Sophie Boller
Bio
ABOUT SOPHIESophie Boller received her teaching certificates, signed by B.K.S. Iyengar himself, in the tradition he developed.
Sophie discovered the practice in early 1995 at the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles, which became her home for many years.
After attending all regular classes at the Institute during the first five years, Sophie completed the Institute’s three-year teacher training program under the supervision of Manouso Manos, one of B.K.S. Iyengar’s oldest and closest students, followed by several certification assessments and ongoing teacher training.
As soon as she became certified, Sophie was invited to join the Institute’s teaching staff and served for many years as Membership Chair and President of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Southern California.
In 2015, Sophie undertook a second three-year teacher training, again under the supervision of Manouso Manos at the Institute, focused on the art of observation and adjustment of complex cases.
Sophie travelled regularly to Pune, India and across the United States to study with B.K.S. Iyengar and Geeta S. Iyengar. She continues her studies and training with Manouso Manos, her mentor for over 30 years.
Sophie has taught yoga to thousands of students since 2000. Her teaching positions have included the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles, Santa Monica College, the Wilshire Temple, primary and secondary schools (both public and private, including Montessori), and the Iyengar Yoga Center of Montmartre, which she owned and operated.
Sophie has found that teaching students aged 4 to 92, from all walks of life and at every stage of life, from young athletes to pregnant women and veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, is profoundly enriching and makes her a better student.
Firmly grounded in the notion of Parampara, the transmission of a lineage, a heritage received and passed on, Sophie believes that yoga is a never-ending endeavour requiring both an anchor and a rudder: an anchor to remain grounded when stability is needed, and a rudder to navigate life’s turmoils while keeping a steadfast course.
“A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
– John A. Shedd, Salt from my Attic
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GALLERYYoga is both intimate and expansive: a discipline practiced within oneself and carried into the wider rhythms of life. Sophie’s teaching reflects a life of study, practice, and dedication shaped by place, experience, and lineage.
