There is a fund that is called the Certification Mark Fund. Each year teachers in good standing pay to use the certification mark you see below. To be in good standing you must be a Certified Iyengar teacher and have attended a certain number of Professional Development classes and/or workshops and have taught a certain number of hours each year.
The fund is made possible through the generosity of Yogacharya Sri B.K.S. Iyengar as he had said that a certain percentage of the money was to be used to help in our communities.
I am happy to have received funding to continue teaching youth. In my application I asked for funding for youth at risk. I put youth at risk as I feel there is so much going on in the world that at this critical time in a youth's life having yoga can help to develop better self-image and confidence.
I base my classes on the books for children from the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Instuitute in Pune called Yogashastra. The books are a wonderful collection and really the wealth of information in them makes them good for anyone interested in the subject of yoga. The syllabus has been written to grow with the children as their practice develops. In Pune the youth classes are very important. I was fortunate to observe a few classes. There was I'm sure 100 kids at the classes. The classes were disciplined, yet fun.
In the introduction to the children in the first book it says, "Yoga is a science as well as an art, which helps you to culture the body and the mind. This helps you to develop a unique personality. Yoga is a total science covering the complete growth of a child in its own way from the body, senses, mind, emotions, intelligence and behaviour."
Along with a bit of fun and laughter I try to bring this to each class - not just the youth classes - that yoga brings a balance and health to those who practice it!
Namaste.
Pamela Nelson - Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor
306-981-4703
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