Yoga Mandir. Iyengar Yoga Institute

18/05/2026

Beginner Basics. 23 May | 12.00-1.15pm |
Join us at Yoga Mandir (1 Dairy Rd Fyshwick) Saturday 23 May to gain an introduction to Iyengar Yoga. Taught with precision and alignment to connect body, breath and mind to experience a state of meditation.
Details & bookings:

Discover the art of yoga with our welcoming 75-minute introductory class, designed specifically for beginners and those looking to revisit the foundations of Iyengar Yoga. Whether you’re completely new to yoga or want a refresher, this session offers the perfect gateway to understanding the princi...

15/05/2026

Yogasana with Alan Goode

With a deeper understanding of Patanjali’s principles around the nature of mind and human suffering, practice takes on a new light.
In the Yoga Vidya subjects we unpack these principles through articles video extracts, presentations and recorded classes on each topic by Alan Goode
Explore the world within on Yoga Vidya: https://study.yogamandir.com.au/philosophy-subjects/

15/05/2026

“We step away from our busyness of life, to learn the art of calmly observing. In that quiet observation we begin to see ourselves and the world more clearly.” — Alan Goode

11/05/2026

Focus on Practice
Join us every afternoon this week 4.00-5.30pm to practice in the school. Follow your own sequence, work on an asana program, explore the equipment, or work on an issue or area of the body you want to examine. A range of practice resources are available for those wishing to begin the world of self-practice and supervising teachers may show you some of the uses and benefits of the props.

09/05/2026

Read the latest New Writing by Alan Goode, international news and recorded interviews with colleagues

https://mailchi.mp/4abf684c524f/yoga-mandir-communication-17996948

06/05/2026

Join Alan Goode in Essen, Germany from 27 July- 2 August.

The term Yogasana refers to an experience of integration. We will explore correction, adjustment, modifications and alternatives in practice so that an experience of Yogasana can arise. The practice of Yogasana takes us inward to experience what Patanjali spoke of in the Yoga Sutras. This progressive workshop will be valuable to students and teachers alike. Individual days are possible but the full workshop is highly recommended.

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Who is Alan Goode? Alan Goode is the Director of Yoga Mandir. He holds a Junior Advanced Level 2 teaching certificate. Alan has studied regularly at the RIMY Institute in Pune India with the Iyengar family for 40 years. Alan started practising yoga in 1975 in Sydney and commenced teaching in 1982. H...

01/05/2026

Conversations on Yoga.
We are pleased to deliver the next conversation between Alan Goode and Kevin Gardiner, Budapest Hungary.
View the conversations here: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/category/videos/

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28/04/2026

Join Alan Goode in Essen, Germany from 27 July- 2 August.

‘Practicing Yoga is not about perfection in asanas. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describes a Swadhyaya (self-study) in which we look inwards to understand what propels us to action and why we experience the world as we do. Patanjali notes how easily we can be overwhelmed and confused and shows how we might find clarity’.
Meet Alan for an evening talk and refreshments. Teachers may join the masterclass on teaching next day and the program ends with a 5-day workshop.

Full program details:

Who is Alan Goode? Alan Goode is the Director of Yoga Mandir. He holds a Junior Advanced Level 2 teaching certificate. Alan has studied regularly at the RIMY Institute in Pune India with the Iyengar family for 40 years. Alan started practising yoga in 1975 in Sydney and commenced teaching in 1982. H...

27/04/2026

Beginner Basics. 2 & 23 May | 12.00-1.15pm |
Join us at Yoga Mandir (1 Dairy Rd Fyshwick) Saturday & 23 May to gain an introduction to Iyengar Yoga. Taught with precision and alignment to connect body, breath and mind to experience a state of meditation.
Details & bookings: https://www.yogamandir.com.au/beginners/

24/04/2026

A Student reflects on Geeta Iyengars statements in the subject video on the difference between practising asana to practising yogasana.

Geeta's comment that surrender is when we practise asana each time following the teachers instructions or the technique without ego or pride making us blind to what is happening in the now. We surrender when we check body, breath, mind and intelligence each time. In doing this I saw how this integrated in the moment approach improved energy in the pose, settled breathing and allowed space for feedback from body. Easily understood now to do it each time. I think that is the long yoga path.

The best way I can summarise my observations are that in practising yogasana we are penetrating using Kosa layers to put down the I-ness sense of self and become aware of what is in the now a way so that my mind settles and every aspect integrates.

One excerpt from the subject on Kosas.
https://study.yogamandir.com.au/courses/t-ph07/