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

Eyal Shifroni talks about his path in yoga.

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Eyal Shifroni Talks About His Path in Yoga

I first encountered yoga as a child, but began to study it consistently in 1978 in the Shivananada method. In 1982 I began to study Iyengar Yoga and since then, I am 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) to Hebrew, and also when he gave me his comments while assessing me for my final certificate.

So far I have published 6 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 am active in the IYAI (Iyengar Yoga Association of Israel), conduct teacher training courses 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.

a person standing on a beach near a body of water

a man standing on a beach near a body of water

a man sitting on a beach near a body of water

And I repeated 5 years later on my 65th birthday, when I did 65 asanas. Here is a sample:

a man that is standing in the sand on a beach — Practicing for the 65th birthday

a man carrying a surf board on a beach — Practicing for the 65th birthday

From a workshop in Jinan, China

a group of people in a room — Workshop at Jinan, China

Latest Instagram posts

On the 4th of December I will join 3 other senior teachers in a program devoted to Yoga & Aging. The program includes a free online panel and four online workshops (from January to May 23). We will address the following questions:

Support your shoulder blades and do variations of Adho Mukha Vrksasana (full arm balance)

Thanks to all the Mexican students (and the 2 from Costa Rica) that attended the convention of the Iyengar Mexican Association.

Thanks to all the Mexican students (and the 2 from Costa Rica) that attended the convention of the Iyengar Mexican Association. @yoga_iyengar_mexico

A surprise for the last workshop day! We used Halloween costume (thanks Suzanne Tanaka) to teach the participants some anatomy in backbends.

My first visit in Toronto! Enjoyed to meet the practitioners of Canada's east coast.

Interviews

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

Glimpses to 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

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.