Georgetown Yoga welcomed Beryl Bender Birch at the Kennedy Center in April, 2005. The best selling author of Power Yoga and Beyond Power Yoga, Beryl teaches throughout the United States, guiding and inspiring students of all levels with her down to earth style. She has been teaching yoga for over 30 years, training yoga teachers for 20 years, and in 2000, was named one of the seven American women "innovators shaping yoga today" by Yoga Journal. Her latest video "Power Yoga The Practice" captures her "yoga by example" manner and makes it accessible to all. Visit Beryl's website at www.power-yoga.com.
Beryl will be returning to GY June 6 & 7, 2008.

Sharon Gannon and David Life are the founders of the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York City. Jivamukti Yoga is one of nine internationally recognized styles of Hatha Yoga; its distinct style integrates chanting, asanas, music, meditation and practices of devotion
into a vigorous physical practice with a foundation in the mystic philosophies of the East. These artists and spiritual gurus have spent almost twenty years of their lives in service to yogic principles, and have introduced thousands of people to the benefits of yoga - "Without Jivamukti, yoga in the U.S. would still be the obscure practice of a few devotees" (New York Times). Sharon and David have authored two books, Jivamukti Yoga and The Art of Yoga. Georgetown Yoga hosted them for a workshop and book signing in January 2003. Learn more about Jivamukti at www.jivamuktiyoga.com

Manju Jois, son of the Guru of Ashtanga yoga, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, teaches the true Mysore Ashtanga method. Manju is dedicated to his mission of training students in this ancient style of yoga, which is a combination of the asanas, pranayamas, and meditation chants for a total mind-body-spirit unification with self and God. The asanas, or postures, are just one component of the yoga tradition. Manju is bringing back to yoga the other components that are essential to assist those on the path to Enlightenment: chants, which help with breathing; meditation, which relaxes the body and the mind; and pranayamas, which assist with purification. Manju is honored to pass along all of the traditional components of yoga to his students, as he encourages them, "unite with yourself". Georgetown Yoga hosted Manju for a weekend workshop in September, 2003. Click here for Manju's bio. Visit Manju's website at www.manjujois.com

Kino MacGregor is directly authorized to teach Ashtanga yoga by its founder Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She is one the youngest women to complete the Third Series with Guruji and Sharath in Mysore, India. Traveling internationally, she leads classes, privates, workshops and retreats in traditional Ashtanga yoga, holistic health and total life transformation. Kino is dedicated to sharing the amazing tradition of Ashtanga yoga with its growing number of practitioners. As a life coach and Ph.D. student in holistic health, with a Master’s Degree from New York University, Kino integrates her commitment to consciousness and empowerment with her yoga teaching. In her unique, inspirational and playful approach, Kino helps her students expand and deepen their understanding of yoga and life, and the inseparable connection between asana practice and daily life.
GY hosted a weekend with Kino in May 2006 & 2007. Kino will return to GY in May 2008.
Visit her website at www.ashtanga-awareness.com

Dave Oliver is the leading instructor for Ashtanga Yoga in the Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona area. He makes the practice of Ashtanga a journey of the mind and body, incorporating the philosophy of yoga and the study of Sanskrit into the asana practice, so students have a better understanding of the "big picture" behind what they are doing. Dave has taught workshops around the country and is an instructor at At One Yoga in Phoenix. His intense Ashtanga classes are inspired by 15 years of studying Sanskrit, meditation, and a life-changing yoga practice. Having grown up on the coast of Los Angeles as a beach boy, playing volleyball is a favorite hobby of Dave's. However, a back injury while playing a volleyball game motivated him to take his first step into the world of yoga. Dave believes that yoga is a healer of all wounds and it keeps him feeling young and healthy. His unique and invigorating Ashtanga classes are a great workout and a powerful tool to remedy all physical and mental disease. Georgetown Yoga hosted an Ashtanga weekend intensive with Dave in July 2004 and September 2006.

Doug Swenson travels extensively offering workshops, retreats and teacher training courses around the world. Doug teaches by example - he has been a dedicated yoga practitioner for three decades. He has had the fortune of studying with many great teachers including Dr. Ernest Wood, K. Pattabhi Jois, David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff, Ramanand Patel, Ann Barros and others. Doug is a master yoga practitioner, philosopher, poet and dedicated health advocate. He has incorporated influences from several different yoga systems along with his passion for nutrition and the environment to develop his unique approach. Over the years he has authored several books: Yoga Helps (one of the first yoga books in the U.S.!), The Soothing Touch of Yoga, The Diet That Loves You Most, and Power Yoga for Dummies. Georgetown Yoga hosted Doug for an evening workshop in September 2002, a weekend workshop in April 2003, and in January 2004 as part of our teacher training program and to introduce his new book, Mastering the Secrets of Yoga Flow. Learn more about Doug and his brother David at www.ashtanga.net. Visit Doug's website at www.dougswenson.net.