29/07/2026
HAPPY GURU PURNIMA:
May we all honour our teachers, mentors, and the guidance of our practise as well as honouring our inner teacher, mentor and guide.
From the wisdom of BKS Iyengar:
"I am a teacher, not a guru.
Anyone can be a guru;
I am just a student of yoga.
~ B.K.S. Iyengar π
Guru Purnima.
A day to honour those who helped us see what we could not see alone.
B.K.S. Iyengar once said:
βI am a teacher, not a guru. Anyone can be a guru; I am just a student of yoga.β
In the Iyengar tradition, the guru is not only a person.
It is the practice itself.
The pose that teaches patience.
The breath that teaches stillness.
The mat that asks us to return.
Today, we honour the light passed from teacher to student through observation, correction, practice and devotion.
To every teacher who has guided us.
To every student who continues to listen, practise and return.
And to the practice that remains when words fall silent.
Who has been a teacher in your life?
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