IYC,The Iyengar Yoga Centre of Auckland

Iyengar Yoga Centre of Auckland Ours is a friendly and supportive Centre where our teachers guide you in your practice whether you are new to Iyengar Yoga or have practiced elsewhere. The Iyengar Yoga Centre was first established in 1994 by our Principal and Director Monica Haar, Cert. Advanced Junior 2 Teacher (Level 4). Our teachers are trained in accordance with BKS Iyengar’s teachings, and most hold or are working towards obtaining the Internationally recognized certification Mark Principal and Director at the Iyengar Yoga Centre, Auckland Monica Haar, Cert. Level 4 Monica was born in Sweden, and when she was still a child , she was introduced to Yoga by her Russian grandmother. In the early 80s she started following the teaching of Mr BKS Iyengar, Guru-Ji, and has been teaching according to his method since 1987. She became a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher 1993 and she is now the highest certified Iyengar Yoga teacher in NZ and in Scandinavia. Monica has made annual trips to India since the early 90s to study with the Iyengar family attending both General classes as well as Intensive courses. She is an Assessor and Moderator in Assessments both in NZ and Scandinavia. She has been an active member of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of NZ since it began in 1993/94 and in Sweden since 2008. Monica now has her focus on Teacher development both in NZ and northern Europe. ’Yoga has always been in my life and will continue to be in my life till the end.’