TEACHING YOGA & ASSISTING

This gallery shows a variety of teaching situations, starting with a class at YogaJaya in Tokyo where I served as visiting faculty full-time for three months in 2009. Next we see my last workshop at Jivamukti Yoga Munich, after seven years of spending most of my days in that center (2004-2011). From there we move on to a retreat I taught at Lykia near Antalya, Turkey in 2011.  After moving to Boulder, I assisted Richard Freeman & Mary Taylor’s 200-hour Teachers’ Intensives in 2012 and 2013, as well as helping them out at various classes,  immersions (Essentials 6x) and conferences such as the Hanuman Festival (5x), Yoga Journal Estes Park (3x), and a flood relief benefit in Denver pictured here.  I can also be seen teaching Mysore and an Introduction to Ashtanga course at Richard Freeman’s Yoga Workshop, where I taught from 2012-2015.  I assisted Sharon Gannon in Germany and in the USA during her visit to Boulder Thanksgiving weekend 2014 for her Simple Recipes for Joy vegan cookbook tour.  You can also see me giving an unconventional lecture at the University of Colorado and teaching an unexpected yoga legend in my Mysore class at Ashtanga Yoga Denver in 2017!  😉  (Click any photo to see larger version with caption.)

Teaching an Ashtanga class at YogaJaya in Tokyo, where I lived for 3 months in 2009. Photo by Patrick Oancia

Garudasana demos at YogaJaya. Photo by Patrick Oancia

Chatturanga patrol in Tokyo. Photo by Patrick Oancia

Preparing for chanting at my last workshop in Munich at Jivamukti Buttermelcherstr. Photo by Claudia Weerts

Chanting during my final workshop at Jivamukti Yoga Munich. Photo by Claudia Weerts

It was so nice to see so many of my dedicated students at this workshop! Photo by Claudia Weerts

Jiva trikonasana! Photo by Claudia Weerts

Sitting practice provided a grounded start to our days on retreat. Photo by Handan Karadag

Chanting before asana in Turkey. Photo by Handan Karadag

This will get things firing! Teaching in Turkey. Photo by Handan Karadag

Assisting pincha mayurasana at Lykia. Photo by Handan Karadag

Assisting janu sirsasana. Photo by Handan Karadag

A room full of half moons. Photo by Handan Karadag

Assisting krounchasana. Photo by Handan Karadag

Half practicing chin on chest “social camel” 😉 Assisting Richard’s training in 2012. Photo by Barbara Süß

Assisting full wheels in Richard’s training 2012. Photo by Barbara Süß

I can never wait for Richard’s iron frog headstand demo! Good view while assisting the training… Photo by Barbara Süß

Assisting Mary in an afternoon class during the training. Photo by Barbara Süß

Getting rehydrated before assisting the afternoon part of the training! Photo by Barbara Süß

Our group photo 2012 at the potluck completing Richard & Mary’s training.

I’m the speck assisting by Richard’s right shoulder at Hanuman Festival 2013. Photo by Kelly Shroads

Group photo from Richard & Mary’s Teachers Intensive 2013.

Assisting Richard’s class at Hanuman Presents Flood Benefit 2013.

Teaching afternoon mysore at Yoga Workshop 2013. Photo by Matt Champoux

Advertising shot with my buds & fellow Yoga Workshop teachers Laura & Melissa, 2014.

More publicity fun with YW teachers Olivia, Matt & Erin, 2014.

Assisting Sharon Gannon’s workshop in Boulder in 2014. Photo by Jaimie Epstein

Spending some nice time chatting with Sharon Gannon during her book signing following the workshop… 🙂 Photo by Jaimie Epstein

Teaching an Introduction to Ashtanga Course at Yoga Workshop in 2014. Photo by Melissa Fry

Assisting the Funsters at Hanuman Festival for the 5th year in a row 2016! Photo by Angelo Ciliberti

Here I am giving the elephant trunk arm swinging demo at my first workshop at Ashtanga Yoga Denver in 2016. Photo by Ashley Hixon

What a lovely weekend I had assisting Richard’s workshops with Mary at the Yoga Journal Conference in Estes Park 2016! Photo by Waylon Lewis & Elephant Journal

Headed to dinner after assisting Richard & Mary’s Essentials Immersion for the 5th time in 2017. Photo by Brian Forman

Guest Lecturing at CU to a class of 80 students studying the Hatha Yoga Tradition (2017). Photo by Cindy Lusk

It’s not every day that Tim Miller practices in my Mysore class! Photo by Bill Mushkin