Celebrating Patricia Walden
Saturday, October 10, 2026
The Foundry · Cambridge, MA
Join the IYANE community as we gather in person to celebrate Patricia’s 80th birthday and her extraordinary contribution to Iyengar Yoga.
Ways to Celebrate Patricia
Whether you’ll be joining us in Cambridge or celebrating Patricia from afar, there are many ways to be part of this special occasion.
Join IYANE for an in-person celebration of Patricia Walden’s 80th birthday on October 10, 2026 from 3-5pm, at The Foundry in Cambridge. Registration is $30 per person.
Please note that photographs and video will be taken at this event and may be used in IYANE social media and marketing materials.
Patricia loves arm balances, especially Tittibhasana. This image honors and celebrates her 50 years of dedication to teaching and practicing Iyengar yoga.
All profits from sales of commemorative t-shirts go to the Patricia Walden Scholarship Fund, providing financial assistance to students and teachers from New England to expand their experience of Yoga according to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar.
Support Patricia’s Legacy
Make a gift to the Patricia Walden Scholarship Fund, helping support the study of Iyengar Yoga for years to come.
Share a memory of Patricia
We are planing to give Patricia a beautiful wooden treasure box as a gift at her 80’s birthday party. We would like to fill it with your memories, wishes, tokens of gratitude, and reflections.
Please consider writing something about your encounter with Patricia as a teacher, a colleague, a friend. Please think about what she taught you. What is it that you continue to cherish from her many teachings?
What is your first memory of being in her presence? What are you grateful for? Maybe you have pictures from years past that you would like to share with her?
Please bring this card, letter, or picture to the party organized by IYANE at the Foundry to be put in the treasure box. In case you will not be able to attend the October 10 event, please mail it to Rahel’s address (below) and she will place it in the box for you. Any submissons to Rahel must be received by 1 October.
Rahel Wasserfall
c/o Artemis Yoga
639 Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown, MA 02472