Julia Stirling
Teacher
Julia discovered Iyengar yoga in her 20s after a long relationship with dance and movement and was immediately drawn to yoga's rejuvenating properties.
The work of BKS Iyengar and his extended family informs all of her studies, practices, and teachings. It is through their teachings and those of other teachers who have studied with the Iyengars that I have a greater understanding of what Iyengar is and how it adapts and expands to meet the needs of all individuals. It is here that one truly sees the genius of BKS Iyengar.
Yoga provides both a physical and philosophical foundation for Julia’s daily life. In her personal practice, she finds yoga to be fascinating, exciting, clarifying, dynamic, and profound – ‘it’s the way I feel after each practice that keeps me coming back.’ She also finds strength and inspiration in the philosophical aspects of yoga. For the last several years she has been studying the Sutras with a group of fellow yoga teachers and examining the relevance of the ancient texts to our modern lives.
