Seminars coming soon
Day, weekend and weekllong workshops
Workshops usually take place hybrid (= in presence and online at the same time),
Exceptions are noted.
Interactive calendar overview
Overview of dates until fall 2026
with links to the tenders below
- March 21 - One-day seminar with Michael in Prague (English) (1a) - Details >>> OUTWARD
- April 6-10 - Weekly seminar "Exam preparation level 1" - Details >>>
- April 10-12 - Weekend Workshop: „Assessment preparation, Level-2 (2)“ in Prague - Details >>> OUTWARD
- April 25-26 - 2 day seminars with Margarete - Details >>> OUTWARD
- May 29-31 - Weekend Workshop: „Assessment preparation, Level-2 (3)“ in Prague - Details >>> OUTWARD
- June 5-7 - national IYD Convention in Munich - Details
- August 10-14 - Summer weekly seminar with Michael in Bad Kohlgrub near Munich - Details >>> OUTWARD
- August 17-21 - Weekly summer seminar with Michael in Munich - Details
- August 17-20 - Weekly summer seminar with Michael in Munich, Training part - Details
- September 4-6 - Weekend Workshop: „Assessment preparation, Level-2 (4)“ in Prague - Details >>> OUTWARD
- October 17 - One-day seminar with Michael in Prague (English) (1b) - Details >>> OUTWARD
- November 7-8 - Weekend seminar with Michael in Bielefeld - Details >>> OUTWARD
More transparent
Box: in Munich
Brown box: Guest teacher with us
Blue box:
Away
March 21 in PRAGUE
Level-2 Practice and Teaching with Michael in PRAG
March 21, 2026 - 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:30
(Onsite - no streaming)
Content (emphasis) this time:
1a. Standing poses and forward extensions
Further details and booking info ...
Workshop language:
English
Prerequisite:
Interest in working intensely in the framework of the RIMYI Syllabi as set out in the RIMYI CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, July 2020.
Participants:
- Those already certified at Level-1 and wishing to continue with support of a senior teacher
- as well as other serious practitioners with several years of experience in class are welcome to take part.
Teacher: Michael Forbes
- English (native speaker) and German (very fluent)
- Originally from the US, in Munich since 1981
- Iyengar Yoga Level-3 (previously "Senior Intermediate 2" Certificate from Guruji 2012)
- Practitioner since 1972 (Iyengar Yoga since 1982)
- 25+ study trips to Pune, 1986-2019
- Founding member of the German Association, still active and responsible
- Main Organizer of several German Conventions (Swati Chanchani 2006, Abhijata Iyengar 2012 - planning Uday Bhosale, 2026)
- Teacher trainer and Assessor since 1995
- Workshops in Czech Republic since 1992
Organization and registration:
Tereza Propperova, terezapropperova@gmail.com
Reflection:
The guidelines for efficient and effective work in the asana and pranayama practice call for patient, intensive and intelligent effort plus introspection and reflection. In the Level-1 work moving the body and learning the proper structure and alignment of the poses is most important (ACTION). In Level-2 SENSITIVITY in practicing comes into focus. We learn to feel the body in the poses and use this inner feedback to refine and stabilize. With such a refined awareness we can begin to study and practice the more complex and more demanding poses in the syllabus safely. This study program concludes with Level-3. Using the foundation from working in Level-1 (Action) and Level-2 (Sensitivity) we can approach PERCEPTIVITY: Using the mind to discriminate and balance our energies in the practice. Finding and internalizing the physical keys to proper and effective practice, feeling the body in this process more and more subtly and finally establishing a practice and lifestyle which nurture our inner essence and ability to love and nurture our environment and our fellow beings - these are the goals.
Whew ... that's a mouthful.
Even if we want to practice and think intensively, humor and approachability are important qualities in dealing with each other and also need to be practiced. I think we can have an enjoyable time together and hope you can join 😊. Michael
April 6-10
"Level 1 exam preparation seminar"
We deal with the asanas as well as theoretical questions as they appear in the exams. The main focus is on deficits that still exist, as they become apparent when practicing the asana lists and in teaching rehearsals.
Examinations for the Level 1 certificate generally take place at the end of October.
Qualified interested parties can also participate if they do not intend to take an exam this year.
550 € - MM 262931
April 10-12
in PRAGUE
Level-2 Practice and Teaching with Michael in PRAG
April 10 - 18-20:30 Assessment Prep
April 11 - 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:00 Asana and pranayama
17:15 - 18:15 Assessment Prep
April 12 - 9 - 13:00 Assessment Prep
Onsite - no streaming
Content (emphasis) this time:
2. inversions, sitting poses, twists
Further details and booking info ...
Workshop language:
English
Prerequisite:
Interest in working intensely in the framework of the RIMYI Syllabi as set out in the RIMYI CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, July 2020.
Participants:
- Those already certified at Level-1 and wishing to continue with support of a senior teacher
- as well as other serious practitioners with several years of experience in class are welcome to take part.
Teacher: Michael Forbes
- English (native speaker) and German (very fluent)
- Originally from the US, in Munich since 1981
- Iyengar Yoga Level-3 (previously "Senior Intermediate 2" Certificate from Guruji 2012)
- Practitioner since 1972 (Iyengar Yoga since 1982)
- 25+ study trips to Pune, 1986-2019
- Founding member of the German Association, still active and responsible
- Main Organizer of several German Conventions (Swati Chanchani 2006, Abhijata Iyengar 2012 - planning Uday Bhosale, 2026)
- Teacher trainer and Assessor since 1995
- Workshops in Czech Republic since 1992
Organization and registration:
Tereza Propperova, terezapropperova@gmail.com
Reflection:
The guidelines for efficient and effective work in the asana and pranayama practice call for patient, intensive and intelligent effort plus introspection and reflection. In the Level-1 work moving the body and learning the proper structure and alignment of the poses is most important (ACTION). In Level-2 SENSITIVITY in practicing comes into focus. We learn to feel the body in the poses and use this inner feedback to refine and stabilize. With such a refined awareness we can begin to study and practice the more complex and more demanding poses in the syllabus safely. This study program concludes with Level-3. Using the foundation from working in Level-1 (Action) and Level-2 (Sensitivity) we can approach PERCEPTIVITY: Using the mind to discriminate and balance our energies in the practice. Finding and internalizing the physical keys to proper and effective practice, feeling the body in this process more and more subtly and finally establishing a practice and lifestyle which nurture our inner essence and ability to love and nurture our environment and our fellow beings - these are the goals.
Whew ... that's a mouthful.
Even if we want to practice and think intensively, humor and approachability are important qualities in dealing with each other and also need to be practiced. I think we can have an enjoyable time together and hope you can join 😊. Michael
April 25 and 26 in Salzburg
2 one-day seminars with Margarete Eckl in Salzburg
1. „The hamstrings and the lower back“
Seminar 1: Saturday, April 25, 2026
15.00 - 18.00
Price: € 75,- Both seminars together: 140 €
Tension and pain in the lower back are usually caused by shortened and weak hamstrings. In this seminar, we will experience and feel the connection between these two regions „cleverly“ and thus free the lower back by strengthening, stretching and widening the hamstrings.
2. „The upper back“
Sunday, April 26, 2026
9.00 - 12.00 a.m.
Price: € 75,- Both seminars together: 140 €
Birds have two wings to fly higher and higher, for us humans the shoulder blades are „the wings“ that help us to fly higher and higher.
stretching... The upper back with neck, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands is an interesting, broad area to which we will devote our attention.
May 29-31
in PRAGUE
Level-2 Practice and Teaching with Michael in PRAG
April 10 - 18-20:30 Assessment Prep
April 11 - 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:00 Asana and pranayama
17:15 - 18:15 Assessment Prep
April 12 - 9 - 13:00 Assessment Prep
Onsite - no streaming
Content (emphasis) this time:
3. backward extensions, Surya Namaskar, special sequences
Further details and booking info ...
Workshop language:
English
Prerequisite:
Interest in working intensely in the framework of the RIMYI Syllabi as set out in the RIMYI CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, July 2020.
Participants:
- Those already certified at Level-1 and wishing to continue with support of a senior teacher
- as well as other serious practitioners with several years of experience in class are welcome to take part.
Teacher: Michael Forbes
- English (native speaker) and German (very fluent)
- Originally from the US, in Munich since 1981
- Iyengar Yoga Level-3 (previously "Senior Intermediate 2" Certificate from Guruji 2012)
- Practitioner since 1972 (Iyengar Yoga since 1982)
- 25+ study trips to Pune, 1986-2019
- Founding member of the German Association, still active and responsible
- Main Organizer of several German Conventions (Swati Chanchani 2006, Abhijata Iyengar 2012 - planning Uday Bhosale, 2026)
- Teacher trainer and Assessor since 1995
- Workshops in Czech Republic since 1992
Organization and registration:
Tereza Propperova, terezapropperova@gmail.com
Reflection:
The guidelines for efficient and effective work in the asana and pranayama practice call for patient, intensive and intelligent effort plus introspection and reflection. In the Level-1 work moving the body and learning the proper structure and alignment of the poses is most important (ACTION). In Level-2 SENSITIVITY in practicing comes into focus. We learn to feel the body in the poses and use this inner feedback to refine and stabilize. With such a refined awareness we can begin to study and practice the more complex and more demanding poses in the syllabus safely. This study program concludes with Level-3. Using the foundation from working in Level-1 (Action) and Level-2 (Sensitivity) we can approach PERCEPTIVITY: Using the mind to discriminate and balance our energies in the practice. Finding and internalizing the physical keys to proper and effective practice, feeling the body in this process more and more subtly and finally establishing a practice and lifestyle which nurture our inner essence and ability to love and nurture our environment and our fellow beings - these are the goals.
Whew ... that's a mouthful.
Even if we want to practice and think intensively, humor and approachability are important qualities in dealing with each other and also need to be practiced. I think we can have an enjoyable time together and hope you can join 😊. Michael
June 5-7
„IYD Convention in Munich
with Uday Bhosale“
Uday's love of Iyengar yoga began in the
in the late 1990s. From 2002 he studied and taught
he at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga
Institute (RIMYI) in Pune with B.K.S. Iyengar (Guruji),
his daughter Geetaji and his son Prashantji.
With over 25 years of teaching experience - including 15
years at the institute itself - he has trained thousands of
students in more than 22 countries:
at large events, in small groups,
in private lessons, with children and online.
He works with people of all ages and
levels - from beginner to teacher.
He radiates compassion, precision and subtle humor.
in the classroom - a rare combination that
makes self-demanding practice accessible - for everyone.
Note: The convention is fully booked for the time being. You can join the waiting list via the button below. .
August 10-14
Summer weekly seminar with Michael
Again the Summer academy in the Ammergau Alps.
* 30 hours of instruction
(After this seminar you will continue practicing in Munich. Booked together = a 10-day Iyengar Yoga Intensive at a reduced fee, see below at 17-21.8. ...)
Program
Different sequences are practiced in order to convey a deeper feeling for the actual daily practice (dynamic sequences with standing postures, forward and backward stretches; centering sequences with twisting and inversion postures; regenerative sequences [also menstrual practice] with supported postures and/or pranayama). Relaxation and breathing techniques in the morning, asana in the morning (more dynamic) and late afternoon (calmer). 2 times also a talk/lecture in the evening, questions and discussion welcome.
We bring the most important tools for everyone and some from the library in the truck.
Schedule
Sunday arrival until 18:00
Monday to Thursday:
Practice: 8-9, 10 - 12:30 and 16-18:00
Meals: 9:00 breakfast, 13:00 lunch, 18:30 dinner
Friday: as above, until noon
Tuesday and Wednesday:
additionally 20 -21:00 Talk/lecture
For participants: inside with at least 1-2 years of yoga experience
Fee for lessons / info
Sem-No: FMC 263941
Participation fee, booking until May 15550 €, thereafter: 650 €
Partial bookings :
- Morning - 98 €
- Afternoon - 56 €
- Full day - 140 €
(Day guests pay an additional
104 € per day for meals and hotel infrastructure).
(The seminar is not streamed.)
We prefer payment of the fee by direct debit, which we would collect shortly before the start of the seminar.
Full board
NEW: After booking the seminar, we will send you a link to the provisionally reserved rooms in the hotel. There you can book and pay for the desired rooms directly via the hotel.
5 days full board at the „Seinz Wisdom Resort“ www.seinz.de .
... spacious, eco-certified, own vegetable garden certified organic; swimming pond, mountains, panoramic views, hikes" and much more ...
Small Brochure of the house with pictures and info LINK >>>
Room costs for full board (per day):
Room for single use 184€ Comfort, 194€ Superior
Bed in double room 149€ comfort, 154€ superior
Multi-bed room 139€ comfort
17.-21.
august
Summer weekly seminar with Michael in presence and online
23 hours of lessons
Contents
Different sequences are practiced in order to convey a deeper feeling for one's own daily practice (dynamic sequences with standing postures, forward and backward stretches; centering sequences with twisting and inversion postures; regenerative sequences [including menstrual practice] with supported postures and/or pranayama). Asana in the morning is usually more dynamic, in the afternoon rather calmer (with relaxation and pranayama).
Format
New: The seminar has been made slightly smaller (1 hour less practice per day) but is still divided into parts that can be booked individually or together. Individual days can also still be booked.
The seminar takes place hybrid. You can choose between practicing in presence and online freely (also on a daily basis). Access to the recordings is included as part of the booking and is valid for 30 days.
Schedule
August 17-21, 2026
Mornings: 9 - 12:00 (Friday to Tuesday, 5x )
Afternoon: 14:00 - 16:00 (Friday to Monday, 4x)
Fee / Info
FMC 263951 Asana and pranayama practice complete 450 €
Partial occupancy (per day):
Mornings - 73 €
Afternoon - 50 €
1 day complete - 112 €
We prefer payment of the fee by direct debit, which we would collect shortly before the start of the seminar.
Note: the workshop "Training and further education for teacher trainees and interested students (minimum 3 years of Iyengar Yoga lessons)" takes place Friday to Monday, 16:15 to 18:00 with a total of 7 hours of lessons.
Please find the description and booking in the next box below.
August 17-20
Training and further education
Workshop: Training and further education for teacher trainees and interested parties
with Michael
7 hours
Contents
Assistance, question and answer, teaching samples, discussion, anatomy/philosophy, further practice
Format
New: The workshop has been redesigned to complement the practical part of the weekly seminar. Enrolled trainees are registered via the training program. Interested parties with relevant experience can take part. Individual days can still be booked.
Schedule
16:15 - 18:00 (Monday to Thursday, 4x)
Fee / Info
The seminar will not be streamed. We prefer payment of the fee by direct debit, which we would collect shortly before the start of the seminar.
SemNo: FMC 261951w- Workshop: Training and further education
complete 140 € | partial occupancy (per day): 45 €
September 4-6
in PRAGUE
Level-2 Practice and Teaching with Michael in PRAG
Sep 4 - 18-20:30 Assessment Prep
5. Sep - 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:00 Asana and pranayama
17:15 - 18:15 Assessment Prep
6. Sep - 9 - 13:00 Assessment Prep
Onsite - no streaming
Content (emphasis) this time:
4. restorative practice and pranayama; teaching techniques
Further details and booking info ...
Workshop language:
English
Prerequisite:
Interest in working intensely in the framework of the RIMYI Syllabi as set out in the RIMYI CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, July 2020.
Participants:
- Those already certified at Level-1 and wishing to continue with support of a senior teacher
- as well as other serious practitioners with several years of experience in class are welcome to take part.
Teacher: Michael Forbes
- English (native speaker) and German (very fluent)
- Originally from the US, in Munich since 1981
- Iyengar Yoga Level-3 (previously "Senior Intermediate 2" Certificate from Guruji 2012)
- Practitioner since 1972 (Iyengar Yoga since 1982)
- 25+ study trips to Pune, 1986-2019
- Founding member of the German Association, still active and responsible
- Main Organizer of several German Conventions (Swati Chanchani 2006, Abhijata Iyengar 2012 - planning Uday Bhosale, 2026)
- Teacher trainer and Assessor since 1995
- Workshops in Czech Republic since 1992
Organization and registration:
Tereza Propperova, terezapropperova@gmail.com
Reflection:
The guidelines for efficient and effective work in the asana and pranayama practice call for patient, intensive and intelligent effort plus introspection and reflection. In the Level-1 work moving the body and learning the proper structure and alignment of the poses is most important (ACTION). In Level-2 SENSITIVITY in practicing comes into focus. We learn to feel the body in the poses and use this inner feedback to refine and stabilize. With such a refined awareness we can begin to study and practice the more complex and more demanding poses in the syllabus safely. This study program concludes with Level-3. Using the foundation from working in Level-1 (Action) and Level-2 (Sensitivity) we can approach PERCEPTIVITY: Using the mind to discriminate and balance our energies in the practice. Finding and internalizing the physical keys to proper and effective practice, feeling the body in this process more and more subtly and finally establishing a practice and lifestyle which nurture our inner essence and ability to love and nurture our environment and our fellow beings - these are the goals.
Whew ... that's a mouthful.
Even if we want to practice and think intensively, humor and approachability are important qualities in dealing with each other and also need to be practiced. I think we can have an enjoyable time together and hope you can join 😊. Michael
October 17 in PRAGUE
Level-2 Practice and Teaching with Michael in PRAG
October 17, 2026 - 10:00-13:00 and 14:30-17:30
(Onsite - no streaming)
Content (emphasis) this time:
1b. Standing poses and forward extensions
Further details and booking info ...
Workshop language:
English
Prerequisite:
Interest in working intensely in the framework of the RIMYI Syllabi as set out in the RIMYI CERTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, July 2020.
Participants:
- Those already certified at Level-1 and wishing to continue with support of a senior teacher
- as well as other serious practitioners with several years of experience in class are welcome to take part.
Teacher: Michael Forbes
- English (native speaker) and German (very fluent)
- Originally from the US, in Munich since 1981
- Iyengar Yoga Level-3 (previously "Senior Intermediate 2" Certificate from Guruji 2012)
- Practitioner since 1972 (Iyengar Yoga since 1982)
- 25+ study trips to Pune, 1986-2019
- Founding member of the German Association, still active and responsible
- Main Organizer of several German Conventions (Swati Chanchani 2006, Abhijata Iyengar 2012 - planning Uday Bhosale, 2026)
- Teacher trainer and Assessor since 1995
- Workshops in Czech Republic since 1992
Organization and registration:
Tereza Propperova, terezapropperova@gmail.com
Reflection:
The guidelines for efficient and effective work in the asana and pranayama practice call for patient, intensive and intelligent effort plus introspection and reflection. In the Level-1 work moving the body and learning the proper structure and alignment of the poses is most important (ACTION). In Level-2 SENSITIVITY in practicing comes into focus. We learn to feel the body in the poses and use this inner feedback to refine and stabilize. With such a refined awareness we can begin to study and practice the more complex and more demanding poses in the syllabus safely. This study program concludes with Level-3. Using the foundation from working in Level-1 (Action) and Level-2 (Sensitivity) we can approach PERCEPTIVITY: Using the mind to discriminate and balance our energies in the practice. Finding and internalizing the physical keys to proper and effective practice, feeling the body in this process more and more subtly and finally establishing a practice and lifestyle which nurture our inner essence and ability to love and nurture our environment and our fellow beings - these are the goals.
Whew ... that's a mouthful.
Even if we want to practice and think intensively, humor and approachability are important qualities in dealing with each other and also need to be practiced. I think we can have an enjoyable time together and hope you can join 😊. Michael
November 7-8
Weekend seminar in BIELEFELD with Michael
Organizer: Melanie Tholen, www.yogaworks.de/
Venue:
Yoga studio Johanneswerkstr. 4, 33611 Bielefeld
Times
Saturday
10.00 - 13.00, 15.00 - 17.00
Sunday
8.45 am - 12.45 pm
Fee: Complete 200 € (partial booking possibly possible)
(Text taken from Melanie, thank you very much! 🙂)
Michael Forbes is one of the "founding fathers" of Iyengar Yoga in Germany, a long-time instructor in his yoga studio in Munich and an international guest teacher. We are honored to have Michael back here in Bielefeld!
Michael was born in 1955 in North Carolina, USA. He completed his Iyengar yoga teacher training in San Francisco. He is one of the first Iyengar yoga teachers in Germany and has had a significant influence on the German Iyengar yoga scene, including as a founding member of Iyengar Yoga Deutschland e. V. and as an instructor and examiner. Michael has been teaching in Munich since 1985. His studio there at Goetheplatz is groundbreaking in every respect; nowhere are the conditions for learning Iyengar Yoga better.
He belongs to the generation of our teachers who still practiced a lot with Guruji personally, and he still travels regularly to the RIMYI in Pune.
As the father of three children of his own and three patchwork children, he is also familiar with life off the mat.
Michael is a great role model for me, and I am delighted that he will be teaching with us again in Bielefeld under the motto:
Yoga - the path to happiness!
You can expect intensive practical experience.
More about Michael at http://www.iyoga.de and on this podcast: