THE TEACHERS

Iyengar Yoga teachers are widely recognized as being the best-trained yoga teachers in the world. Under the guidance and approval of Mr. Iyengar and his daughter Geeta, the Iyengar Association of Canada has developed an in-depth three year apprenticeship program that leads to international certification. Our teachers have all completed this training and continue to upgrade their qualifications by traveling to India to study at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute.

	*Donna Fornelli* has been a student of yoga for more than 30 years and is one of Canada's most experienced teachers of Iyengar Yoga. She has traveled to India several times to study with Mr. Iyengar, his daughter Geeta and son Prashant. She is a founding member and Past President of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada (IYAC), sits on the IYAC Certification Committee as an assessor, and is director of teacher training in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. She serves as Treasurer on the board of Iyengar Yoga Ottawa Gatineau.

	*Cathie Lewis* has been a student of Iyengar yoga since 1991. She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and has traveled to Pune, India to study at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute. She teaches a wide range of students in the Ottawa area. Cathie is the IYAC Regional Representative for the Ottawa/Gatineau area. She is on the Iyengar Yoga Ottawa Gatineau board of directors.

	Barbara Young is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher with many years of teaching experience. She offers classes in venues throughout Ottawa, and teaches yoga as a volunteer to women prisoners. Barbara has studied with the Iyengar family at the RIMYI in Pune, India. She is on the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada board of directors, where she serves as Librarian, Archivist and Chair of Communications. She is also on the board of Iyengar Yoga Ottawa-Gatineau.

	Sharon Pickle happened upon an Iyengar yoga class in 1998 and loved its precision and grounding. To deepen her practice and understanding, she decided to enter teacher training. She attained Iyengar yoga teacher certification in June 2007. Sharon travelled to Pune, India to study with Geeta, Prashant and Sunita Iyengar at the RIMYI in 2006. She has served on the Iyengar Yoga Ottawa-Gatineau board of directors since 2003.