Śaṇmukhī Mudrā: The Gateway to Inner Silence
In the rich tradition of yoga, Śaṇmukhī Mudrā stands as a profound technique for sensory withdrawal and inner awareness. As Geeta Iyengar explains in
Date and Time: May 24, 2026 8am UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
As our Yoga Readers cycle on B.K.S. Iyengar’s Light on Prāṇāyāma comes to completion, we will gather for a special closing communal meeting – a space to pause, look back, and integrate what this book has opened in us.
Over the past months we have read together slowly, unit by unit, moving from the basic principles of prāṇa and the breath, through Iyengar’s progressive methodology and detailed cautions, into the more subtle reflections on the nervous system, inner stillness, and the bridge toward meditation. We have explored how Light on Prāṇāyāma sits within the wider Iyengar tradition, how it has shaped contemporary teaching of breath, and how it meets our own realities: anxiety, fatigue, illness, ageing, curiosity, and longing for depth.
This is a collective reflection about what have we learned – about prāṇāyāma, about Iyengar’s approach, about ourselves? How has reading this book changed the way we think about preparation, safety, and the nervous system? And – what will we take with us into our practice, our teaching, and our everyday life?
I’ve created the Light on Prāṇāyāma Study Pack – a complete resource for those who want ongoing access to all the recordings, study questions, and materials from this cycle.
The Study Pack includes all session recordings & the complete Study Companion PDF with reading schedule, focus questions, reflection prompts, and practical tools for teaching, key Sanskrit terms with explanations, and a curated bibliography for further exploration.
It’s designed for teachers, serious practitioners, and anyone who wants a lasting resource they can return to as their practice with prāṇāyāma matures.
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Agi Wittich is a yoga practitioner since two decades, and is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. Wittich studied Sanskrit and Tamil at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, completing a PhD with a focus on Hinduism, Yoga, and Gender. She has published academic papers exploring topics such as Iyengar yoga and women, the effects of Western media on the image of yoga, and an analysis of the Thirumanthiram yoga text.