01/26/2025
I had the good fortune to enjoy almost a week of study in Bellur with Prashant. One of Guruji’s last great accomplishments, and there are many, is an ongoing investment that Guruji began years ago in his birth village of Bellur. The Bellur Trust has now built schools from early grammar to college, a hospital, and a yoga hall complete with permanent residence for staff and dormitory style rooms for visiting students. The yoga hall classes fund the expenses for all students in the schools making it possible for all children in the village and outskirts to receive a full education free of charge. The hospital covers all primary care for the village free of charge. I am inspired and truly grateful to experience and support this project. When, as a young person, I stumbled into an Iyengar class, I don’t think I could have ever envisioned the course it would set my life on. Sometimes we stumble unknowingly into our greatest blessings. It is a gift to be on the path of yoga and to have the teachings of the Iyengar family continuing to light the way. I hope many students will be inspired to travel to Bellur for study opportunities.