Room for Yoga - Ingelise

"To practice Yoga is as natural
to the body as breathing in
and breathing out."

Ingelise

About Ingelise Nherlan

Ingelise Nherlan has studied Yoga for more than 30 years, and is recognized as one of Canada's leading teachers of the Iyengar method of yoga. Ingelise holds a Senior Intermediate teaching certificate awarded to her by her teacher, B.K.S. Iyengar, and continues her Yoga studies at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India. In addition to her regular teaching schedule, Ingelise travels across Canada certifying new Iyengar teachers.

In her teaching, Ingelise's dedication to the physical detail and precision of yoga asanas combines with her keen awareness of the power of Yoga to forge an energizing and calming connection between mind, body, and spirit.

Testimonials

It is an honour for me to recommend Ingelise Nherlan to be your Iyengar yoga instructor. I am a lawyer who has been taking yoga from Ingelise for about five years. Her instruction is unmatched. She teaches with poise, clarity, wit, care, compassion and depth. She is sensitive to and adapts easily to accommodate people with special needs. She has an obvious life commitment to enhance the well-being of others and she gives herself completely to this; her decades of yoga instruction are testament to her commitment. Unlike trendy yoga teachers, Ingelise is true to the first principles of yoga which makes her instruction solid and the benefits to students enduring. Despite my horrendous schedule, I take three classes per week from Ingelise because her guidance is so central to my health and my ability to perform effectively in my profession. Ingelise is rare. You will love her, as I do, for all that she gives towards making you a better person. I recommend Ingelise completely.

Naomi Minwalla

Ingelise has been my yoga teacher for over 15 years. She has opened my eyes to the gift of yoga and its benefits for body, mind and soul.

Jane Jardine

Ingelise has dedicated her life to spreading Iyengar's teachings from his famous institute in India to her students in Vancouver, Canada and elsewhere. For those of us who have found a home in Iyengar's tradition of yoga, it is a privilege and honour to practice with such a senior teacher. Ingelise pursues this role with a relentless passion and honesty. This has inspired me to follow her along a path towards deeper understanding of myself and the practice of yoga.

Andreas Huster

I went to my first yoga class with Ingelise more than 30 years ago and loved it. I have studied with Ingelise ever since, and my enthusiasm for yoga and Ingelise have only grown stronger. Every one of her classes is new, fresh and different; I never get bored. I am inspired every time.

Riitta Wrede

Ingelise is a superb teacher. She exudes a boundless, eternally fresh enthusiasm for her subject material yet she is one of the most skilled and experienced yoga practitioners in North America. A true yogini, she possesses a stunning command of the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of the Iyengar Yoga method while maintaining a humility that enable her to truly listen to, and support, the needs and progress of each individual student. I consider myself extremely fortunate to be able to study with Ingelise.

Michelle Gibson, PhD

I want to express my sincere gratitude to both Ingelise and BKS Iyengar for enlightening me to the technique and benefits of this vital discipline, the practice of yoga. I have been studying Iyengar Yoga with Ingelise for the past 7 years. Like breathing, I simply cannot imagine my life without yoga. Ingelise's expert instruction and knowledge of Iyengar yoga has given me tremendous insight of how best to move gracefully through life with increased focus, strength, endurance and patience. Ingelise not only addresses the physical being, but the emotional and spiritual as well, staying true to the meaning of Yoga - to join, bind, attach and yoke. It is my honour and privilege to recommend Ingelise and Room For Yoga. My life experience has sincerely changed for the better with Ingelise and I'm sure that yours will too.

Lyn Frankel

Yoga has become an integral part of my life and my well being. It is no longer simply a class that I take for fitness and fun; rather, it has evolved into a practice in which I hope to become a lifelong learner. This important change has stemmed from my involvement with Ingelise Nherlan, my teacher. Ingelise understands yoga from the inside out. She has the rare ability to guide her students, both individually and collectively, to find our unique strength, our will, our humility, and our human potential. I recommend her completely!

Alannah MacPhail

I have taken Yoga with Ingelise on and off for over 15 years and will continue her classes for as long as she is teaching. Ingelise's magnetic approach to teaching incorporates humour, wisdom and care which puts students at ease, as her 35 plus years of experience shows. Ingelise really knows how to read her students' energy. She formulates lessons to accommodate student needs, adding the most profound words that simply flow out so that whatever she teaches for the day seems to fit what you're going through in that moment, and what your soul and body needs. Ingelise loves what she does and cares that you do as well. I highly recommend Ingelise.

Anetta Segato

Ingelise Nherlan has a powerful way of helping people transform. She has the wisdom to recognize our strengths and weaknesses and to use this knowledge to teach us how to grow beyond our limitations and fully enjoy our strengths. Ingelise's expertise is profound, with her absolutely delightful presence, inspiring enthusiasm, and detailed knowledge of every asana. She sequences our practices precisely so that students can get that much deeper into the poses. Ingelise teaches with a sincerely generous, healthy, and caring energy. Everyone feels welcome and attended to in Ingelise's classes because she has a truly heartfelt approach to teaching the Iyengar yoga method. You learn much more than physical poses in her classes; you learn how to move forward as a fuller human being.

Athena Theny

Insightful, inspiring and lively - all words to describe Ingelise Nherlan's teaching at Room for Yoga. Ingelise's immense experience, depth of knowledge, and enthusiasm for all that yoga is makes every class enjoyable. I have been attending classes at Room for Yoga for about two years now and would recommend Ingelise to anyone.

Helen Joannides

Ingelise is truly a gifted teacher. She is a master at blending together the physical, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of practising yoga. She has high expectations of her students yet assists each person with kindness and care, helping them work to their potential. After every yoga class, I feel grateful for Ingelise's expertise, wisdom and compassion.

Colleen Drobot

I have been taking yoga classes for 10 years, the past 8 of those years have been with Ingelise. When I first met Ingelise I was amazed at her energy and passion for yoga. She is highly intuitive knowing exactly what is needed, when to push, when to relax, and when to support. Her knowledge of yoga and the philosophies behind the practice are inspiring. I especially love her metaphors that really help me 'get it'! If you want a true yoga experience in a well equipped, charming studio where you will feel embraced by wisdom and experience I suggest you come and meet Ingelise for yourself. Your yoga will reach into places you never knew you had!

Melanie Martin