Asha Iyengar Yoga Studio
Asha Iyengar Yoga Studio is based in the Riverside Shopping Centre in Bryanston, Sandton.
The method of Yoga that is taught is Iyengar Yoga, as developed by Guruji, B.K.S. Iyengar, the world-renowned Yoga teacher, who is credited with spreading the practice and study of classical Indian Yoga throughout the world.
B.K.S. Iyengar’s method is firmly based in the ancient Indian tradition of Yoga as defined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
The heart of Iyengar Yoga is situated in Pune, India, where the Iyengar lineage is carried forth by Mr Iyengar’s family, at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI).
Michele Higginson is Asha Yoga Studio’s primary teacher and has studied several times in Pune. All teachers at Asha Yoga Studio are qualified and certified Iyengar Yoga teachers.
Everyone is welcome to attend classes, as Yoga makes absolutely no distinctions – Iyengar Yoga is for everyone.
“Yoga is for everyone. You need not be an expert or at the peak of physical fitness to practise the asana… Yoga helps to integrate the mental and the physical planes, bringing about a sense of inner and outer balance, or what I term alignment. True alignment means that the inner mind reaches every cell and fibre of the body”
-B.K.S. Iyengar
Get to know Our Teachers
Michele Higginson
“Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim.” B.K.S. Iyengar
Iyengar Yoga has been part of Michele’s life since a very young age, as her Mum was one of the original Iyengar Yoga teachers in South Africa. Her mother was one of those fortunate few to have studied directly with Mr B.K.S. Iyengar himself. Michele actually started attending Iyengar Yoga classes only at the age of 30.
Her passion for the teachings and practice was immediate and she has been an ardent self practitioner for years. Michele credits her practice for seeing her through a hectic earlier career and through all the ups and downs of Life. She has travelled to Pune Six times to study with the Iyengars, and has attended many Iyengar Yoga conventions world-wide and in South Africa.
She is a Level 2 Certified teacher and has an intense desire to bring Iyengar Yoga into the lives of people who might not ordinarily be exposed to it. She has a distinct passion for teaching children and she has taught underprivileged girls in Kenya for several years.
Michele has Yoga Students in Kigali Capital of Rwanda. She is also a level 1 teacher trainer.
Asha Iyengar Yoga Studio is a dream come true for Michele and wishes to welcome as many people from all walks of life and ages into the classes. Book Now!
Kantilal Parshotam
Kantilal Parshotam has been a member of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of South Africa for the past 34 years. He was a lecturer at Wits University, teaching Human Biology to health science students.
His knowledge of Anatomy is vast. He has attended several Yoga Intensives at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, India, with Geetaji Iyengar, as well as many other Intensives in South Africa with visiting senior Iyengar Yoga teachers.
He studies the Patanjali Yoga sutras and incorporates Pranayama and Philosophy in his teaching. He is a member of Birdlife SA and the SA Botanical Society. He also enjoys dancing Tango. Book Now!
“Yoga is an Art, a Science and a Philosophy”, B.K.S. Iyengar
“Yoga allows you to find a new kind of freedom that you may not have known even existed, “
-B.K.S. Iyengar
