About Eyal

Eyal is a Senior-Level Iyengar teacher, practicing since 1978 and teaching since 1985.

Eyal Shifroni Talks About His Path in Yoga

I first encountered yoga as a child, but began to study it consistently in 1978 with the Shivananada method. In 1982 I began to study Iyengar Yoga and since then, I have been thinking, writing, and teaching yoga. I direct the Iyengar Yoga Center of Zichron-Ya’akov in Israel and conduct yoga workshops in Israel and around the world.

In 1988 I first traveled to RIMYI in Pune to study directly under Guruji, B.K.S. Iyengar. For many years, I traveled there to study with the Iyengars (for a month each visit). In 2009 Mr. Iyengar gave me a Senior Intermediate III certificate.

I met Mr. Iyengar personally during my visits to RIMYI and studied with him. We had some interesting conversations while I translated two of his books (The Tree of Yoga & Light on Pranayama) into Hebrew, and also when he gave me his comments while assessing me for my final certificate.

Currently, I hold a Senior Intermediate level III certificate. I regularly conduct workshops in Israel and worldwide. I conducted several teacher training courses in my center. Read testimonials of international teachers about my teaching.

So far, I have published 9 books about yoga. I regularly study the philosophy of yoga and write articles about the practice and philosophy of yoga.

As one of the most senior teachers in Israel, I was active in the IYAI (Iyengar Yoga Association of Israel), and for many years, I took an active part in the teaching certification process.

I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Technion (the Israeli Institute of Technology) and was teaching Computer Science in Colleges in Israel for many years.

If you wish to organize a workshop to introduce the material from my books, or for any other subject (in the realm of Iyengar Yoga), please contact me.

Gallery

On my 60th birthday, I celebrated by doing 60 asanas on the beach (where I like to practice). Here are some of them. Watch the full album on Facebook.

And I repeated this ‘tradition’ so far twice more (on my 65th and 70th birthdays, when I did 65 and 70 asanas, respectively). Here is a sample:

Practicing for the 65th birthday

From a workshop in Jinan, China

Workshop at Jinan, China

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Interviews

The following are some interviews with Eyal, featuring his path in yoga and how he started to write books about yoga:

Glimpses of Eyal’s Workshops

Testimonials

What people are saying about Eyal’s teachings & books

I have been using A Chair for Yoga for years for my personal practices and for teaching. I find in practice with a chair something very special that the book sheds light on: it takes care of my body and it helps me to deepen my practice and learning.
Noga Chepelinski, Director of Iyengar Yoga Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Studying yoga with Eyal is a lesson of love. His simplicity in explaining a subject at the beginning of each class reminds me how grateful I am to be part of this Sangam. With this feeling of love, my mind becomes calm and I can approach each asana “with a small brain and a big heart”. Joy comes!
VIctoria Kuenerz, Student, Boston, USA

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Eyal Shifroni is a world-renowned Iyengar yoga teacher, practitioner, and author. His creative and innovative work with yoga props is highly acclaimed by yoga practitioners and teachers of the Iyengar tradition. Eyal taught a seminar at our yoga center in 2018 and practitioners and teachers from across the country came to study with him. The seminar was very well received and successful.
Sharoni Fixler, Iyengar Yoga teacher, founder and director of Calgary Iyengar Yoga, Canada

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