Scholarships & Grants

IYAMW supports those who seek to teach or learn yoga.

IYAMW provides support to members to help them attend annual retreats, IYNAUS conventions, and yoga workshops.


IYAMW assists in the development of community engagement programs in communities where Iyengar yoga is not currently available, accessible, or affordable.

Those helped by IYAMW Scholarships

Scholarships

IYAMW provides scholarships to members who need financial support to increase access to education, training, and events.

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  • 2022 Retreat Scholarship Testimonials

    Thanks to membership revenue and donor contributions IYAMW was able to provide six scholarships for our first in-person retreat since 2019.

  • “I am ever grateful for the opportunity to attend the annual 2022 retreat through the scholarship program. It was heartwarming and inspiring to reconnect as a speck of light in this ever expanding, glowing, world-class Iyengar community. A special thanks to all of you for your dedication to the evolution and expansion of Iyengar Yoga. May you continue to move forward with the monumental work you are doing and know that you are making a HUGE difference in this beautiful, troubled world.”

    Julia Visconti

  • “…I wish to close my writing today expressing abiding gratitude to the IYAMW Committee that I could participate during this event. I left the northern Illinois region returning to my Bloomington, Indiana, home with a deep sense of awareness that my life is befitted greatly from the teachings, writings, and practices. Generations exist this present day of yogis finding inspiration and a life of contentment because B.K.S Iyengar and his generations of teachers, advocates, and practitioners in Iyengar Yoga locally and globally share freely their own expressions, love, and commitments to a yoga methodology and discipline. I hope to see you-all September 8-10, 2024 at the next in person IYAMW retreat!”

    Tony Hirsche

  • “After almost three years of no in person training, it was great to do yoga with other practitioners in the room. I felt nurtured and uplifted by our beautiful Midwest Iyengar Yoga community. Our wonderful teachers Kathleen and Jennie were wise and compassionate, challenging us to to refine our awareness of body, breath and mind. It was a pleasure to visit with old friends, and make some new ones...I enjoyed the retreat on many levels and definitely hope to participate again in the future.”

    Karen Allgire

Those helped by IYAMW Grants

Grants

IYAMW awards several mini-grants to Iyengar yoga teachers developing and maintaining community outreach initiatives in the Midwest.

These mini-grants provide supplemental funding for yoga props (e.g., mats, blocks, blankets, etc.), teacher compensation, and other associated costs.

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The One Project on Street Yoga

Presented by Yoga Mala of Bloomington, Indiana at Buffstone Court

Body Thy Shrine: Iyengar Detroit's Wellness Zine

Using funds provided through an IYAMW Community Grant, Iyengar Yoga Detroit Collective produced two issues of our community wellness zine, Body Thy Shrine, in 2021.

Rebates

In keeping with our mission to facilitate and support an inclusive and cohesive community of Iyengar yoga practitioners, IYAMW is offering members a $30 rebate. We hope this program will help make the benefits of IYAMW and IYNAUS membership available to more students within the region.
 
For members that choose to forgo their rebate, those funds will be directly used to sustain and build scholarship, grant, and outreach programs. These programs are the backbone of our organization, as we strive to fulfill the educational goals of Mr. Iyengar and help all, regardless of means or situation, to study Iyengar Yoga.