower end of the belt and the top end
of the belt touches. When you observe the belt, there is a slight fold on the belt. Now
gradually stretch using the motor nerves for the sensory nerves to act more than the
motor nerves. The fold disappears automatically. The belt also helps to move the
quadriceps muscles backwards.
Sarvangasana article compiled from the teachings of Guruji during his 80th birthday and the silver
jubilee of RIMYI
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How do you go into the pose using a belt for the legs and arms ?
Tie a belt for the legs and lie down. Bend the knees and get the legs closer. Let
your intelligence flow into your calf muscles. Let the shoulders roll out. Keep the
elbows in line with the upper arms. Extending the back of the arms, bend your
elbows and extend the upper arms towards the elbows and open the top chest.
Now, keeping the top chest alert, exhale, bend your knees and quickly go up
into the pose with the hands on your back.
How should the energy flow in the body in Sarvangasana?
It is a circular coiling movement of energy within the body. The energy flows
from the back of the legs upto the heels and then descends down from the
metatarsals toward the front. It is a circular action from behind. Energy from the
back of the heel goes to the buttocks and from the top of the chest comes to
reach and receive that cycle of the energy flowing down and from the frontal
chest the energy goes up to the pelvic girdle. It is a circular coiling movement of
the energy in the body.
Why do you sometimes feel drained in Sarvangasana?
This happens because the chest does not open out. The
Sides of the chest which is in line with the nipples is too
Narrow while the top chest is broad. To correct this, lie
Down on the floor in preparation for Sarvangasana with
The blankets supporting your shoulders. Extend your
hands behind you and roll the triceps towards you. Keep
The palms on the back, press the elbows down on the floor
and raise the armpits of the chest. This creates space in your chest.
How to broaden the chest?
Pinning the triceps towards the ground, place the hands on the back and lift
The inner tailbone straight up. The chest broadens. The importance of
Sarvangasana is it releases the glandular system.
Why do you need to learn inverted poses in order to learn pranayama?
Sarvangasana, Sirsasana and other inverted poses help to develop the area of
the sides of the chest. This area is the storehouse of energy which is important
for pranayama. Theses poses help to conserve energy and are not draining
poses.
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YOGA IS AN INDIAN HERITAGE, NOT A HINDU PROPERTY

TIMES NEWS NETWORK
MALINI NAIR
You are being seen less and less on the international circuit. How did you agree to lead a yoga
summit in China on such a large scale?
The government of India was keen to showcase yoga in China as a part of its celebration of the 60
years of friendship between the two countries. I am not keen to travel and teach abroad anymore but
this is a significant summit because the two nations have cultural ties that go back thousands of
years. So I agreed. It would have been tough to handle hundreds of yoga students on my own, so I
asked to be allowed to take a team of senior teachers who would assist me. Slowly this team grew
from one to 14 and included senior Iyengar teachers from other countries as well. And I believe that
the numbers of those enrolled are growing by the day. I see the numbers at around 800 by the time I
get there in June.
What exactly will be the agenda of your teaching sessions at Beijing? Will it be aimed only at
senior practitioners or novices as well?
I believe that there are a large number of yoga practitioners in China today. So it is not as if the
subject is not known to them. But my emphasis will be on exactly how it should be propagated. For
both those who know nothing about the subject as well as those who understand its real depth, this
summit is going to be an eye-opener. I mean to show them how to start from scratch and aim for the
ultimate. Asana and pranayama are all perceivable aspects of yoga practice, but there are other
layers which are not that obvious. These connect yoga to our life, our spiritual and moral health. Few
talk about these aspects anymore how yoga forms the link between the physical plane and the
spiritual, how it moves from the periphery to the highest philosophical levels bringing balance to the
mindI think the responsibility is mine to show how you move from the body to the mind to the
intelligence and finally to the consciousness and psychospiritual body. And it is a huge responsibility.
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China has its own ancient, indigenous practices similar to yoga, such as Tai Chi, that makes
similar connections. Do you see a link in these systems?
Certainly. It will be easy to connect with the Chinese on these issues. They have for centuries been
practicing physical regimens that have spiritual connections. For example, they have the concept of
yin and yang which is parallel to what we call ida (consciousness) and pingala (self). We have
several Chinese yoga students in India and Iyengar yoga teachers have been in China for a while
now. So we have had an exchange of ideas between the two worlds. I look forward to the
discussions with their masters.
You were the first to take yoga to the West where you have a vast following today. But do
you find iteasier to explain its philosophy in the East?
I find that the East absorbs the yogic philosophy far better. Yoga is an emotional subject actually
and the in the West they calculate from the head. On the other hand, the East banks on the
intelligence of the heart. They are both strong in their own spheres. But I find that nations which are
geographically centred in the world map such as Russia and Africa have the best of both
approaches. They use the head as well as their heart to their advantage. Yoga teaches us to move
from Kurukshetra to dharmakshetra and god knows that we need fewer Kurukshetras today!
There was a heated debate in the media over the Take Back Yoga movement started by the
Hindu American Foundation in the US. Its stated intent is to reclaim the place of Hinduism in
yoga. Do you subscribe to this?
Yoga is an Indian heritage, not a Hindu property. Patanjalis Yoga Sutra, which forms the basis of
the system, addresses all humanity not just Hindus. Just because yogis did not travel as widely as
they do today does not imply that the practice belonged to one community or place. Patanjali calls
yoga sarva bhauma, a universal culture. And yoga is an individuals evolutionary journey as a
sadhaka (seeker) from the body to the self. Where is the room for doubt here?
The argument against the Take Back Yoga movement is also that yogasanas find little mention in
ancient Hindu texts, that most of them are modern inventions that go back just two centuries.
Life is dynamic and so is yoga. If I have an inquisitive mind why cant I research yoga like the
sciences and come up with my interpretation? As yoga practitioners, we investigate how we can
oxygenate the cells of the body so they dont die. The subject is so deep and dense that no matter
how much we do we end up just scratching the surface. So why then should the study of yoga
remain static? According to ancient texts, there are as many asanas as there are creatures in the
world. If you ask where are they all listed, I say that as a nation that has been culturally disturbed
time and again by invaders, we have lost a lot in the process.
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Does it bother you that yoga is being marketed purely as a fitness regimen?
The fact is that yoga is open to interpretation. For instance, Patanjali talks of sexual yoga and if
someone decides to reduce yoga to just that what can one do? I cant blame people for exploiting
its open-endedness. After all, in the 1950s when I was in the West trying to propagate yoga it
would not have helped if I carried on about spiritualism and philosophy. So I connected with them
in whatever way I could by showing them the physical prowess that yoga brings. I lived only on
bread and coffee those days, because there was hardly any vegetarian food available. They saw
me teaching eight-nine hours a day on this diet and saw that I still had the strength to throw them
over so I had to stress on physicality. It was only after a decade that I slowly started talking
about the intellect and the mind and consciousness. They were ready for it by then. So you see
the market-driven yoga industry evolving into something more deep one day?
Yoga is being exploited and that is giving it a bad name. But, the spokes of the wheel go down
and then they have to come up, dont they? (laughs) It cant get any worse so it has to get better.
Today anyone can be called a yogacharya but people will see light someday, look for true gurus.
There is talk of you retiring from active practice and this being your last international trip.
I have said that yes, but if I can still help those who are seeking knowledge, why not? I have been
taking some classes for women because my daughter (Geeta) has not been keeping too well. So
all applicants for yoga courses now ask for the days when I take the classes! I believe that at 93 I
am still fresh in the subject. But yes, I dont want to travel any more. The burden of expectations
is too much on these trips and I dont know how to just sit on the stage and watch.
You are grooming your granddaughter Abhijata as the inheritor of your legacy.
I see her as the perpetuator of this parampara. She catches on fast and I am teaching her how to
keep the foundation stable so that the body can deal with any crisis without suffering. When I
train her, there are 30-40 other students around so she becomes a tool to teach all of them as
well! There are many changes happening around us in the world and she will have to deal with
this different world in the coming decades. The computer age has changed our lives but it will
also cause the body to degenerate faster from the inside. She will have to impart the knowledge
of how to use yoga to stop this decay and bring balance back to our lives.
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IYENGAR YOGA CENTRE SPRING

RETREAT
AT
TE MOATA
NOVEMBER Thursday 3rd Sunday 6th
Monica Haar and Susie Lever welcome you to our Iyengar Yoga Spring
Retreat at Te Moata. Together we will share our deep experience, creativity
and passion for the art of yoga.
The weekend will focus on Pranayama and Asana sessions and this will also
include some Yoga philosophy.
Te Moata is a purpose-built retreat centre sitting on 344 hectares of
regenerating native bush in the Coromandel Peninsula. It is a flourishing
sanctuary where we celebrate life, nurture the human spirit and encourage
personal responsibility and growth.
Schedule for the long weekend:
Thursday 46pm Asana
Friday & Saturday 7.308.15 Pranayama, 9.30-12noon Asana, 4-6pm Asana
Sunday 8.30-10.30am Asana, 10.30-11am Q&A = 15 hours
Full cost of the weekend is $450.00, which includes all meals (vegetarian),
three nights accommodation and all the Yoga classes.
This retreat has proved to be very popular. There are rooms for 30 people
maximum so early booking is recommended.
Please ask Susie for more info and to book a place.
Email: [email protected] or Phone: 09 361 5538 or 021 039 4483
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IYENGAR YOGA CENTRE

TE MOATA SPRING RETREAT
Te Moata is a purpose built retreat centre sitting on 344 hectares of regenerating native
bush in the Coromandel Peninsula of the North Island of New Zealand. The vision of
Te Moata, a flourishing sanctuary, is to celebrate life, nurture the human spirit and
encourage, personal responsibility through stewardship of the natural environment.
The spring retreat will surely prove to be a special weekend. We will begin with a Yoga
class at 4pm on the Thursday evening, after everyone has settled into their
accommodation, followed by dinner. Friday and Saturday will start with an early
Pranayama class followed by 2 Asana classes. In between the sessions there will be
plenty of time to discover and enjoy the wonderful natural environment that surrounds
Te Moata. We will hold an Asana class on Sunday before lunch and say our farewells
to a very special place after that.
We welcome all students who are currently practicing Sirsasana (headstand) and
Sarvangasana (shoulderstand).
Te Moata is at 180 Paul Road, Tairua 3544, New Zealand.
We will send out details of how to get there and what to bring etc nearer to the time.
If you would like to book a place for this retreat please contact Susie Lever by phone
09 361 5538 021 039 4483 or email [email protected].
Namaste
Monica and Susie
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The following article has been reprinted from Yoga Rahasya Vol.15 No.3 2008 with the kind
permission of its editor, Rajvi Mehta.
www.bksiyengar.com
Clearing Misconceptions:
Asanaa are done by the

body for the body
Prashant S. Iyengar
Asana-s are done by the body for the body but are not meant
totally for the body but for the consciousness
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Asana-s are done by the body but not totally for the body. Asana-s seem and appear
to be a very physical endeavour since you have to do something with the body. It is
possible that students who are very sincere in their asana practice may get caught in
body dynamics, adjustment, correction, alignment, etc as there are so many
applications. It is possible for them to become action-o-holics!
Asana-s are done by the body but are not totally for the body. Asana-s are part of
yoga and yoga is primarily for the consciousness. Yoga is for the mind. It should be
done for the body for and mind.
Since yoga is done by the body, it is possible that one might do it by the body and
for the body. And when that happens one might get caught in action-o-holism. If
through asana-s, your goal is something on the plane of consciousness, your goal is
something on the plane of the mind, something on the plane of faculties; then
practice of asana-s will not be action-o-holism. You become thoughtful. You become
pensive. You become discriminative. These faculties are triggered through the
practice of asana-s. If the consciousness, mind and faculties are not involved then
one might end up in a gym psychosis.
When there is gym psychosis. Then you will work on the legs in the standing poses.
You will work only on the legs to develop the muscles of the legs, strengthen the
joints and make the tendons and cartilages function well. If you do standing poses in
the yoga paradigm then you will work wholistically. The legs will be connected to
other parts of the body which are the locus of various parts of the mind. Your legs
are connected to your brain. Your legs are connected to your senses, your eyes and
ears. These connections are missing when there is action-o-holism. You could be
watching television and do your leg workout. You could be listening to something
and then doing your leg exercises, because you have to do 10 or 50 or 100
movements. You work only on a particular part of the body and that is not total
involvement. Whereas while doing an asana you connect all aspects of the body
viz., skin, flesh, muscles, bones, tissues, tendons, cartilages etc. and you also try to
connect the various aspects of mind, the motor mind, conative mind, cognitive mind,
sensitive mind, supersensitive mind, reflective mind, super reflective mind, memory,
intelligence, etc. All those aspects will be involved in your workout on the legs when
you do standing poses as yogasana. That is why everything gets evened outthe
mind, the senses and the body. There will be a unified state.
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If the consciousness, mind and faculties

are not involved in the practice of
asana-s then one might end up in
gym psychosis.
In gym psychosis you will say, I did 150 leg lifts, or 100 leg workouts. You
keep yourself separate from the action of your legs. You say, I did my leg
work. Whereas, there is a unified state with an integrative mechanism when
standing poses are performed as yogasana-s. There is no I different than the
body. There is no integrative mechanism in gym psychosis and workouts. Your
breath is not connected to the body. You inhale and exhale; the breathe is
connected only as far as the biomechanics are concerned but you do not
integrate the breathe with the action. Breathe might accompany the action, but
the breath is not integral to the action. For example, weightlifters inhale and lift
weight. Breath will be an instrument of the endeavour.
IN yoga, the breath will not merely be a component of an endeavour but it will
become integral to it. That is how the mind will be totally subsumed in the body
and in the activity of the body in asana-s. All the various facets from conative
aspects to super cognitive to reflective aspects of the mind will be involved.
That is how the forces will be evened out.
In gym psychosis, the mind , body, senses and breath will not be evened out.
Ego means doing something independently. Am I doing right? Am I doing
correctly? Am I doing it at a sufficient pace? The breath will be doing its job with
the movements but it is not integral.
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Yoga practices are integral. Yoga is a unified state. If you cook a dish, you might
add sugar, salt, you might add something pungent, something hot. Then, you get
a mixed taste. You cannot say this is a sweet dish or this is a salty dish.
Everything is unified there. In a gym workout, the ego is not dissolved. That is
why the ego saysI did it independently. In asana-s, there is an ego. Nothing can
be done without an ego but it does not get dissolved. The ego gets dissolved in
body, in mind, in breath, and in senses. It loses its identity. It is a unified blend.
When salt is dissolved in water, it becomes salty water. You can neither identify
the slat in that water nor can you identify the water because it is salty water.
Similarly all these aspects are blended together in an asana because of the
integrative dynamics. Therefore, nothing has a separate identity. In a gym
workout, the ego does not get integrated with the action. That is why the ego
bloats there. In yoga there is no chance of the ego bloating, providing the yogic
paradigm is not used in that way. If you say Ive got to do ten minutes of
Sirsasana or 150 back arches then it is not an asanic paradigm.
Therefore, please note that though asana-s are done by the body but they are
not totally for the body.
Thank you to Peter Scott
It is such a pleasure to be in the company of teachers like Peter Scott and
all the wonderful people who attended the workshop in Piha the first
weekend of April. They came from many parts of North Island and even
as far as Christchurch. The weather was perfect and approximately 60
people of varying abilities attended. Peter pulled us all together with his
clever language and astute observations. His humility in his delivery is so
refreshing, always acknowledging that everything comes from Guruji.
There was much talk of containment in our practices. That it is not all
about extension. We need inward rotation of ligaments at the front groin
to contain the front of the abdomen and broaden the lumbar and sacrum.
It is so fascinating to carry this principal through to the rest of our practices.
So the analogy For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction!
comes to mind.
Thank you Gary for the wonderful shared meals and both your and
Melodies hospitality. It was a joyous weekend filled with love, compassion
and learning. Thank you. Jackie Kesby
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Greetings from Pune from Stephanie Quirk.

Im writing this to give you some back-ground to the therapy courses and how I
have put them together. So far I have completed the full six part courses in Koln,
Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester, London and San Diego, I have them currently
running in Israel, Moscow (2), New York, Naples (Florida), Los Angeles,
Canada, South Africa and soon to start in Australia.
An entire course is a series of six, 4 day visits. Each visit can be seen as further
levels or stages, but really they are best seen as layers, because it is a process of
learning to see, teach and adapt on increasingly subtle levels. Throughout the
entire course I am trying to bring to the teachers an interest in observation,
exploration and inner reflection in their own practices. This is where the
knowledge has to come from. Though I do give out straight practical solutions, I
am trying to keep away from just giving out prescriptions and formulas.
The reason why I have structured the course is because it is more a teacher
education than me imparting info. My aim in the series of six visits is essentially
to give the teacher the resources and skill to be able to problem solve each
situation that comes infront of them. So it is not a course of imparting lists of
sequences and props for ailments, rather the emphasis is on observation and
experiential understanding that comes from the teachers own practice. Each visit
has a theme, but the study is on observation and understanding undertaken in
more and more refined levels. How I teach the subject is not exactly how I have
been taught in the therapy room of Pune, rather it is what I have understood is
happening the student. What I mean by that was essentially that for years I just "did"
what I was told to do, and over the years I learnt what was "to-be-done". But when I
reflected on what it was I was faithfully "doing" I recognised that there were key principles
and approaches to problems that the student/patient was facing. I began to see how the
understanding of how to work therapeutically flowed out of the asanas that we were
performing in the classroom situation. So when I teach in the courses, it is not that I just
show the teachers how to set-up for this pose or how to use particular props, rather I teach
them the links or connections to the inner actions that are happening in the asanas. In
other words I teach them to reflect and act from understanding the asana, not just to
repeat sequences or set-ups. So even though we will be covering what is done to students
in the therapy room, it is the learning and understanding that is different to how I had to
learn it.
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The Six parts are arranged

1. Annamaya Kosa (pertaining to the appendicular skeleton)
2. Annamaya Kosa (pertaining to the axial skeleton)
So these first two parts are about the structural body, there is an emphasis
on how the body stands and holds itself, the teacher is learning through
observation to trace the source of the dis-ease. The teacher is also given
remedial adaptations to apply in these areas.
1. Pranamaya Kosa (emphasis on the upper thoracic region)
2. Pranamaya Kosa (emphasis on the lower abdominal cavity)
In these next two visit we move on to looking into the inner organs. As dealing
with problems in the upper thoracic region (i.e., heart or lungs) a;ot of the
asanas are expressive in their nature, so less abstract to the teachers eye,
that is why it is taken 1st, where as disturbances in pregnancy, or prolapses
and hernias really inolve the teacher learning how the body holds and
retains its onw contents whilst giving space to the organs.
1. Manomaya Kosa (more emphasis on systemic disorders, anaemias, Blood
pressure problems, auto immune disorder i.e., ME & MS.)
2. Manomaya Kosa (emphasis on senses of perception, i.e. detached retinas,
meniers disease, epilepsy)
Here the teachers observation needs to be much more refined, they have to
be able to see the change in the smallest adjustments to the students, they
need to be ble to see/read the student inner tonality and energy.
Part one begins at the known the see-able and the easy to see do-able, it is the outer
body and right in part 1 it is the outer outer body, i.e. arms, knees, hips, shoulders.
It is also the introduction to the entire course, intro to observing, intro to the
understanding of the back ground asanas and how they work on the body. Basically
in the first two sessions I am setting up the entire background.
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There is an order to each 4 day visit.

Day 1 There is always a led practice, with emphasis on the topic of study. I lead
the practice giving guidance as to how the teacher need to be seeing the work
where how they should be observing. The afternoon is on specifics of
observation.
Day 2 we move into looking a problems that arise in students participation in a
general yoga class (this is why Intros may attend the 1st 2 days of each part of the
course, more on attendance requirements later).
Day 3 How we adapt poses more specifically, why we do (this comes out of the
work of the 1st 2 days and taken further to see what is happening in those
adaptations)
Day 4 further work as for day 3.
In each visit I also look at pranayama and usually give a talk relating to the
subject. By the time we are up to parts 5 & 6 I am asking the teachers to give
presentations.
As you can see there are 2 parts to each kosa of learning and it is here that I dont
mind people if really necessary for dates swapping to other venues, but people
cannot leap over kosa levels.i.e they can swap 1 & 2, or 3 & 4, or 5&6, but not do
3 before 1 or 2 etc.
Having the course concurrently running in London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen,
does mean that the teachers can make up in other venues when they cannot
otherwise make the dates.
Each part is 4 days
Each part begins with the connection to the teachers own practice and what are
the elements in the asana are working on different parts of the body. The 4 days
are an immersion into a particular area of study.
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The course is definitely a teacher training, but it does because of the subject tend
to attract people with problems to see it as therapy sessions for them, which often
it is, but it isnt really the purpose of the course.
Re timings:
10-1 and 3-6 generally works well, but always on the last day we finish earlier,
i.e., 9-12 and 2-5.
Generally the timings for the course also allow for night classes and early
morning classes at the institutes to continue if they are scheduled.
Re numbers:
As there is such a strict requirement for doing the course in sequence there is
always a drop out rate, thought the other venues give some flexibility. But
because of this I tend to say let a good number of people in at the beginning.
Though it depends a lot on space and the equipment available to the students.
Re eligibility;
The teahers need to be Jnr intermediate 1 or above to do all 4 days of each part of
the course. If there is space available there, Intro certified teachers may do the
first two days of each part as it involves the asana understanding and the level of
work and adjustments carried out in class situations. There is an excepton and
that is where an Intro teacher is working with a more senior teacher assisting
them with therapeutic situations than I allow them to attend also, as this means
that that senior teacher oversees their work ultimately.
Regards Stephanie Quirk
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Crusade for Christchurch

- How an early morning Yoga class made $300 for Chrsistchurch
The company I work for, McDonalds Restaurants NZ Ltd recently held a conference for
our Assistant Managers in Taupo, 140 people were in attendance. As some of our
restaurants had suffered severe damage from the quake in Christchurch and many of
the managers and crew had suffered personal loss, be it their home or source of income.
We therefore decided that while in Taupo we would set the goal for the delegates to
raise money for our people in Christchurch.
On Tuesday afternoon the teams were told that their activity on Wednesday morning
they had to raise as much money as possible doing activities and been sponsored for
these. They were not allowed to just put the bucket out and ask for donations. On
finding out there were prizes involved for the most money raised and for the most
inventive way, their enthusiasm levels for the activity rose.
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This is where the yoga part comes in. One enterprising young man came up and asked me
a simple question If I came and did yoga with you at 6am,
would you donate $10 to my team I of course saw the opportunity to donate both my time
and money to a good cause, and show someone why I love yoga.
Once it was discovered that I had agreed it suddenly took on a life of its own and the offer
put forward was anyone who turned up for yoga at 6am would receive a donation for each
member of their team that attended.
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At this stage I was thinking no need to panic these are young people, we were going out
for an evening of fun and entertainment, so most would probably not be capable of
getting out of bed at 6am let alone come to a yoga class. My thoughts, 10 would turn up.
I thought that Sun Salutations and standing poses were the best way to go, and
confirmed this with a fellow yogi that night.
I felt that having attended yoga classes for the past three years at Four Winds Yoga in
Ponsonby meant that I was semi confident in getting the few that turn up to do these
poses. I figured we had no equipment so simple was the best plan. Wednesday 5.30am
came around, I picked up my mat and headed for the conference hall expecting to find
very few people if any waiting for me. To my surprise there were already ten people
waiting for me, we went into the conference room and waited to see if any others would
turn up.
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The amazing thing is that by 6.05am there were 50 people waiting for their first experience
of yoga. We managed to raise $300 in half an hour for our co workers in Christchurch, and
not only that I was able to share with people a small part of what I enjoy about yoga.
Ella James Training Consultant for McDonalds Restaurants NZ Ltd and a keen Iyengar
yogi.
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Studying with the Iyengars in Pune

The Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) conducts
regular classes for all levels, including beginners, general and
advanced. Special classes for ladies, children and individuals with
medical problems are also held. Classes are conducted by Smt
Geeta S Iyengar, Sri Prashant S Iyengar as well as senior
teachers trained by Yogacharya BKS Iyengar.
The Institute RIMYI welcomes foreign Iyengar Yoga practitioners for general and ladies
classes.
Prerequisites:
Students should have been practicing "Iyengar Yoga" for at least 8 years.This should
include regular practice of 'inverted postures such as Sirsasana, Sarvangasana for 8-10
minutes.
All students should have read the introductory chapter to "Light on Yoga" and be familiar
with the terms and principles covered in that chapter. Women are expected to know what
is to be practiced during menstruation.
Applications and Admissions:
An Application Form can be downloaded from the website www.bksiyengar.com . (This
form is also available from the Secretary of IYANZ). You may apply for one month or two
consecutive months of General Classes. (Note : The classes are generally booked a year
or two in advance). Students are allowed to attend a maximum of six classes per week for
one month. Monthly fees at the institute are US$425.When applying for a visa ask for a
tourist visa.
New Zealanders traveling to Pune

Weve included this section in the Link to allow those planning a trip to Pune to
hook up with other teachers traveling at the same time (contact details in the
Teacher Listings).
Suzi Carson, Wendy Norwood, Vanessa Greenwood, Tamar Munch,
Philippa Jones,
June 2011
Jude Folkard
December 2011
Neil Mackay
2012
Please email [email protected] if you are planning a trip to Pune.
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K K TRAVELS - Pune
KK Travels operate hourly air conditioned Cab Services between Pune and
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airports (Sahar Airport). All
Passengers are dropped at their desired point in Pune and adjoining areas
and vice versa. This is our shared cab service and the fare for Iyengar
students is Rs.600/- onlya discount of Rs.50/See the website for details of other services offered or email your enquiry.
E Mail : [email protected]
Web Site : www.kktravels.com
Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training for Central

Region (Mid North Island)
NEW INTAKE
Paul Barton is offering teacher training in weekend block for folks
spread out over the central region. The will mostly be live in and
will not always be in Rotorua. The group formed so far is a bonded
and functioning and a new batch of training teacher can start in
early 2011. The training will cover the Iyengar Syllabus for
certification plus practices specifically designed to help us
distinguish between awareness and ego attachments and integrating
these two to evolve a high level of personal development. Costs are
reasonable based on live in work at Paul home about $2000 to
Level 1 Intro with food and accommodation included
For more details or to discuss contact Paul on 07 3491 654
Email [email protected]
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Notices
JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND 57 AUGUST
This weekend will be for all JI levels 1,2 and 3, with practice, teaching and
questions arising prior to assessment.
Venue: Iyengar Yoga Centre of Auckland, 147 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
Cost: 175.00
Please contact Monica Haar www.yogacentre.co.nz, mob+64 21 2156544 or
Susie Lever: [email protected] mob 021 039 4483
WEEKEND WORKSHOP WITH ROSIE HOLLAND 23RD-25TH SEPTEMBER
Rosie will once again be joining us for a weekend workshop In Palmerston North
at Yoga on the square.
Cost $180
The time for the workshop will be:
Friday evening, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Saturday morning, 9am to 12pm and in the afternoon, 2pm to 4pm
Sunday morning, 9am to 12pm.
Phone +64 6 355-1197 or +64 211 497633 or email [email protected] for
booking or further information.
B.K.S. IYENGAR YOGA ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA CONVENTION 2225 SEPTEMBER
Venue : Novatel Hotel Wollongong
For more information check the website:
Www.iyengaryoga.asn.au
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Notices
PIXIE LILLAS SPRING RETREAT 7TH -14TH OCTOBER
at Kimi Ora Spa Resort, Kaiteriteri, Nelson.
Contact Louisa Potter
0274981018
IYENGAR YOGA CENTRE SPRING RETREAT at TE MOATA
3 6 NOVEMBER
At Te Moata Retreat Centre, Paul Rd, Tairua
Monica Haar and Susie Lever welcome you to our Iyengar Yoga Spring Retreat.
Please see full page advertisement on page
Contact Susie Lever: [email protected] or mob 021 039 4483
MELODIE BATCHELOR PIHA YOGA RETREAT : STABILITY 11TH13TH
NOVEMBER
At Barnett Hall, Piha . Cost: Classes $180 please See advertisment on page :
Contact Melodie Batchelor :
[email protected]
THE GUIDELINES FOR TEACHER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

MANUAL
The Guidelines for Teacher Training and Certification Manual is now printed and
ready for distribution. If you would like a copy then please send $30.00 to Susan
Lamont P.O. Box 4023, Nelson South, Nelson 7045 made out to 'IYANZ', together
with your postal address and contact details. Please indicate that the money is for
purchase of a Manual and she will alert me to send one to you.
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IYANZ Library List

To request items or for further information:
Contact:
Phone:
Email:
Jyoteeka Cummings
29 Featherston Street, Palmerston North, 4412
06 355 1197
[email protected]
NB. Please include your postal code when providing your address for postage.
BOOKS:
BKS Iyengar:
Light on Yoga
Light on Pranayama
Light on the Yoga Sutras
Light on Astanga yoga
The Art of Yoga
Astadala Yogamala Vol. 1
Yoga The Path To Holistic Health
70 Glorious Years
Others:
Geeta S Iyengars Guide to a Womans Yoga Practice
Lois Steinberg
Yoga A Gem for Women
Dr. Geeta Iyengar
Yoga In Action Preliminary Course

Dr. Geeta Iyengar
Yoga and the New Millennium

Shri Prashant Iyengar
Yogapushpanjali-Light On Yoga Research Trust
Yogadhara 80th Birthday Commemorative Volume
Yoga for Children

S & R Chanchani
A Matter of Health
Dr. Krishna Raman
Understanding Yoga Through Body Knowledge

Dr. Sulochan Telang
AUDIO TAPES:
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Patanjali Yogasutra.
2 x tapes. Comes with a copy of the Yoga Sutras
Intensive 1995 many tapes with different focuses.
VIDEO TAPES
BKS Iyengar:
Asana Demonstration. 1987 Harvard University
Guruji life story of BKS Iyengar
Lecture & Pranayama Demonstration 1987
Samadhi an aesthetic presentation of the art of Yoga
1992 visit to NZ; demonstration
1995 Australasian Intensive; 5 x practice tapes
75th Birthday Teachings;

10 x asana tapes
75th Birthday Teachings.

Pranayama; 3 x video tapes, Class 1 2 & 3
80th Birthday Celebrations; full set of pranayama and asana tapes
Silver Jubilee of RIYMI;

Jan 2000 Teacher Guidance: 6 x tapes
Yoga : the Ultimate Freedom. 1976, Ann Arbor Yoga

Others:
Geeta Iyengars visit to Sydney 1996; 6 x tapes
Womens Intensive: Geeta Iyengar 1997 9 x Pranayama (various sessions)

1 x Question and Answers
Yoga In Action
The role of yoga in Womens Lives Menstruation
Beginners Practice and Demo; 1994
1938 Iyengar Practice (Krishnamacharya)
Felicity Green
Basic Yoga
Felicity Green
Basic Yoga
A Yoga Demonstration by Dona Holleman
Manouso Manos
1 x tape
John Friend
Yoga Alignment and Form
Rishikesh International Yoga Week:

I - Demonstration, II - Asanas, III -Therapy, IV Pranayama
DVDs Mr Iyengar and Geetas Teacher training course 2001 14DVDs
Mr Iyengar and geetas Teacher training course 2000 6DVDs
Geeta Birthday celebration classes 9th to 13th Dec 2004 NEW
Geeta guiding senior teachers 2009 Will be split into 3 sets of 3
Geeta teaching backbends with props 2010 3 DVDs
Geeta teaching pranayama November 2004 3 DVDs
Geetas convention in Australia 2009
Others Rishikesh International Yoga Week:
IDemonstration, IIAsanas, IIITherapy, IVPranayama
The rental for all items is $5 per month plus the price of the postage.
If you have any items that you would like to donate to the library please feel free to contact
me. I am interested in building up the library, Please let me know if you are interested in
hiring anything that the library does not stock and I will look to how we can aquire them.
Jyoteeka
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IYANZ BOOKSHOP
Price
Basic Guidelines for teachers BKS Iyengar & Geeta
Iyengar
$25
The Art of Yoga BKS Iyengar
$40
Yoga in Action: Preliminary Course Geeta Iyengar
$20
Yogadhara: 80th birthday Commemorative Volume
$40
Yoga and the new Millenium Prashant Iyengar
$15
Understanding Yoga through Body Knowledge

Dr Sulochana D Telang
$25
BKS Iyengar Archive Project compiled by the Iyengar Yoga

National Association of the United States (IYNAUS) (pub
2007)
$45
Geeta S. Iyengar's Guide to a Woman's Yoga Practice

Vol1 by Lois Steinberg (pub 2006)
Iyengar Yoga - Asana Alternatives : The neck and
shoulders by Lois Steinberg
$85
$75
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Piha Yoga Retreat: Stability

With Melodie Batchelor
November 11th to 13th 2011

Melodie has conducted an annual yoga retreat in the beautiful surrounds of Piha for
15 years. The weekend Yoga Retreat is open to all levels and will cover Iyengar Yoga
Asana, Pranayama and a discussion on Yoga Philosophy. Recently back from the
Indian and China Yoga Summit in China, Melodie will teach directly from her
experience from Gurujis message and teachings.
Yoga Sutra 1.36: Inner stability is gained by contemplating a luminous, sorrowless,
effulgent light.
The beautiful vegetarian food will be accompanied by Gurujis latest DVD A Leap of
Faith
Cost: Classes $180 Meals: $95
Venue: Barnett Hall North Piha
Contact: Melodie Batchelor
[email protected]
Enrolment 5.30pm
Timetable: Friday Class 6 to 8pm
Dinner at Melodies 8.30 to 10pm
Saturday: Class 10.00 to 12.00
Lunch: 12.30 to 2.00pm
Saturday: Philosophy discussion: 2.30 to 3.30pm
Class 3.30 to 5.30pm
Dinner: 6.30 onwards
Sunday: Pranayama 7.30 to 9am
Breakfast at Barnett Hall
Sunday: Class 10 to 12
Workshop finishes with lunch
12.30 to 2pm.
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MINUTES AGM IYANZ 7TH MAY 2011

Held at Iyengar Yoga Centre of Wellington, The Bakehouse, Swan Lane, Wellington.
Meeting started 1405
PRESENT: Melodie Batchelor, Eira Kramer, Sue McBride, Susan Lamont, Roger Brown, Tessa Meek, Jo Peden,
Deborah Barton, Wendy Cuthbert, Clare Dominic, Graham Lloyd.
APOLOGIES: Paul Barton, Sean Carr, Rosie Holland, Mass Dioli, Norman Gruesch.
MINUTES of AGM 2010 (Link May 2010) read and accepted
MATTERS ARISING:
Regional Yoga days open to all students plus friends.
Purpose: to raise awareness. Local teachers are encouraged to offer to host and to apply to Events committee for a
senior teacher.
CHAIRPERSONS REPORT:
Presented by chairperson, Melodie Batchelor
Moved that report be accepted: Susan; seconded Jo Peden. Motion passed
TREASURER'S REPORT:
Presented by treasurer, Susan Lamont
Moved that report be accepted: Susan; seconded Tessa Meek. Motion passed
EVENTS COMMITTEE REPORT:
Presented by Melodie on behalf of committee
Moved that report be accepted: Melodie, seconded Jo. Motion passed
SECRETARY'S REPORT:
Presented by secretary, Sue McBride.
Moved that report be accepted: Sue, seconded Tessa. Motion passed
Sue suggested that a hard copy of the constitution be given to all members of the Executive. Moved Roger;
seconded Melodie. Motion passed
ACTION Sue to get copies printed, bill to Susan.
AGENDA:
1 Use of the Iyengar Name.
2 Raising of subscriptions.
3 Setting budgets and reimbursements for committee members.
4 Investment accounts.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Use of the Iyengar name:
Over the past year there have been two incidents of misuse of the name Iyengar. Letters have been sent to the
Byron Mackays but there has been no response. Legal advice is needed.
Moved by Tessa, seconded by Melodie that the letters be given to Zal Unkovich for legal advice. Motion passed
ACTION: Sue.
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Members of the IYANZ who become aware of misuse of the name are obliged to raise it with the committee.
Recommended by Melodie that the issue of use of the Iyengar name is made very clear on the website.
ACTION: Sue to get in touch with David Bullivant who has been managing the website.
Roger has noticed that on the website, the issue of insurance has been lifted from Australia because of ACC
that is not relevant here.
ACTION: Sue to ask David to make the relevant changes.
Subscriptions:
Susan moved that the Executive look at raising subscriptions for teachers, and maintaining subscriptions for
students at $35.
Seconded by Jo. Motion passed
Council Structure:
This was discussed at length, but it was decided that the size of the country is too small to make establishing a
council workable. It was agreed that there needs to be more communication between the various committees,
and a recommendation was made that members of the executive meet face-to-face at least prior to the next
AGM.
(Clare left the meeting at 3.50pm)
Financial Support for Christchurch:
Susan reported that Christchurch Iyengar teachers have been affected by the earthquake in various ways that
have significantly impacted on their classes. The meeting decided that the money already earmarked for
Christchurch (see treasurers report) would be shared out among the Christchurch teachers.
Contributions to Gurujis Bellur Trust would also continue, but at a slightly lower level for the next 2 years to
facilitate our contribution to Christchurch.
ACTION: Susan to proceed.
Membership of the Executive:
Two new members were unanimously voted on to the executive, and were welcomed on: Tessa Meek, Roger
Brown.
Susan will continue in role of treasurer, but not be involved in the other governance business of the committee.
Sue raised the issue of auditor. If we have to be audited it is important to have accurate minutes. She offered to
look into writing a monthly report.
A vote of thanks was passed to Melodie who is resigning after three years of dedicated work in the role of chair.
The meeting closed at 1645.
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Executive Committee Chair Report

May A.G.M. 2011
Melodie Batchelor
New committee members:
At Our last years A.G.M. Eira Kramer and Paul Barton were nominated on to the executive
committee. Our then Treasurer, Jackie Kesby informed us that she would be handing her
job to Susan Lamont in the following few months.
Jackie set up good systems and procedure which have made Susans job easier. Jackie
was treasurer for five years, in which time she kept a meticulous set of books for us.
Website
One of last years major works by the executive was to develop a new website for
I.Y.A.N.Z. It is designed to be easy to use and informative. There is scope for future
development to make the website more useful for our members.
Using the Iyengar name:
This year the executive committee have handled cases where yoga teachers are using the
Iyengar name without conforming to the criteria of being a certified Iyengar teacher, a
member of I.Y.A.N.Z. and paying the certification mark. We are in the process of
developing a standardised letter to send to those who dont conform. We ask them to stop
using the Iyengar name in any of their wording or advertising, such as Iyengar style,
Iyengar teacher etc.
We do this at Gurujis request as it disturbs him that his name is used outside of these
parameters.
Iyengar Yoga Therapy Courses with Stephanie Quirk:
Currently we are in talks with Stephanie Quirk who has set dates to start her therapy
classes in New Zealand. Stephanie has assisted Geetaji for many years in the therapy
classes in Pune.
These dates are:
Part 1: 22 to 25th March 2012
Part 2: 22 to 25th November 2012
Part 3: 17 to 20th May 2013
Part 4: 6 to 9th September 2013
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Part 5: 23 to 26th May 2014

Part 6: 21 to 24th November 2014
These courses are open to Junior Intermediate Level 1 and above.
I suggest that those wishing to attend, upgrade this year from Introductory level 2 to be
eligible for this unique opportunity.
I.Y.A.N.Z guest teacher Jawahar Bangera 2010:
Jawahar taught in three centres, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Jawahar was invited by the New Zealand executive committee in conjunction with Leena
Kothare and the Events committee. He did not disappoint with his distinct style, reflecting
the many years he has spent with Guruji.
Jawahar made a very special and generous donation to the people of Christchurch after
the first earth quake. His generous donation was even more appreciated after the second
earthquake. Jawahar showed such sensitivity and compassion in his teaching in
Christchurch it was very humbling to observe his generosity.
Christchurch earthquake:
The executive committee were in dialog with Christchurch teachers about their safety and
their future. How best to use Jawahars donation. It was decided to donate to Red Cross.
The exec then thought to put money aside for Christchurch teachers for lost yoga
equipment.
We are still in dialog on this subject.
Membership Fees:
We are currently talking about the need to raise subs to fund assessments and the
training of assessors.
We see the need for the development of our assessors and can send them to Australia
once a year for a weekend training session. This topic will be discussed at this years
A.G.M.
I thank all committee members for their work. I thank Neil MacKay for his work as Link
editor.
A special thank you to Jackie Kesby, our out-going Treasurer and welcome Susan
Lamont to the role.
Namaste,
Melodie
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The Assessment and Teacher Training Committee Report.

Firstly welcome Monica Haar back to New Zealand and to the A & TT committee.
She was nominated on to the committee at the end of 2010. She brings with her a
wealth of experience.
Suzi Carson was nominated to the Assessment and Teacher Training committee at
the beginning of the last financial year.
Stephanie Quirk is coming to Australia and possibly NZ to run Therapy workshops
for our certified teachers.
We are presently discussing how the Assessment and Teacher Training committee
can support Stephanie and New Zealand in making this happen.
The A & TT committee train our Junior Intermediate level 3 certified teachers to
become possible assessors in NZ.
We are in the process of inviting more eligible teachers, onto the training
programme this year 2011. Suzie Lever is currently in training as a moderator.
Paul Barton has been asked to train as an Assessor for the next 4 Introductory
Assessments, starting with Introductory Level 1 in May 2011.
Each Year the Australian Iyengar yoga association hosts an annual all assessors
weekend . All the assessors in Australia come together and train in the process of
Assessing.
They also kindly invite the New Zealanders. This year in March, five NZ assessors
are being funded to attend. Feedback from this meeting will be discussed by the
committee including future funding and future training of New Zealand assessors.
We are looking again at corrections needed in the training manuals and other
documentation sent to teachers etc.
If you are aware of any discrepancy then please sent this directly to Suzi Carson :
[email protected]
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Also in discussion is how the assessment and Teacher Training committee can
support teachers in their teacher training programmes.
Possible suggestions: Training available and yearly face to face meetings.
If you have the criteria to train teachers please contact the committee directly for
further guidance, before starting a programme..
This is the wish of BKS Iyengar.
Introductory Level 1 assessment will be held on the weekend of the 20th 22nd
May. Junior Intermediate 1 assessment will be held 29th/30th October 2011.
The assessments held in May of 2010 Intro level 1, Stephanie Anderson, Barbara
Baird, Kate Coull, Michelle Cowell, Gabriella Gini, Bridget Hensley, Caroline
McHenry, Juliet Mc Lean, Madhu Nahna, Wendy Norwood, Linda Oliver, Kathleen
Powell, Wendy Purdon reid, Nikki Ralston, Annette Springer and Christine Stewart
passed.
Assessments for Junior Intermediate 2 & 3 were held on 28th and 29th August.
Louisa Potter and Anne-Marie Tweedie passed JI 3 and Delwyn Unkovich passed
JI 2.
The Junior Intermediate Level 1 assessments were held on the weekend of 4th, 5th
December. Jyoteeka Cummings, Tessa Meek, Neil Mackay, Pat MacDonald and
Michelle Robinson passed.
Introductory 2 assessments were on the weekend of 11th to 13th March. Madhu
Nahna, Gabriella Gini, Kathleen Powell, Michelle Cowell and Wendy Norwood
passed.
The Assessment and Teacher Training Committee. Melodie Batchelor,
Monica Haar, Rosie Holland and Jackie Kesby.
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BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of NZ Inc. Treasurers

Report 2010-11
The total funds held by the association show a significant increase this financial year.
The receipts-less-expenses calculation has risen markedly compared to previous
years:
Financial year
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Receipts-less-expenses
$ 17,315.20
$ 9,411.25
$ 30,679.86
Some reasons for this increase are:

there were no expenses incurred for regional yoga days in the 2010-11 financial period
IYANZ made no donation to BKS Iyengars Bellur charity trust in 2010-11 (see below)
IYANZ is still holding ~$13K of fees owed to Jawahar Bangera for the workshops he
conducted in October 2010. This will be paid as soon as we receive his instructions.
Jawahars workshops netted
less
Jawahar
$ 21,497.55 as at 31/3/11
$ 12,795.28 outstanding fee payable to
$ 8,702.27 actual funds injection to
association
Jawahar generously asked that his Christchurch workshop fee be donated to the
people of Christchurch. $ 5,767.96 was given to the Red Cross 2011 Earthquake
Relief fund.
Assessment costs are up again compared to 2009-10:
due to a high number of candidates, it was necessary to run 2 Junior Intermediate
assessments during 2010, which meant bringing in Australian moderators both times
five of our assessors received funding to attend the Sydney assessor training meeting
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The Executive Committee intends to give some financial support to our teacher
members in Christchurch whose premises, equipment and/or income have been
affected by the earthquakes. The matter is still under consideration, but at least
$5-6K of association funds may be used to this end. A primary function of our
association is support of the Iyengar yoga community, and teachers are vital to
maintaining that community. I believe it is beholden upon us to contribute to
keeping those Christchurch teachers going.
I took over as Treasurer from Jackie Kesby in November 2010. As Ive been
learning the ropes thereve been 1 or 2 minor hiccups, and some tasks (eg the
Bellur donation) that have been overlooked. With Jackies helpful advice, I now
have a good handle on managing the associations funds. My thanks to
committee members and others for their patience through this transition.
Particular thanks to David Bullivant for his efficiency maintaining the member
database and his practical support with membership renewals.
Both Jackie and I have found that chasing up information on unidentified
deposits is the biggest time-waster for the treasurer.
A reminder to ALL members of ways they can help the treasurer manage
IYANZ funds:
please return membership renewal forms (either paper or email) when paying
your subs
please provide clear and complete identifying information on ALL internet
payments
please avoid over-the-counter bank deposits where possible these are very
hard to identify on our bank statement
please make any payments to IYANZ by posting a cheque, or via internet
banking if neither option suits, please contact me directly
Namaste, Susan Lamont (Treasurer)
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BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of New Zealand

Financial report 2010-2011
REVENUE and EXPENSE statement
Subscriptions
Revenue
Expenses
= receipts
= payments
$10,320.00
Net
$10,320.00
Admin expenses
($753.96)
($753.96)
AGM expenses
($454.95)
($454.95)
Certification Mark
$3,900.00
($1,998.39)
$1,901.61
Yoga Rahasya
$3,240.70
($1,875.00)
$1,365.70
Assessments
$7,950.00
($12,301.14)
($4,351.14)
Workshop
$44,570.28
($23,072.73)
$21,497.55
Bookshop
$3,084.00
($2,496.04)
$587.96
Yoga Link
$390.00
($1,646.45)
($1,256.45)
Teacher Training manual
$720.00
($360.00)
$360.00
Certificates
$605.00
($12.23)
$592.77
Sundries **
$1,838.07
($967.30)
$870.77
$76,618.05
($45,938.19)
$30,679.86
** Summary of SUNDRIES
for year ended 31-Mar-11
Revenue
Overpayments
Interest
Unidentified deposits
Expenses
Refund overpayments
Bank fees
Website
PO Box
56
$187.50
$560.57
$1,090.00
$1,838.07
$107.50
$132.00
$527.80
$200.00
$967.30
TERM DEPOSIT summary
Term deposit as at
31-Mar-10
$24,187.40
Plus interest
2010-2011
$1,085.45
Term deposit as at
31-Mar-11
$25,272.85
Summary of ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

Opening balance
1-Apr-10
$37,213.54
Plus term deposit and interest
31-Mar-11
$25,272.85
Plus receipts over expenses
2010-2011
$30,679.86
$93,166.25
Closing balance annual accts

BANK RECONCILIATION as at 31-Mar-11
Opening balance as at
Plus revenue for year
1-Apr-10
Less expenses for year

Discrepancy
$37,213.54
$76,618.05
$113,831.59
($45,938.19)
($1.00)
$67,892.40
Closing balance cheque acct

Balance per Bank Statement as at
Less outstanding cheques
31-Mar-11
100848
100849
100850
100851
$69,162.66
$271.05
$321.15
$195.06
$483.00
($1,270.26)
$67,892.40
Closing balance cheque acct

IYANZ BALANCE SHEET as at:
31-Mar-11
National Bank of NZ cheque

account
$37,213.54
$67,892.40
National Bank of NZ term deposit
$24,187.40
$25,272.85
Closing balance annual accts

$61,400.94
$93,165.25
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IYANZ SECRETARYS REPORT:

I was appointed to the role of Secretary, Iyengar Yoga Association of NZ, followit the
AGM 2010 and took over from Clare Davenport
This first year has been one of learning, both the working structure of the Executive and
trying to interpret the the more intricate workings of the computer. Thank you to the
executive for their patience and support!
The system of communicating by email is slow but sound. It does avoid the need for faceto-face meetings and gives the opportunity to read and reread others opinions. On the
other hand things often move slowly.
The main issue I have had to deal with is that of the use of the name "Iyengar" by those
not qualified to do so. There have been two ocassions where this has arisen, one
probably out of ignorance, the other on the verge of false advertising. Letters have been
sent to both parties. It appears there is not a good understanding of the Constitution in
this regard. The solution may be to write an item for the Link and also to remind teacher
trainers that they need to explain the ruling and the reasoning behind it to their trainees.
I would like to suggest that, to make the job easier for future executive members there is
a description of the Executive and how it works, (perhaps a printed copy in the Link), a
job description for the secretarial role and how to access membership lists and
addresses.
To conclude I am prepared to serve in the role for a further year should that be required.
I should also like to thank Melodie for her help.
Sue McBride
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CERTIFIED TEACHERS
SENIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL II
Monica Haar
Auckland
09 360 8884 [email protected]
SENIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL I

Melodie Batchelor Auckland
Susie Lever
Auckland

JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL III

Paul Barton
Rotorua
Wendy Brown
Christchurch 03 388 1171
Rosie Holland
Nelson
Jackie Kesby
Hamilton
[email protected]
Joy Sanders
Auckland
Anne-Marie Tweedie Christchurch 03 388 9080 [email protected]
Louisa Potter
Keri Keri
JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL II

Fran Campbell
Suzanne Carson
Frances de Haas
Corry Regnier
Matthew Smart
Delwyn Unkovich
Mande White
Auckland
Auckland
Christchurch
Hamilton
Hamilton
Auckland
Auckland
09 378 4913
09 482 2901
03 388 0105
07 856 4932
07 846 7600
09 377 4544
0274 908020
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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CERTIFIED TEACHERS continued

JUNIOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL I
David Bullivant
Auckland
Jyoteeka Cummings Palmstn Nth
Pat MacDonald
Auckland
Neil Mackay
Auckland
Tessa Meek
Wellington
Tria Peters
New Plymth
Michelle Polglase Christchurch
Michelle Robinson Auckland

0273209340 [email protected]
INTRODUCTORY
Roger Brown
Wellington
Michelle Brown Hamilton
Sean Carr
Christchurch
Michelle Cowell Auckland
Pam Crisp
Wellington
Clare Davenport Christchurch
Zack Domikez
Nelson
Cheryl Farthing Auckland
Gabriella Gini
Hamilton
Vanessa Greenwood Auckland
Norman Gruebsch Kapiti Coast
Stephanie Hall
Auckland
Sue Hallas
Nelson
Yusni Irene
Jakarta
Jane Jones
Auckland
Julie King
Auckland
Eira Kramer
Auckland
Susan Lamont
Nelson
Marcia Leite
Auckland
Denise Lewis
Auckland
Sue McBride
Wanganui
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TBA
[email protected]
TBA
09 835 4922 greenwood [email protected]
[email protected]
027 22 66 981 [email protected]
INTRODUCTORY continued
Lee McGarva
Auckland
Loris Mills
Queenstown
Penny Mitropoulos Tauranga
Kim Michalis
Auckland
Madhu Nahna
Te Kuiti
Heidi Napflin
Auckland
Christiane Nordt Christchurch
Wendy Norwood
Auckland
Maureen OBrien Auckland
Jo Peden
Wellington
Hilary Phillips
Auckland
Kathleen Powell
Auckland
Linda Power
Great Barrier
Tracey Roberts
Whangarei
Kim Robertson-Barnes Keri Keri
Julie Sargisson
Auckland
Philip Savage
Wellington
Lucinda Sherratt Auckland
Tracy Southern
Auckland
Yan Stam
Warkworth
Swenja Stellfeld Wanaka
Rachael Thompson Auckland
Jillian Tipene
Hamilton
Taya Van Roon
Whangarei
Rebecca Vane
Hamilton
Jane Von Roy
Auckland
Curly West
Tauranga
Jared White
Nelson
Gaynor Wilkie
Auckland

078787819 TBA
TBA
021 506604 [email protected]
07 548 1596
09 525 2445
Note: Teachers PLEASE CHECK YOUR DETAILS.

If any changes are required please contact the editor..
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Committees 2010/2011
Executive Committee
Susan lamont
[email protected]
Treasurer
Sean Carr
phone 027 255 1998 [email protected]
Paul Barton
Eira Kramer
Assessment and Teacher Training Committee

Melodie Batchelor
Monica Haar
Jackie Kesby
Rosie Holland
Suzi Carson
09 376 5477
[email protected]
09 360 8884
[email protected]
03 539 4655
09 482 2901
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ethics and Certification Committee

Suzi Carson
09 482 2901
[email protected]
07 859 1221
03 351 3383
09 835 4922
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Events Committee
Michelle Brown
Michelle Polglase
Vanessa Greenwood
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