Professor Shastri

Professor Shastri is Sanskrit scholar from South India with extensive experience both here in the USA as well as in India. He offers services both privately and publicly with charm and depth. As a living resource for Sanskrit, we are fortunate to have him residing here in the San Diego area with his wife & two […]

Jen Wade

Jen began her studies of yoga in 2002. Upon relocating to Orange County in 2005, she began practicing Ashtanga Yoga under Authorized teacher Diana Christinson. Since 2007, Jen has been traveling to Mysore, India to study yoga at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, now called KPJAYI, to undertake studies with Sri K Pattabhi Jois, his […]

Manju Jois

Ashtanga yoga master Manju Jois, of Mysore, South India, is the oldest son of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Born on November 16th, 1944, his introduction to yoga began at the age of seven, when he was awakened early each day by his father for lessons that would forever change the course of his life and […]

Saraswathi Jois

Saraswathi, daughter of Sri K Pattabhi Jois (Guruji) and mother of Sharath Jois, Saraswathi was born in 1941. She practiced yoga steadily under the guidance of her father from the age of 10 in 1951, until taking on family responsibilities in 1963. She was the first female ever to be granted admission to the Sanskrit […]

Andrea Werner

Andrea’s journey with yoga began in 1996 while in college at UCSB. She truly felt like she had arrived “home” after taking her first yoga class and has maintained a daily practice ever since. In 1999 she took her first (of many) trips to Mysore, India where she studied extensively with the Jois family and […]

Aimee Echo

Aimee Echo began practicing Ashtanga Yoga in 1999 with certified teacher Noah Williams and authorized teacher Kimberly Flynn. She learned traditionally, developing a daily practice Mysore-style, one pose at a time. Aimee made her first trip to Mysore, India in 2007 to study with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, R. Sharath Jois, and Saraswathi. After several extended trips to study, she […]

Brian Alman

For more than 35 years Dr. Brian Alman has been one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of mind-body health and wellness. He has written nine books, he gives workshops around the world, and he has worked with many celebrities and professional athletes. Known as the “Wellness Doctor,” Brian has appeared on CNN, […]

Ashley Von Arx

Ashley von Arx Ashley is from Canada, and she was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga in 2008 as she was transitioning out of a career in ballet. She made her first trip to Mysore after a few months of daily practice, and has returned each year since to study with Sharath. She was honored to assist […]

Tom Mullins

Tom Mullins Tom is from Byron Bay and began practicing Ashtanga Yoga daily with Dena Kingsberg in 2001, taking her three-year intensive study/practice course and then continuing as an apprentice, assisting and teaching a Mysore-style class from her shala. He took further practice with Sri k Pattabhi Jois and continues with Sri R.Sharath Jois, who […]

Frances Liotta

Frances began practicing yoga in 1986. She commenced a daily Ashtanga practice with Eileen Hall in 1998 at Yogamoves in Sydney. It was there Frances met Guruji & Sharath Jois for the first time. She has since travelled to Mysore & received Authorisation Level 2 in 2012 from Sharath Jois.