Becoming a CIYT, Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher, begins with long term thorough and dedicated practice. One is a student of Iyengar Yoga before becoming a teacher. In the assessment process itself, candidates are carefully observed and evaluated as they demonstrate asanas and Pranayamas and as they teach a class of students.
Robin Attia
Robin is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher and has been teaching since 2001. She is a founder and co-owner of the Bija Yoga Studio which opened its doors in October 2002.Robin's journey into the practice began with certified Iyengar teacher Kathy Alef, who guided and inspired Robin into a deeper understanding and appreciation for yoga and its discipline. In 2003, Robin graduated from the Advanced Studies Program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of SF.
Jennifer Macgregor Dennis
Jennifer first learnt Yoga as a teenager from her mother who is a trained Iyengar teacher. She continued on within the Iyengar method completing her teacher training at the New York Institute. Over her 10 years of teaching she has studied with many of the great teachers and travelled to India several times to study at the source. Jennifer has taught all ages and abilities Internationally. Now based in San Francisco she believes yoga is for all when practiced with love and kindness .
LL Lopez
As a young teenager I started practicing martial arts and studied under Doc Fai Wong for 7 years in San Francisco. At the age of 18 I started a Yoga practice and traveled to Poona India in 2004 where I met Guruji B.K.S Iyengar for the first time. A pure genius who dedicated his entire life to the practice and teachings of Yoga.
I continued to study with him along with his children over the next 10 years until is passing in August 2014. I have now been practicing yoga for 25 years and have been teaching for over 23 years.
In 2002 I opened up Bija Yoga along with my friend Robin Attia and went to hybrid classes in 2020.
I’m sincerely grateful for the many teachers who have also given me incredible guidance over the years such as Ramanand Patel and Vijay Kapoor who I still study with. This ancient knowledge has its place in modern society as a means to open the heart and illuminate ones mind to see the self that resides in us all. See you in Class!