Yoga & Tai Chi/Expert Profile

Expertise

Yoga, teaching yoga, benefits of yoga, ethics in yoga, yoga standards, regulation of the yoga profession, business of yoga, yoga history, yoga philosophy, yoga celebrities, yoga and health, yoga for athletes, yoga for kids, pre-natal yoga, yoga in prisons, yoga in schools, corporate yoga,yoga retreat vacations, yoga and religion,

Experience in the area

Author of the national bestseller, Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations & Techniques (North Atlantic Books, 2010). Over twenty years of experience, have taught over 20,000 classes, trained over 1,000 yoga teachers, presenter at Yoga Journal conferences, lead teacher training programs and vacation retreats worldwide. Founder of the non-profit Yoga Inside Foundation (yoga in prisons, schools, treatment centers, other alternative settings. Founder/owner or L.A. Yoga Center (now Yoga Works Westwood) and Santa Cruz Yoga.

Organizations

Yoga Alliance International Association of Yoga Therapists Green Yoga Association

Publications

Yoga International - "Art of Asana" columnist

Education/Credentials

E-RYT 500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher), the highest certification level of the national Yoga Alliance. M.A. UCLA B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz

Awards and Honors

Yoga Journal's 1st Annual Karma Yoga Award - Given in 2000 for leadership inn training yoga teachers across North America for service in alternative settings, including prisons, schools, treatment centers, and shelters.

Past/Present Clients

Celebrities: Barbra Striesand, Robert Downey Jr., Mariel Hemingway, John Cusack, Courtney Love, Olivia Newton John, Diane Lane, Cindy Crawford, Kenny G.