Four Winds Yoga

Geeta Iyengar, the eldest daughter of B.K.S. Iyengar, formally started teaching in 1961. During her youth, she prepared her sisters and fellow schoolgirls for inter-school yoga competitions before her father’s seminal book Light on Yoga was published. She went on to pioneer yoga specifically for women.

After graduating from high school in 1961, she quickly stepped in to teach classes for her father while he was away on international tours. Teaching female students ranging from 7 to 80 years old shaped her experiential knowledge, leading her to adapt the Iyengar method to the physical requirements of women across all stages of life, including menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause.

She detailed her groundbreaking work for women's wellness in her 1983 book, Yoga: A Gem for Women.

Geeta Iyengar eventually became the co-director of the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, where she continued to teach and mentor students until her passing in 2018.

MATARIKI MĀ PUANGA

SAT 11 JUL | CHAI & YOGA
09H15 | CHAI 
09H30 - 11H00 | YOGA CLASS WITH SUZI
All welcome

Mānawatia a Matariki - STAR of the show:
'Ginny' and her skillful practitioner Ella James.
Join us in the studio tonight THURS 6PM - PEAK

ARAPIKI | RISING PERIOD
MON 6 JUL - MON 13 JULY

The Arapiki (rising period) is the 8-day window when Matariki reappears.
Thur 9 July | Peak
Fri 10 July | Holiday
Sat 11 July | Bright
Sun 12 July | Waning

MATARIKI MĀ PUANGA

Matariki, marks the Māori New Year

SAT 11 JUL | CHAI & YOGA
09H15 | CHAI 
09H30 - 11H00 | YOGA CLASS WITH SUZI
All welcome

Heading south for a weekend of practice with the level 2 teachers Yoga Tree Taupo.
The focus practicing different asanas balancing on our arms, with the mountain and lake as a back drop, an ideal winter practice.



IYNZ

Celebrating INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA in the beautiful
Te Rimutahi - 254 Ponsonby Road.

Thank you to everyone who joined us.
A particular thanks to Karryn Muschamp for designing the Iyengar Yoga poster.
And to the fantastic team at Te Rimutahi.

Nga mihi nui

IYNZ

Tēnā rawa atu koe.
My heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us for our 30th Anniversary Celebration.

The Dream Team:
Cheryl Farthing - Sound Bath, The Yoga Studio
Elena Skiteikina & Yulia Mochalova - Coffee, The Purple Peony
Ella James & Lynley Simmons - Chai & Muffins
Layal Moore - Cake , The Barn Studio Cakery
FWY teachers for everything you do behind the scenes

Aroha nui ki a tātou kato

Winter Series - Week 2

WED 10 JUN - WED 29 JUL (8 weeks)
Ponsonby Studio
06h30 - 08h00

Students practicing with the Four Winds Yoga teachers,
working through a series of winter asanas together.

Some experience is ideal.