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    B.K.S Iyengar quote

Inititute Opening 

Membership & Volunteering

The Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York
would like YOU as a Member!

The Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York (IYAGNY) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the art, science and philosophy of BKS Iyengar's visionary path of yoga. It serves more than 1000 members--teachers and students--throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.  The Association welcomes practitioners of all forms of Yoga who wish to expand and refine their understanding. Its flagship teaching Institute, located in Manhattan’s Chelsea district, offers more than 70 classes per week and is a haven for Iyengar Yoga practitioners in the region. The Association includes 114 certified Iyengar Yoga teachers across the four-state area.

Iyengar Yoga is the continually evolving gift of living legend BKS Iyengar, the author of 14 books including the seminal Light on Yoga and his new classic, Light on Life, published in 2005.  At 87, he continues to inspire students around the world. The insights of Iyengar Yoga are employed by everyone from dance professionals to physical therapists to all manner of yoga practitioners and teachers.

Membership connects you into the heart of the Iyengar Yoga community in our area and around the world. IYAGNY serves as a direct link to the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS) and is a communication channel to the Iyengar family and the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India.

IYAGNY Membership runs from January 1 – December 31 and is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Renewing IYAGNY Members: Refer a new member and receive one FREE class with the teacher of your choice! Click to download a Membership form.

Membership Levels:

$55 Tadasana: Stand tall for the Association

  • Access to series rates on courses at the Institute
  • Discounts and pre-registration on special programs offered through the Institute
  • Discounts on props, books, videos and clothing at the Institute to enhance your practice
  • Automatic membership in the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS)
  • Subscription to the IYNAUS Newsletter (two issues per year)
  • 10% discount on select items from Tools for Yoga:  www.toolsforyoga.com*
  • Registration discounts on select workshops with IYNAUS Certified Teachers throughout the Greater New York region
  • Discounts at local restaurants including Candle Café and Candle 79*

*Please present proof of IYAGNY membership to receive these benefits.

$100 Vrksasana: Branch out            
All of the above PLUS

  • One FREE members-only class offered 2 times per year at the Institute
  • $14 one-year subscription to Yoga Journal (new subscribers only)
  • 15% off selected Yoga Journal videos
  • $5 off the Yoga Journal 2005 Iyengar Intensive at Estes Park 5-DVD Set.*

Discount codes will be made available to members upon receipt of payment. You may view the products listed above at www.yjshop.com.

*Partial proceeds from the sale of this DVD set go to Mr. Iyengar’s Bellur Project and to the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS).

$250 Salamba Sirsasana: Turn upside-down
All of the above PLUS one FREE class with teacher of your choice at the Institute, for you to keep or share with a friend!           

$500 Urdhva Dhanurasana: Bend over backwards
All of the above PLUS a signed copy of BKS Iyengar’s Light on Life

$1,000 Natarajasana: Join our cosmic dance
All of the above PLUS two FREE guest passes to the Institute: give the gift of Yoga!           

$2,500 Hanumanasana: Bridge worlds for us           
All of the above PLUS a FREE 60 minute private yoga session with Senior Faculty Member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute

$5,000 Padmasana: Blossom!
All of the above PLUS a FREE 90 minute private yoga session with Senior Faculty Member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute

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Additional Ways to Support IYAGNY:

Matching Gifts
Many companies match employees’ contributions to non-profit organizations. Please submit a matching gift form with your membership payment.

Annual Fund Gifts
Contributions above or beyond your membership gift provide crucial funds that will allow the Association to meet its goals. Donors of $1,000 and above will be recognized at the Institute and on the IYAGNY website. 

Gifts in Honor and Memory
Honor a special teacher, loved one or family member or remember someone important to you by giving a gift on their behalf.  Your gift will be acknowledged with a card informing the person or family of your thoughtfulness.

Volunteering
IYAGNY depends upon the selfless service of its volunteers. If you are interested in working on the newsletter, public relations and marketing, membership drives, data entry or special events, please let us know. Click to download a Volunteer form.

For more information on membership, volunteering or other ways to support the Association, please email info@iyengarnyc.org

Check this page often for new benefits as they are added

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Additional Benefits and How to Access Them

• All members must present their current orange key tag membership card when requesting benefits/discounts from our participating benefits providers in person. Please do not request a discount without your orange key tag.

• When making a web or phone purchase, please have your member ID number ready number below bar code on back of key tag) and provide it in space provided or tell the person you are ordering from.

• The gathering of benefits continues, so please check this page regularly for new additions. 

• If you, your company, or someone you know would like to participate in our membership benefits program, please contact Norma Colón at 212 288-8221 or normaom@earthlink.net

The Iyengar Yoga Institute of Greater New York is truly grateful to all who have generously contributed to our membership benefits program. The IYAGNY membership benefits program is designed to build community and to show appreciation for our members and should not be viewed as an endorsement of any particular goods, products or services over any others.

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Iyengar Yoga Classes and Workshops

Arsha Vidya Gurukulam

Bobbie Fultz, IYAGNY Certified Teacher

bobbie99@epix.net

www.arshavidya.org

PO Box 1059

Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania 18353

570-992-2339

Registration discounts on select workshops with Bobbie Fultz and other IYNAUS and IYAGNY certified Teachers. Discounts do not apply to housing costs.

Body & Soul Fitness and Yoga Center

Jeff Logan and Theresa Gunyan, IYAGNY Certified Teachers

bodyandsoulcenter@yahoo.com

www.bodyandsoulcenter.net

40 Gerard Street

Huntington, NY 11743

631-754-2774 or 631-385-4664

Discounts to all events at the studio or sponsored by our studio for IYAGNY members.

Studio Yoga Madison/Chatham

Theresa Rowland, certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Director

www.toolsforyoga.net

2 Green Village Rd.

OFFICE and PROPSHOP

Downtown Madison, NJ 07940

Workshops: IYAGNY members will receive the same workshop discount as Studio Yoga Members

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Doctors, Complementary and Alternative Health Care Providers

Dr. Scott Gerson

scott_gerson@nymc.edu

www.niam.com

375 Fifth Ave., 5th floor

212 685-8600

10% Discounts on all services, treatments, and products

Turning Point Acupuncture, Shane Hoffman, DAOM, LAC

www.nycacupuncture.com

1841 Broadway #509

New York, NY 10023

212-489-5038

20% discount off initial consultation and treatment

Dr. Idelle Brand DDS, FAGD, FIND
Holistic Dentist/Enlightened Dentistry

drbrand@wdol.com

www.drbrand.wdol.com
19 West 34th Street, Suite 1022
212 947-0073
10% courtesy discount on your first visit

Life Coaching and Yoga

Adrienne Dornbusch

adbodymindenergy@mailstation.com

212-362-6692

20% discount for first one hour session

As a coach, I give people the experience of being guided into a deeper sense of connection with themselves. This emotional and spiritual "inner alignment" empowers them to create more balance and fulfillment in all areas of their life. Iyengar yoga, with its emphasis on alignment and awareness, is a powerful adjunct to the coaching process of self-exploration and self-realization. Together they have the profound potential to awaken consciousness on every level.

 

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Physical Therapy, Chiropractic and Massage

MonQi Fitness

www.monqifitness.com

201 East 67th Street at Third Avenue

New York, NY 10021

212-327-2170

10% discount off each one-hour massage, chiropractic treatment or personal training session

PerforMax Physical Therapy

Sonia Chhabra, MSPT, CSI

Sonia@MyPerformaxPT.com

201 E. 67 St. 3rd. Floor

New York, NY 10021

646-485-8801

20% off for NON INSURANCE patients. One must have a doctor’s prescription

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Restaurants

Josie’s East

www.josiesnyc.com

565 Third Avenue at 37th Street

New York, NY 10016

212-490-1558

10% discount off entire bill (before tax) Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Offer valid for dine-in only. Offer expires 1/31/08.

Josie’s West

www.josiesnyc.com

300 Amsterdam Avenue

New York, NY 10023

212-769-1212

10% discount off entire bill (before tax) Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Offer valid for dine-in only. Offer expires 1/31/08.

Candle Café

www.candlecafe.com

1307 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10021 

212-472-0970

10% discount off entire bill (before tax) Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Offer valid for dine-in only.

Candle 79

www.candlecafe.com

154 East 79th Street

New York, NY 10021  

212-537-7179

10% discount off entire bill (before tax) Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Offer valid for dine-in only.

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Yoga Props and Related Items

Tools For Yoga

www.toolsforyoga.net

888-678-YOGA

Studio Yoga Madison/Chatham

2 Green Village Rd.

Downtown Madison, NJ 07940

Merchandise: 10% discount on most merchandise (not to be combined with other offers)

Workshops: IYAGNY members will receive the same workshop discount as Studio Yoga Members

Yoga Sandals, Beech Sandal Company, LLC

beachsandals@lycos.com

www.yogasandals.com

714-894 2300

15% discounts on retail orders. Type in the code A1234 in the ecoupon section. If there are any problems please call us at the number above.

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Vacations and Retreats

Yoga Macrobiotic Vacations

Yoga Mini Retreats in Cambridge

Frost House—Healing Center Bed and Breakfast (Cambridge, MA)

Karin Stephan, Senior Iyengar Yoga Instructor

KarinStephanYoga@aol.com

www.karinstephanyoga.com

www.yogamacro.com

617  497 0218 (main)

617 529 1632 (cell)

15% discount on both the Bed and Breakfast and Yoga Macrobiotic Vacations.

10% discount on the Yoga Mini Retreats in Cambridge.

Italian Days, Inc.

Anastasia Bizzarri

info@italiandays.com

www.italiandays.com

PO 210

Edgewater, NJ 07020

518-943-0800

5% off on Italian Days yoga travel packages, activities and villa rentals. Travel packages are customized based on our client’s needs and interests. Italian Days works with small boutique hotels attentive to the environment, and artisans and professional guides who support our programs to save and protect Nature and the archeological sites of Italy.

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Clothing

Marti’s closet

Marti Parker-Krauss, certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor

www.martiscloset.com

561-338-2162

20% discount on all bottoms and “I love Yoga” tee shirts.

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Other Services

BELLO DESIGN

Gina Bello

www.creativehotlist.com/g_bello

212.864.4483

10% discount on Design projects

Renew Ecological Salon

Ecological Hair & Skin Salon

Jim Gaylord, Owner

renew-salon.com

368 W. 46th Street

New York NY 10036

212-974-6600

10% discount on hair cuts.

A beautiful 1200 square-foot salon (with a wonderful backyard garden). The space offers a relaxing environment, superior services and a commitment to the future of the planet.

 

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Stores and Bookstores

Coming Soon!

 

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