Free Your Neck + Shoulders with Ana Herrera

Many of us hold muscular tension in the neck, upper back and shoulders. This impacts mobility, postural health and is often the source of pain and stiffness.

Learn yoga tools for better posture, alignment, mobility and strength. Add this sequence to your regular practice for continued and sustained improvements. Open to students of all levels.

Saturday February 22
2:00-4:00pm Calgary Time
In-Person + Live Online with a Recording (available for 2 weeks)
$40+gst 
CIYogi Autopay Members receive 25% off and 3 weeks access to the recordings.

Yoga 101: A Workshop for Beginners with Santi Arribas Pican

Yoga can help transform your posture, your fitness, your overall health and bring calmness and steadiness into your life.

Join Santi to learn how accessible practices can benefit you. Experience a clear and systematic approach to yoga that meets you where you're at. Explore basic principles of practice, props and philosophy and experience the potency and immediate benefits of Iyengar yoga.

Sunday, February 23
1:30-3:30pm Calgary Time
In-Person + Live Online with a Recording (available for 2 weeks)
$40+gst 
CIYogi Autopay Members receive 25% off and 3 weeks access to the recordings.

Peer Teaching + Assessment Style Practice Days with Sharoni Fixler

These sessions are for apprentices and teachers going for their next level of certification to practice assessment-style teaching and do assessment-style practices. CIYogi and Y60 Members are welcome to join and participate in the practices and be a volunteer student for the teaching component.

Sundays | 1:30-3:30pm Calgary Time | In Person + Live Online
February 9, 16
March 16, 23
April 13, 20

Professional Development Days with Sharoni Fixler

PD Days are an opportunity for teachers, apprentices, students and the wider Iyengar yoga community to come together in learning to explore practice, poses, skills and strategies. Free for all IY Community.

Sunday, April 6 | Sequences Towards Challenging Asanas
Sunday, May 18 | Pranayama

1:30-3:30pm Calgary Time
In Person + Live Online

February Get-Away in Puerto Vallarta

Bring your other, bring your pals, bring your book. We’ll take care of the rest (+ relaxation).

8 days, 7 nights in the vibrant heart of Puerto Vallarta with easy mornings, nourishing lunch and afternoons / evenings at your leisure.

Saturday, February 15 - Saturday, February 22

Check out Gerry and Cynthia’s experience ↓↓↓

Puerto Vallarta Retreat Intensives with Ty Chandler + Sharoni Fixler

Sustained practice, sequenced to progressively open the body through concentrated effort and awareness.

Morning openings move the practitioner towards deep relaxation through postures that open the body, followed by pranayama, giving awareness to the respiratory process while recognizing the connection between the breath, the mind and the emotions. Traditional asana are progressively introduced in the afternoon for energizing the body and mind.

Week 1: Restoration, Recuperation & Foundations
Monday, February 24 - Saturday, March 1

Week 2: Level 2-3-4 Practice Intensive
Monday, March 3 - Saturday, March 8

Yoga Travel Workshop: A Members’ Only Workshop with Inga Norkute

Whether you're a road warrior, a weekend adventurer or embarking on a long-haul trip, explore sequences for jet lag, small spaces, rest stops and more, that you can easily incorporate into your travel days and at your destination.

You’ll receive sequences tailored to combat the physical strains of travel, such as stiffness, fatigue and poor posture. You'll learn practical advice on finding time for practice and creatively use built-in props wherever you are.

Saturday, March 29
2-4pm Calgary Time
In-Person + Live Online with a Recording
*Complimentary for CIYogi Members and Y60 Members

Dr. Hermann Traitteur | May 2025

Details coming soon.

West Coast Retreat Intensives with Ty Chanlder + Sharoni Fixler

Sustained practice, sequenced to progressively open the body through concentrated effort and awareness.

Morning openings move the practitioner towards deep relaxation through postures that open the body, followed by pranayama, giving awareness to the respiratory process while recognizing the connection between the breath, the mind and the emotions. Traditional asana are progressively introduced in the afternoon for energizing the body and mind.

Week 1: Restoration, Recuperation & Foundations
Monday, June 30 - Saturday, July 5

Week 2: Level 2-3-4 Practice Intensive
Monday, July 7 - Saturday, July 12

Jawahar Bangera | Live in Calgary this Summer

July 18-20 | Weekend Workshop
July 21-22 | Teacher Training
In Person + Live Online with Recordings

Ambassador of Iyengar yoga, world-renowned senior teacher and close disciple of BKS Iyengar, Jawahar Bangera returns to Calgary this summer.

A rare opportunity to study with an expert teacher who has masterful insights into practice techniques and its principles. Jawahar will explore how the practice touches the various layers of a human being from the physical to the spiritual realms. His teaching embodies spirit, kindness and humour.

Jawahar has been a student of Iyengar yoga since 1969 and accompanied B.K.S. Iyengar on many of his workshops around the world. He travels the world teaching and is a trustee of the Light On Yoga Research Trust that runs two centres for in-person sessions and one online.

A Late Harvest Getaway in Puerto Vallarta

Bring your other, bring your pals, bring your book. We’ll take care of the rest (+relaxation).

8 days, 7 nights in the vibrant heart of Puerto Vallarta with easy mornings, nourishing lunch and afternoons / evenings at your leisure.

Saturday, November 8 - Saturday, November 15