Joan White

Joan White has extensive experience in the field of yoga, having served as the director and main Iyengar Yoga teacher at the BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Central Philadelphia since January 1981, where offerings include classes for all levels, teacher training, and workshops globally. At the Omega Institute since June 1984, Joan conducts five-day yoga intensives, focusing on both asana practice in the mornings and philosophy, pranayama, and chanting in the afternoons. Additionally, Joan was a yoga instructor at the University of Pennsylvania for 27 years from September 1974 to June 2001 and has participated in yoga training at the Ramamani Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune, India, on 30 occasions. Joan holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Michigan and completed graduate work at U.C. Berkeley.