Written by Bridget Campbell, DHIY Chair
Welcome to 2025, and our newly online version of Yoga Prajna.
The days are beginning to lengthen, and the spring bulbs are starting to appear, which makes me think of new beginnings. It’s always an exciting time of year when there’s lots to look forward to.
We have plenty on offer for you to look forward to, starting with our first general workshop of the year in March with Lydia Holmes. We are breaking new ground this year by hosting two weekend workshops with international teachers – Garth McLean in June and then Mary and Eddy in October. Booking will be open shortly for both. All our 2025 workshops are listed on our events page.
We want to hear about your experiences of the workshops that you attend and will be sending out a feedback form after each one. We’d love to hear your comments and any suggestions you have for improvements. We are also interested in your ideas for teachers we could invite for 2026, as we start to plan our programme for next year.
We will also be asking our members for your views about DHIY generally and a survey will be coming out shortly. Please take time to give us your thoughts so we can make sure you are getting what you need from your membership. It is 20 years this year since the original Dorset and Hampshire Iyengar Yoga Institute was first formed. We will be discussing ways to mark this, so look out for news in the next few months.
We had a very successful morning of yoga on National Iyengar Yoga Day in January. Thanks go to the four teachers who each taught a free class. There were lots of people there who were new to Iyengar Yoga. There was a really good energy and an enthusiastic response to the teaching, so hopefully some of them will follow up and join a local class. Thank you too to Sally and Tobias for their hard work to make such a successful event, as well as for all the events they organise. Tobias has made a lot of changes to the process for booking workshops which will hopefully make it easier to book. Do let us know what you think on events@dhiy.org.
I hope you will enjoy all the articles on our new blog. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. Ingrid is always looking for more people to write something, so please do get in touch if you have an idea.
Best wishes, Bridget Campbell
DHIY Chair