About
I began my Hatha Yoga practice and training in 1995, exploring a variety of disciplines such as Ashtanga-vinyasa, Bikram, Iyengar, Shadow, and Therapeutic. While pursuing my studies, I lived in San Francisco and London, settling in New York City, where I became a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance, receiving teaching certification in:
- Vinyasa Yoga, 200 hrs, Sonic Yoga NYC
- Therapeutic Yoga, 500 hrs, Abhyasa Yoga Center BKLYN
- Children’s Yoga, Level I, Level II, Level III, Little Flower Yoga NYC
In Hatha Yoga, the body and the breath are unified, either in asana, postures, or vinyasa, movements. “Ha” is the exhale, giving, masculine, the sun. “Tha” is the inhale, receiving, feminine, the moon. Whether it is postures or movements, the body is organized around the breath. Hatha Yoga is a relatively late arrival in the evolution of Yoga, dating back little more than one thousand years, entering the Western Hemisphere in the 1920s, and today it is the most widely practiced branch of Hindu Yoga. Hatha Yoga has many positive benefits and effects, especially health and fitness, but the true tradition of Yoga is in the practice of self-transcendence, self-transformation, and self-realization.
I offer a Therapeutic Yoga practice for the individual, based on the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and his son TKV Desikachar. It is with profound passion that I offer the teachings and practice, clarifying its relevance of ancient wisdom to contemporary life.
Photos by Anna Rose
