The B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Association of Southern California (IYASC) owns and operates the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles (IYILA), and is dedicated to the study, teaching, and dissemination of the art, science, and philosophy of Yoga according to the teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar. All teachers at IYILA are Certified Iyengar Teachers in accordance with the assessment process set forth by B.K.S. Iyengar. IYASC is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation.