April 2025 – Meeting Minutes

IMIYA BOARD MEETING Wednesday, April 16, 7:30PM

ATTENDING
President: Joanne Pearson
Vice President: Rebecca Wallace/ IMIYA REP for IYNAUS, iYNAUS Volunteer Coordinator
Secretary: Charlotte Hardwicke
Treasurer: Cecilia Huisman (absent)
Scholarship: Mandy Coates/Melanie Docksil (absent)
Membership: Kyoung Suk Kim
Communications: Alyssa Sikora

SCHOLARSHIP (Mandy Coates, Melanie)
No applications as of today.
Next steps for the funds. Charlotte will extend the scholarship deadline to May 15, 2025.

MEMBERSHIP (Kyoung Suk Kim)

TREASURER (Cecilia Huisman)
Cecilia has taken care of the finances with the state.

YOGA AND EQUITY (Charlotte Hardwicke, Joanne Pearson)

WEBSITE (Charlotte Hardwicke)

OUTREACH/COMMUNICATION (Alyssa Sikora, Kyoung Suk Kim)

By Laws – Rebecca Wallace
By-laws – Colorado doesn’t require the by-laws to be filed with the state. IRS needs the by-laws filed but we haven’t found a place to file amended by-laws.
Secretary has to sign the by-laws. Secretary can recommend to the board that the amended by-laws should be adopted. We approve them and by then, Rebecca will have figured out whether or not the amended by-laws need to be filed with the IRS.
IYNAUS Volunteer Coordinator. There is a button on the IYNAUS site where you can enter your information but the information wasn’t being shared with the right people. We have asked different positions in IYNAUS to give us specific information about what they need from volunteers. What are the specific needs? Rebecca is fulfilling two roles – regional rep (3 year commitment) and Volunteer Coordinator. Avery, the previous representative, had only fulfilled about a year and a half of the commitment so Rebecca is proposing that she will fi

Plans for YOGA DAY
Kelly is proposing sometime in the summer perhaps in June or later summer/early fal. She is offering to help with the event.
Yoga Day is geared more for people who are interested in Iyengar or potential new members to IMIYA.
We may need to consider going to studios that are not Iyengar-only so we can share Iyengar Yoga with more people.

Avery Kalapa, Magic in Motion, Evolition
Friday, September 26, 3-5p (Teacher session), 6-8p (Regular session)
Saturday, September 27 (11-2), 3:30-5
Sunday, September 28, 11-2p
Check Evolition website for info and fees and registration. The studio is offering 10% off for IMIYA members. The event is confirmed and up for the site. Sara will add to the community workshops listing on IYNAUS. Alyssa will add to the newsletter.
Do we want to think about a social gathering following the weekend?
The board discussed having a more simple gathering.We could have a little IMIYA table with some snacks and brochures that people can gather at during the breaks.
The board considered offering some smaller scholarships for Avery’s workshop after the current scholarship window closes. We would need to make a decision about what we are going to do so we can get it out before early bird pricing ends.
Is there a cap on students? 21 students. IMIYA is considering offering 5 scholarships at $200 each.
What is the date range for the scholarship? We could keep it open until May 15-July 15. That also depends on how quickly the workshop fills up. Once we have figured out the details, we could ask TIffany to add it to Avery’s page on the studio site. Mandy is going to think about the deadline and how it coincides with a fall offering.
Joanne will reach out to Tiffany and inquire if there is an option for partial attendance and if people are already signing up.

“The mind (manas) and the breath (prana) are intimately connected and the activity or cessation of activity of one affects the other.” BKS Iyengar, Light on Yoga