Archive for Instructor Profiles
Jessica Ezra Patri
How did you get into this line of work?
I was introduced to yoga by my parents. I remember going to their classes and hearing the OM chanting when I was really small. I took a kid’s yoga class when I was about 7 years old and then got back into it again when I was [...]
Skanda (Thomas) Murphy
Skanda is the god of war, and known by many other names including Kartikeya and Murugan. Skanda is the brother of Ganesha, and the second son of Siva and Parvati. He was created from a burst of six sparks of light from Siva’s third eye – a focused, spontaneous emanation.
Above all else, Skanda is a [...]
Kameshvari Thorp
How did you get into this line of work?
In the first Yoga class I ever attended, I felt like I had actually arrived in my body for the very first time. I knew right away that this practice was my primary life pursuit. At that time, I wasn’t exactly sure how to make Yoga a [...]
Ekabhumi Ellik
How did you get into this line of work?
During my very first Yoga class, in spite of immense discomfort, I watched the instructor and thought, “I could do this!” Sounds corny, but true. I’ve studied dance, martial arts, competed in sports, but never felt any urge to teach. There was something very profound happening during [...]
Lily Dwyer
How did you get into this line of work?
I have been practicing yoga since I was sixteen years old, and before that I have childhood memories of watching my mom do simhasana (lions breath) and surya namaskara on our living room carpet even before yoga became so popular in the USA.
All my life I have [...]
Sri Lalita Crute
How did you get into this line of work?
I happily stumbled upon yoga when I was 17 in college. I practiced throughout school, finally ditching obtuse, dusty graduate work to follow my love of yoga and take a yoga teacher training. At the time, I was not as interested in actually teaching as I was [...]
Rachel Shaw
This summer we were very excited to add veteran Yoga instructor Rachel Shaw to our YM family. Learn a little more about Rachel below and try one of her classes.
How did you get into this line of work?
I took my first yoga class in 1992 at the original Jivamukti studio in NYC. I was enthralled [...]
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