Isabel Produced and Directed 15 large scale yoga conventions for IY(UK: 2013 – 2024, developing the annual convention over a decade into a friendly and hugely popular yoga community event, and taking it online during the Pandemic and developing the first large scale Hybrid Iyengar yoga convention of its kind in the world.
Highlights
– 10 in person Conventions = 3,560 people
– 5 Online conventions = 3,300 people (Broadcast from our studio)
– 1 Hybrid Convention (in-person and online) = 800 people
6,960 Iyengar yoga practitioners overall
Yoga Practitioners from 20 International Countries
Teachers from UK, and India
Venues include:
Harrogate Convention Centre
Exeter University
Nottingham University
Cambridge Town Hall and University
Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster
Birmingham International Convention Centre
Teachers include:
Abhijata Iyengar
IY(UK) Conventions 2014 Harrogate, 2021 (online) 2024 London (in person and online Hybrid)
Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding
Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph: Simon Meyer
Margaret Austin
IY(UK) Convention 2022 Harrogate (In-person)
Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding
Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
Birjoo Mehta: Mumbai
IY(UK) Conventions 2015 Exeter and The First International Yoga Day (In-Person)
Events Chair: Isabel Jones Fielding
Vice Chair Vanessa McNaught
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
Raya Uma Datta RIMYI
IY(UK) Conventions Harrogate 2016
Events Chair and Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
Rajvi Mehta
IY(UK) Conventions 2013 Cambridge (in-person) and 2022 (online)
Events Chair 2013 and Convention producer 2022: Isabel Jones Fielding
Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph: Chinese Convention
Jawahar Bangera
Conventions 2017 Birmingham (in-person), 2021 (online) & 2023 Harrogate (In-person)
Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding
Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
Zubin Zarthoshtimanesh: Mumbai
IY(UK) Conventions 2012 Brunel (In-person)
Events Chair: Judith Richards. Events Committee: Isabel Jones Fielding
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
Navaz Kamdin
IY(UK) Conventions 2019 Nottingham (In-person)and 2020 (online)
Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding
Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
Jaki Nett
IY(UK) Convention 2023 (online)
Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding. Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph by permission of Jaki Nett
Margaret Austin, Tricia Booth, Julie Brown and Jayne Orton
UK Teachers Convention 2018 Harrogate In Person
Events Committee Chair and Convention Producer: Isabel Jones Fielding
Events Committee Vice Chair: Vanessa McNaught.
Convention Organiser: Catherine Gresty
Photograph: Geoffrey Fielding
The Inspiration for all our conventions and teaching:
BKS Iyengar
Geeta Iyengar