Inez Baranay is a widely published and critically acclaimed novelist and essayist and writing teacher with a PhD in writing. She has practiced Iyengar Yoga since 1981, was a founding member of the BKS Iyengar Association of Australia, has studied at the Institute in Pune three times as well as with Guruji, Geeta Iyengar and other Iyengar teachers in Australia, India and USA. She has done yoga teacher training with Kay Parry in Sydney and created the "yoga and writing" workshop in 2001. Her book Sun Square Moons: Writings on Yoga and Writing is a literary exploration of practice in both disciplines.