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The Iyengar Yoga Centre offers one of the most comprehensive programs of Iyengar Yoga in North America
under the direction of Shirley Daventry French. Our faculty of teachers includes many experienced certified teachers of Iyengar Yoga, who have studied with B.K.S. Iyengar and his daughter Geeta in India and on their visits to North America. Six of our teachers serve as assessors for the Canadian national association and others are training to fulfill this role.
The certification mark  is a registered trademark granted to those teachers who have been trained, tested and approved by National Certification Boards. Endorsed by B.K.S. Iyengar, the certification mark denotes the teacher's authenticity and committment to the Iyengar system of Patanjali's ashtanga yoga.
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SHIRLEY DAVENTRY-FRENCH 
Shirley is a student of the yoga Master B.K.S. Iyengar and one of North America's most experienced teachers of his method of yoga. She has been teaching in Victoria for thirty years, and gives workshops nationally and internationally. She has also studied extensively with Swami Sivananda Radha at Yasodhara Ashram, British Columbia.
Certification: Senior Intermediate III
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LESLIE HOGYA
Leslie has been teaching in Victoria since the early 70's and has been active in the the local centre since then. She has studied in Pune at the RIMYI many times since her first trip in 1985. Her most recent trip was in Dec. 08. Leslie is President of IYAC and also serves on the Iyengar Yoga Centre Board. Leslie has taught in the U.S., Thailand, Hong Kong, and most recently in Mexico.
Certification: Senior Intermediate I.
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MARLENE MILLER
Marlene is a vibrant and enthusiastic Iyengar Yoga teacher who has been practicing and studying Iyengar Yoga since 1975. She has been teaching in
the Victoria region since 1979. Shirley Daventry French guides and inspires
her practice. Marlene has studied at R.I.M.Y.I. in Pune, India with Yogacharya
B.K.S. Iyengar, Geeta and Prashant Iyengar on several occasions, most recently in
November 2006. She has also studied intensively the yoga teachings of Swami
Sivanada Radha. Marlene is an Iyengar Yoga teacher trainer, and an active
member and assessor of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada.
Certification: Senior Intermediate I |
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LINDA BENN
Linda has been studying yoga with Shirley Daventry-French and many other senior teachers since 1980 and been teaching since 1987. She is a member of the Teacher Training Committee. Iyengar Yoga enriches her life, her practice and her teaching.
Certification: Intermediate Junior III.
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ANN KILBERTUS
Ann has been a student in the Iyengar Tradition for over twenty years. She continues to study with Shirley Daventry French and has been teaching since 1988 locally and nationally. Ann began going to Pune, India in 1992 and returns every few years to study with the Iyengars. Her practice and training as an occupational therapist offer a valuable contribution to further understanding of this work. Ann is involved locally in the training of teachers and nationally on the board of the Iyengar Association of Canada.
Certification: Senior Intermediate I |
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LAUREN COX
Lauren
has been an Iyengar yoga student since 1984 and has been teaching
since 1989. She continues to study under Shirley Daventry French and visiting senior
teachers. Lauren has studied at the R.I.M.Y.I. in Pune. Most recently in June 2004.
She is involved with the Teacher Training Committee and is an assessor for
I.Y.A.C. Lauren has taught in Vancouver, Salt Spring Island & Hong Kong.
She loves how yoga takes her out of her comfort zone! In her spare time
Lauren likes to ride her 'tadasana' bicycle, draw, sing & make cards.
Certification: Intermediate Junior III |
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ROBIN CANTOR
Robin has been a student in the Iyengar tradition for 25 years and has studied with the Iyengar family in Pune, India. She has experience instructing youth, seniors, special needs and pregnancy classes at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria and, in the community. She is ever grateful for the opportunity to attend classes with Shirley Daventry French twice a week. Robin also attends many workshops throughout the year with senior teachers.
Certification: Intermediate Junior II |
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JO ANNA HOPE
Jo Anna has been studying Iyengar yoga since 1991 and has been teaching since 1995. She has studied with the Iyengars in both Canada and in Pune, India. Her primary teacher, Shirley Daventry French, continues to inspire her in weekly classes and in workshops, as do other local and visiting senior teachers. Jo Anna has also studied, at length, the work of Swami Sivananda Radha at Yasodhara Ashram in eastern British Columbia.
Certification: Introductory II
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JAMES CURRIE-JOHNSON James fell in love with Iyengar yoga at his very first class in Vancouver. The Canadian Iyengar Yoga Teachers Association certified him in 2001 after ten years of training with the Iyengar Yoga Centre. James has pursued additional studies with the Iyengars when they have visited Canada. He strives to bring clarity and compassion to his teaching using the inspiration he gets from his own yoga practice. As volunteer bookseller for the Iyengar Yoga Centre, he is very interested in yoga literature and yoga philosophy.
Certification: Intermediate Junior I |
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TY CHANDLER
Ty has been studying Yoga since the late 80's and completed the 3 year Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria's Teacher Training program under the direction of Linda Benn in 2001. She studies weekly with Shirley Daventry French and has taken workshops with many senior teachers. She continues her training by making trips to Pune to study with the Iyengars and to Blacons France to study with Faeq Biria. In 2006 she met Ammachi. Ty is grateful for the inspiration she receives from students, peers, and her teachers. It is her hope to inspire confidence and encourage concentration on the work at hand.
Certification: Intermediate Junior III
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WENDY BOYER
Wendy has been studying Iyengar yoga in Victoria since 1991 and teaching since 1996. She continues to study with Shirley Daventry French and senior Victoria teachers in weekly classes, workshops and intensives. She has taken many workshops with visiting teachers including Felicity Green, Ramanand Patel, Julia Gumested, Father Joe Pereira and, in Montreal, with
Faèq Biria. Wendy has also studied at Radha House with teachers trained at the Yasodhara Ashram. Her daily yoga practice is the foundation of her life.
Certification: Intermediate Junior I
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MELISSA WORTH
Melissa Worth is a certified Introductory II teacher. In September 2004 she travelled to Pune to study with the Iyengars at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute. She studies and teaches at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria.
Certification: Introductory II
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CORRINE LOWEN
Corrine has been practicing Iyengar Yoga for more than half of her life. She began the teacher training program at the Iyengar Yoga Centre under Leslie Hogya's direction in 2001. Corrine studies regularly with Shirley Daventry French. She attended classes with Geeta Iyengar at the Canadian Iyengar Yoga Teachers Association National Conference in 2001, and has participated in workshops with many nationally and internationally recognized Iyengar teachers.
Certification: Intermediate Junior I
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JEANNETTE MERRYFIELD
Jeannette Merryfield is an Iyengar yoga student since 1998, her primary teacher was Linda Benn, and now Linda is her supervising teacher in the intensive teacher training program offered at the Iyengar Yoga Centre. Shirley Daventry-French instructs a level three class that Jeannette attends weekly. Some of the senior yoga teachers that she has had the opportunity to participate in their conference and workshops are respectively Mr. Iyengar's daughter Geeta, Felicity Green, Mahyar Raz and Ramanand Patel. She is happy to be a member of the V.Y.C. and C.I.T.Y.A. which maintain high standards of education and indepth training for the teachers and yoga community.
Certification: Introductory II
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GREG SLY
Greg became an Iyengar Yoga zealot in Winnipeg in 1995 when he found it relieved his chronic back tension and also provided him with a meditative calm. Grateful to be associated with the Iyengar Yoga Centre, Greg has been on the newsletter committee since arriving in Victoria in 1998. He now studies with Shirley Daventry-French and other senior teachers at the centre. He has attended many workshops and retreats with senior Iyengar teachers including the 2001 conference with Geeta Iyengar, and is eager to share the empowering and fulfilling qualities of yoga in his classes.
Certification: Introductory II |
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NANCY SEARING
Nancy began studying Iyengar Yoga with Marlene Miller in 1994 and has taken classes with all of the senior teachers at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria. Nancy continues to study weekly with Marlene Miller and Shirley Daventry French. She has also studied with many national and international Iyengar Yoga teachers including, Geeta and Prashant Iyengar. Nancy studied
in Pune, India for seven weeks in the Fall of 2004, and again in 2006. Besides her involvement at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria, Nancy is a founding member of the Peninsula Yoga Centre and teaches there. She is Secretary of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Canada.
Certification: Intermediate Junior I
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BRITTA POISSON
Britta attended her first Iyengar Yoga class in 1998. Drawn to the precision and integrity of this method inspired her to discover these qualities within herself. In 2002, she entered the three-year teacher apprentice program and is mentored by Linda Benn. She continues to study Yoga through the work of Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar and Geeta Iyengar, in classes regularly with Shirley Daventry French , and in workshops with Geeta Iyengar, Shirley Daventry French, Ramanand Patel, Chris Saudek and Faeq Biria. Certification: Introductory II
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MAGGI FEEHAN
Maggi Feehan has been studying Iyengar Yoga since 1988 and has been teaching since 1992. She has studied with B.K.S. Iyengar both in Canada and in Pune, India and with Geeta Iyengar in India. Her main teacher is Shirley Daventry French with whom she has studied since 1992. Other teachers that have inspired her include Ramanand Patel, Felicity Green, Julie Gudmestead, andS Fr. Joe Perieira. Maggi has also studied the work of Swami Radha both at Yasodhara Ashram in Kootenay Bay and in Victoria.
Certification: Introductory II
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GLENDA BALKAN-CHAMPAGNE
Glenda began her yoga studies in 1994 in Toronto as an antidote to the stress of "life upon the wicked stage." In 1997 a colleague introduced her to Iyengar Yoga and she has never looked back. Glenda entered the teacher training program with Marlene Mawhinney in 1999 and was certified in 2003. She now lives in Victoria and studies with Shirley Daventry French and the other senior teachers here at the Centre. Glenda is grateful for the teachers, loved ones, and circumstances that sustain her on this path.
Certification: Introductory II
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GLENDA HINGLEY
Glenda began studying Iyengar yoga in 1997. She has studied with all of the senior teachers at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria and many international Iyengar yoga teachers, including a memorable week with Geeta Iyengar in 2001. She continues to study regularly with Shirley Daventry French and values the mentorshiop of Marlene Miller in teacher training.
Certification: Introductory II
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KARYN WOODLAND
Karyn began classes with Shirley Daventry French in 1978. She continues to take weekly classes with Shirley and pursues professional training with various other senior Iyengar instructors. Karyn loves yoga for the freedom it brings to the body, the peace it brings to the mind, and the joy it brings to the soul! Certification: Introductory II
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MARILYN SHEPHERD
Marilyn has been exploring yoga since 1980. In 1998 Iyengar yoga came to her attention. She has taken Iyengar teacher training with the senior teachers in Winnipeg, Calgary and here in Victoria. In August 2008, she made her first trip to study in Pune. She supports the Iyengar community currently as the Treasurer for the IYAC.
Certification: Introductory II
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Teacher Training: The Iyengar Yoga Centre offers a three year teacher training program where experienced Iyengar Yoga students are prepared for assessment by the Canadian Iyengar Yoga Teachers' Association, the governing body for Iyengar Yoga in Canada.
Canadian Teachers Listing: For a complete list of certified Iyengar Yoga teachers throughout Canada, please see The Canadian Iyengar Yoga Teachers Association website. www.iyengaryogacanada.com.
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