The Objectives of ORIY

• To advance in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire public education in the practice and philosophy of yoga in the tradition of Patanjali as interpreted by Sri B. K. S. Iyengar.
• To promote and advance for public benefit the study and practice of Iyengar Yoga as a means of improving the mental, physical and spiritual health of the community.
• To support financially and through personal service such other exclusively charitable purposes as the ORIY may define from time to time.

In furtherance of the above-mentioned objectives but not further or otherwise ORIY shall have the following powers:

• To provide facilities for the instruction and training of the public in the principles of Iyengar Yoga.
• To arrange and provide for the holding of demonstrations, meetings, lectures, classes and teacher training.
• To promote research into the therapeutic effects of Iyengar Yoga and to publish the useful results of any such research.
• To raise funds or borrow money and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation or otherwise provided that the Institute shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for charitable objectives.
• To acquire by purchase or otherwise and (subject to the consents for the time being required by law) exchange, sell and charge freehold and leasehold land for occupation for the purposes of ORIY.
• To issue a news sheet or periodical publicising its activities and to publish, issue, circulate gratuitously or otherwise papers, books, periodicals, pamphlets or other documents or films or recorded tapes.
• To maintain links with other Iyengar Yoga's.
• To provide social, cultural and educational services as are appropriate to the above objectives.
• To do all such things as are necessary for the attainment of the above objectives.

Who can join?

Anyone. If you have an interest in yoga and want to gain the benefits of membership you can print out and fill in an application form. This can then be sent to our Membership Secretary, enabling you to get in touch with hundreds of other like minded people across the country. Membership is entirely voluntary but we think it's well worth the effort.