Dear fellow yogis of the Southeast region!
I hope you are all well, safe, and healthy.
As I write this December message, I want to start by acknowledging how challenging, and difficult 2020 has been. I know for many of you letting go of your physical studio space was one of the consequences of the pandemic. In addition, most of us have had to adapt and change our way of teaching to a virtual environment. My deepest admiration and recognition to all of you who embarked on this journey with the same passion and integrity of spreading Iyengar Yoga practice within, and beyond, your communities. Deep respect for all of you.
December marks some very important dates for us as Iyengar practitioners around the world. We will be celebrating Guruji’s 102nd birthday and remembering Geetaji’s 2nd year passing. I invite you to join the online global gathering on Saturday, December 19th organizing by IYNAUS.
On another note, I’d like to share with you that we had the last Board meeting of the year in November, and the Board voted to change some of the ByLaws, extending the President and Vice President roles from one-year to two-year terms. This means that Laura Plofchan and I will be leading the region throughout 2021. This will allow us to continue all the work we started this year and keep moving forward to reach our goals for the upcoming new year.
And to close, a big thank you to all our IYASE Board members for volunteering their time and to the whole region for supporting our events. I am immensely grateful to be working for you and will continue to do my job to help our community be united, diverse and stronger.
I wish you and yours a wonderful end of the year and a peaceful holiday season.
Much love and Namaste,
Mariana Scotti
2020 IYASE President
