January 9, 2022 is Manouso’s 70th birthday. Happy Birthday, Manouso! So many of us have benefited from your yoga teaching and your generosity.
I already miss the Abode of Iyengar Yoga. Whenever I crossed the threshold and entered the studio, all else receded. Manouso and Rita created a supportive and warm community at the Abode. Their reverence for yoga and humanity permeated the space. Manouso’s teachings inspired me to be better, and I formed deep connections with other seekers at the Abode. Manouso’s selflessness touched us all and made us better humans.
The Abode of Iyengar Yoga was a very special place–a once-in-a-lifetime experience where many lives were transformed. I feel fortunate to have had the experience and to continue to study with the master. Happy Birthday, Manouso!
Disillusioned With Iyengar Yoga 
Besides Rita Manos, Manouso’s wife, he always says I was his first student! This was in San Francisco, 82!!! I am also the first person who taught an Iyengar yoga class in Brasilia,Brazil, 90! I still take Manouso’s class via zoom, here in Rio de Janeiro, where I live at the moment!
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