South African born & raised, now resident in Canada, Louie Ettling took her first yoga class with a teacher who had studied with B.K.S Iyengar in India. Louie went on to study regularly with the Iyengar family, and continues to work closely with yoga friends and colleagues who have done the same. Louie, a strong, empathetic and intuitive teacher, has played an active part in the Iyengar community, as an ongoing student, mentor and assessor.

“The lineage spoke to me from the very first day. This method of practice encourages practical, sensitive engagement with the body’s innate intelligence. It is for every-body, every character, and at every stage of life”

“It is with much gratitude that I share the gifts I have received from yoga. One of these very gifts is to be able to do the practice with others. Inspired by the original teachers, we encourage one another”.

“When we come together internationally, I see people from different cultures, with different philosophical outlooks, expressing gratitude for the opportunity Iyengar yoga creates to make the practice one’s very own and to do so in community when one wishes to”.

Louie Ettling, 23rd September, 2023.