About Us

 

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Only certified teachers teach genuine Iyengar yoga. All of ours hold the Iyengar Yoga Teachers Certification Mark, a sign of excellence, clarity and depth of understanding. To use this logo, they have to be properly trained and maintain their development.

Penny Chaplin

 

iyi_penny_chaplinPenny is one of seven of the Most Senior Leading Teachers of the UK, a special designation awarded to them by B.K.S. Iyengar in 2009.

She started teaching herself yoga from a book and first met B.K.S. Iyengar in 1971 when he was teaching in London. As his direct student, she visits Pune yearly. She has been teaching since 1974. She teaches the Teachers’ Class, General and Beginners classes and runs the Senior Intermediate workshops at the Institute.

She was a founder member of the Institute and is currently a trustee and Chair of the Teaching Committee. For many years she was actively involved in the national Teachers’ Association and currently sits on the Ethics Committee and Assessment & Training Committee of the IYA(UK).