I have been a student of Iyengar yogakshema for the past more than 8 years and it wouldn't be an exaggeration if I said that my life now revolves around yoga and why wouldn't it? I live my life knowing that whatever problems of the body and mind may exist, I can overcome those on my own through yoga and that is all thanks to the subject and the precision with which Mrs. Nivedita Joshi teaches it.
The term Guru means one who dispells darkness and Mrs. Joshi is an embodiment of this. Her knowledge of not just yoga, but of the scriptures, of the human body and mind, is par excellence. She can analyse the root cause of physical ailments with precision and even predict future illnesses with a fair degree of certainty. It is owing to this quality and the fact that she can never see someone walking to their doom and look the other way, that she is a wonderful teacher, protective and caring. But to be able to imbibe any knowledge, one needs to have faith and be able to surrender, one needs to drop one's ego and open up to the positive energy that ma'am brings!
Iyengar yogakshema is an abode of knowledge and teaches a new way of living and of seeing things, to all those who are ready to remove their self created blindfolds, open their minds and walk towards the light to which our Guru is pointing.