Szintén gratulálunk három oktatónknak, akik augusztus 26-án sikeresen letették az Intermediate Junior 1-es vizsgát: Sütő Máriának, Trapp Lászlónak és Veres Mónikának.

“Dear Students,

Greetings as I return from China. I wanted to share with you all a few precious moments from the extraordinary event that was BKS Iyengar’s historic trip to China. This was the largest group that he has ever taught – 1000 students were expected and almost 1400 were present. In an interview with the Times of India, Guruji spoke of the importance of the event and described it as being the latest step in the thousands of years of cultural exchange between India and China. Chinese speakers likened BKS Iyengar to the Bodhidharma (who brought to Buddhism from India to China) and Lao Tzu (one of the founders of Taoism). The Chinese community received Guruji and the senior teachers with overwhelming love and appreciation. Guruji was indefatigable, dynamic, and passionate. His teachings were simple yet profound.

At the summit, before the conference, Guruji received a rock star greeting at the convention hotel. There were so many students and well-wishers assembled that we were concerned for a bit that he was going to be trampled!

Before the summit began, there was a day of sightseeing that lasted late into the night. Then, the next day, a press conference where Guruji came in to the sound of the Star Wars theme! On that second evening, there was a fifteen course banquet and two hours of talks by yoga teachers from all over Asia.

Guruji talked a lot about the heart continuously and the divinity that lives within it. His words were simple, direct, and profound. He ended his talk by telling us to love each other and live peacefully. He told us how to approach learning at the convention: with an empty brain, letting go of our own ideas, heartful, with eyes wide open, and with heartful, attentive awareness.

He began the first day of teaching by holding up a leaf and comparing it to our feet. He was poetic and inspired. He then taught Tadasana, Utthita Trikonasana, Utthita Parsvakonasana, Prasarita Padottansana, Parsvottanasana. He explained that these are the most important standing poses.



He said, “The brain becomes light when we have good alignment. Our movements should be dynamic, lovely and lively.” He ended the class with a very deep savasana.

Guruji was scheduled to teach for two hours the first and second days. The first day, he taught all 1400 students for three to three and a half hours. He had been scheduled to teach two. He stood the entire time, and came back halfway through the afternoon class that Birjoo Mehta was teaching (a review of the morning class) to see if the students were “understanding well.” Hard to believe our beloved Guruji is in his 93rd year.

On the second day, he taught for three and a half hours and reviewed the standing asanas from the first class, and then taught Bharadvajasana, Virasana, Parsva Virasana, Marichyasana III, and Pascimottanasana. He wove in many of the yoga sutras: I.2, I.14, I.16, II.34, II.17.

He taught and explained the elements and wove them into his teaching with a special focus on the skin (akasa), both inner and outer. “To work with motion,” he said, “the skin has to be soft.” Here’s a taste of this teaching: in Bharadvajasana on the back body, the posterior skin moves down.
 On the front body, the inner skin turns.
The skin on the back body should be soft to turn.

On the third day, Guruji’s teachings were beyond words during another three and a half hour class. He taught with simplicity, but at the same time it was subtle and practical. He began by responding to what he observed in the students, saying that some practice for fitness and to be physically attractive and that “This is important, but it’s the beauty of yoga is that it makes you naturally beautiful.”

“Don’t practice for cosmetic beauty, practice for cosmic beauty. Practice for inner beauty and inner light. When you have inner light you have inner beauty, cosmic beauty. Go from cosmetic state to cosmic state.”

He then began teaching through demonstration by his granddaughter Abhijata. His focus was on how to practice when your are in a mudha (dull) state. He showed Supported Backbends and Supported Inversions. For tamas or dullness, he taught to work from the periphery. For a rajasic or over- active state the same poses done differently. For rajas you work with the inner body.

Tamas turns to rajas, and rajas turn to sattva. In other words, dullness and lethargy transforms to attachment and activity, and this ultimately transforms to wisdom and peace.

The rest of the class was like a teacher training. He taught five different ways of doing Sirsasana, Sarvangasana and Urdhva Dhanurasana. He taught how to begin working with inversions. It was a very beginner group so he taught from the base in all the asanas, but once again he balanced simplicity with subtlety.

We broke at 1:00 came back at 3:00 for question and answer. Then we had a group photo with all 1400 people. This was followed by yoga demonstrations and talks. We, the assistants, were honored and garlanded. Then Guruji was garlanded and honored again, and again and again. The Chinese students sang us a song about love lasting for ten thousand years. It went right to our hearts. The event was scheduled to end at 6, but we went until 8:30. It was a spectacular event. The Chinese community welcomed us from their hearts and showered us with love.

We are part of an extraordinary lineage, in which the teachings have been passed down to us faithfully. We have a tremendous opportunity to practice what we have been given and transform our lives.

I return from this experience with joy, fullness and love in my heart. I will be sharing my experience of the convention and some of Guruji’s teachings at my evening class on Tuesday, June 28.

With love and blessings to all,

Patricia”

Invitation Letter 

 Dear Friends：

 Guruji Yogacharya Shri B.K.S.Iyengar, the greatest yoga master in the world, is going to attend the 2011 China-India Yoga Summit scheduled on June 16th, 2011 in Guangzhou, China. He will be having a dialogue with some important Chinese Taichi and Bagua Kungfu masters, comparing yoga with Chinese physical and spiritual practices, which is going to be one of the most significant cultural exchanges between two civilizations.

 From 17th to 19th June, 2011, Guruji will also conduct a 3-day professional course to give special yoga training and disclosure. Ten of his distinguished students around the world, who are also yoga masters of international prominence, will join the event to support the 3-day yoga course as on-site assistants, helping to communicate and coordinate between Guruji and students.

For the Chinese yoga circle, this is going to be an unprecedented event. As Guruji does not teach public classes any more, it will certainly attract many yoga enthusiasts and be a grand gathering of yoga professionals from China and abroad as it would give them a unique opportunity to study under him.

 We are anticipating your participation in the Yoga Summit and are excited for you to be part of this historical event.

 For more information please visit our official website: http://www.yogasummit.org

Or the Official website of Guruji: http://www.bksiyengar.com 

Best regards,

Organizing Committee

2011 China-India Yoga Summit

May 1st, 2011

Agenda:

China-India Yoga Summit

Date: 16^th, June, 2011.

Venue: Guangzhou Baiyun Convention Center

Guruji’s 3-day Yoga Course

Date: 17th—19th June, 2011
Venue: Hall No. 2, Guangzhou New Gymnasium

Course schedule:
Each daily course is composed of three sections:
■ Morning section: 9:30—11:30
Asana practice guided by Guruji, and assisted by his ten distinguished students;
■ Afternoon section: 15:00—16:00
Q& A: Clarification and corrections on yoga concepts and practices.
■ Evening section: 17:00—19:00
Consolidated practice conducted by Guruji’s ten distinguished students;
Course codes:

■ Please bring an one-inch recent photo with you to the spot for student pass.

■The course is suitable for experienced students (2 years yoga practicing experience or above is

recommended); those suffering from any major health conditions will not be permitted;

■ No camera, cell phones or photographic equipment are permitted into the classroom. The organizer has designated a team for filming.

■ Kids are not allowed into the course

Múlt héten sikerült találkoznom mesterünkkel, B.K.S. Iyengarral, akinek elmeséltem a Szövetség megalakulását. Nagyon örült a gyors és hatékony munkánknak, említettem, hogy nagy volt az egyetértés az alakuló ülésen.

Jövő kedden tehát születésnapot ünneplünk, több száz vendég gyűlik össze aznap, hogy meghallgassa Gurujit, felköszöntse és örömmel költse el a születésnapi vacsorát az Intézet udvarában.

Ha igen, akkor végre intézményesített formában képviselhetjük Guruji, BKS Iyengar munkáját Magyarországon.