Parampara – From Teacher to Student

I humbly dedicate my practice to my teachers. Under the guidance of one who has knowledge, Yoga can be revealed. First among the teachers I am indebted to are Paul and Rachelle Gold, the Jois Family, and Yoganand Michael Carroll.

In 1999 I started a two year residency at the Kripalu Yoga Center under the guidance of Yoganand Michael Carroll. At the end of this intense period of study I received Yoganand’s blessing to teach.

In 2001 I started practicing Ashtanga Yoga. My friend Jonathan Austman, who I volunteered with at Kripalu, was my first teacher and gave me a strong foundation to build my practice on.

In 2005 I became a student of Paul and Rachelle Gold and took daily practice with them for the next five years. I feel especially blessed and honoured to be their student and consider them to be my primary teachers. Few teachers offer the level of commitment, knowledge and experience that Paul and Rachelle provide.

I have spent several months practicing under the guidance of Matt Corigliano and have completed David Swenson’s Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training.

Following the lineage of Ashtanga Yoga led me to Mysore, India to study the tradition at the source. It was there, in the summer months of 2007 and 2008, that I deepened my practice at the feet of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson, R. Sharath Jois.