On my earlier posts concerning Ashtanga Authorisation 1980-Present and on the later posts concerning the KPJAYI.org list ( now Sharathjois.com) I mentioned the role of Ashtanga.com and how it had the original list of Ashtanga teachers that was eventually carried over to become the first AYRI list in 2008 (Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute - later KPJAYI, the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga yoga Institute).
Ashtanga.com is is a wonderful site, a resource I often forget about only to feel like it's Christmas every time I rediscover it, a list of Ashtanga articles that stretch back to 1999 and more besides. I've added a banner and link to the teachers page over on the right of the blog, that will stay there in pride of place. If you haven't visited the site for awhile, below is the, to my mind, sensible criteria for listing teachers. I've also added the main links to the different sections of the blog and the treasure trove of articles.
Today, via Wayback.com - the Internet Archive, I also came across even earlier manifestations of the list. It appears that in Feb1999, there was a list of places on Ashtanga.com where Ashtanga classes were being held, an asterisk indicating those teachers authorised by Pattabhi Jois.
In 2000 the list of places becomes a list of Authorised teachers (under pressure perhaps).
Ashtanga.com is is a wonderful site, a resource I often forget about only to feel like it's Christmas every time I rediscover it, a list of Ashtanga articles that stretch back to 1999 and more besides. I've added a banner and link to the teachers page over on the right of the blog, that will stay there in pride of place. If you haven't visited the site for awhile, below is the, to my mind, sensible criteria for listing teachers. I've also added the main links to the different sections of the blog and the treasure trove of articles.
Today, via Wayback.com - the Internet Archive, I also came across even earlier manifestations of the list. It appears that in Feb1999, there was a list of places on Ashtanga.com where Ashtanga classes were being held, an asterisk indicating those teachers authorised by Pattabhi Jois.
In 2000 the list of places becomes a list of Authorised teachers (under pressure perhaps).
"This list contains only teachers PERSONALLY AUTHORIZED by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois."
I've included both those lists in the appendix at the bottom of this post and have added them to the original Authorisation post where you can also compare the 2008 Ashtanga.com list with the list as it was carried over to the AYRI and KPJAYI website, noting perhaps the names that were left behind.
The Ashtanga.com Ashtanga Classes and teachers list is part of the history of the practice, the tradition if you will but the list is only one part of this amazing website.
Looking at the names, the address of those early studios, shalas and early places of practice I thought it might be nice to add old photos of the locations. If your old studio is listed and you have a photo or if you were a student there and have a picture of the outside of the building and possibly from inside feel free to pass it along on my fb blog page or send me a link to the photo in comments and I'll add the photos next to the name on the list. If you don't have a photo yourself perhaps send the link to someone you think may have. I imagine many of these old studios (some still current) hold fond memories for those who practiced there.
This will all end up on the permanent Ashtanga authorisation page at the top of the blog.
Thank you Betty for all your work over the years maintaining this Ashtanga institution.
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Links on the Ashtanga.Com Website
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The Newsletter page has links to newsletters going back to 2004, each lists also includes the workshops for that year.
http://www.ashtanga.com/html/ashtanganews.html*
The articles are a treasure trove in themselves, I've spent hours reading through some of these in the past, then I would forget about the page only to rediscover it again at another time and spend another couple of hours.
I had assumed that the articles were old but they continue up to the presents, one from Scott Johnson, an interview with Anthony "Prem" Carlisi from last year.
Continuing the research to keep ashtanga yoga alive — An Interview with Anthony "Prem" Carlisi by Scott Johnson (Stillpoint Yoga Blog, April 2017)
There's even one of mine...
Entelechy: An Interview with Certified Ashtanga Teacher Kristina Karitinou (19 November 2013
I had assumed that the articles were old but they continue up to the presents, one from Scott Johnson, an interview with Anthony "Prem" Carlisi from last year.
Continuing the research to keep ashtanga yoga alive — An Interview with Anthony "Prem" Carlisi by Scott Johnson (Stillpoint Yoga Blog, April 2017)
There's even one of mine...
Entelechy: An Interview with Certified Ashtanga Teacher Kristina Karitinou (19 November 2013
Articles
Dear Future Ex-Lovers of Ashtanga (Ashtanga Yoga ki Jai! with David Garrigues Blog, 2 December 2014)
Manju Jois: Setting the Record Straight by Richard Clark (Australian Yoga Life, Issue 12, July 2005)
Yoga Tour Articles
Pattabhi Jois in New York; Bright Tights, Big Yoga City by Cara Jepsen (Yoga Chicago, Sept/Oct 2000)
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APPENDIX
1. First ONLINE mention of the cost of studying at AYRI - Dec 2001
2. First AYRI mention of Authorisation process - Ashtanga.com - Jan 2004
Includes request for all teachers to sent in their Authorization letters to be replaced/renewed
"Starting in January 2003, the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute will issue NEW official authorization letters to authorized Ashtanga Yoga teachers. All authorized teachers are requested to send their original authorization letters to AYRI in exchange for official authorization letters on AYRI letterhead. AYRI will then notify Ashtanga.com of the teachers' names that can be re-listed on Ashtanga.com. Failure to turn in your original authorization letter may result in removal from the teachers' list."
3. First ONLINE List of teachers -
Update: Ashtanga Classes Feb1999
First Authorised teachers Ashtanga.com June 2000
Ashtanga.com List Jan 2004
Update: Ashtanga Classes Feb1999
First Authorised teachers Ashtanga.com June 2000
Ashtanga.com List Jan 2004
(basis of the AYRI list)
4. First AYRI Authorisation details mentioned on AYRI website - May 2007
5. First AYRI ONLINE Authorised/Certified List - 22 Aug 08
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1. Ashtanga Yoga Nilayam 15 dec 01
If you'd like to attend classes at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore please write to:
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
876/1 First Cross
Laxmipuram, 570004 Mysore
Karnataka, India
Please include your full name, home address, arrival date, and duration of your stay.
The class fees are $350 US per month, with a $200 registration fee the first month. Please allow for a minimum stay of one month, however three months are recommended in order to have time to learn the practice properly. Food and lodging are not provided, but there are good hotels and restaurants nearby.
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2. Authorized Teachers
Part 1 Before the the Authorised teacher list on Ashtanga.com there was the 'Classes' page.
from Wayback machine Feb. 1999
Yoga Schools
To be listed on this page, your ashtanga school must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Offer at least one class in TRADITIONAL ASHTANGA (ASTANGA) YOGA (e.g., Mysore-style, Primary Series);
2. Explicitly state or indicate on your Web site and brochures that traditional ashtanga yoga is offered; and
3. Provide your address, instructors' names and teaching backgrounds, types of ashtanga classes, and studio history.
4. If you also would like your logo listed, e-mail it to betty@ashtanga.com in GIF or JPEG format in a 10K or smaller file size. Logos are subject to editing for easy loading.
5. Listings are subject to removal if classes no longer meet the above criteria.
*Note: If you are PERSONALLY AUTHORIZED by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois to teach ashtanga yoga, an asterisk will be placed next to your studio name (subject to confirmation by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois). (Please be patient if the asterisk has not yet appeared next to your listing.)
Namaste. United States Australia Canada Finland France India Israel Italy New Zealand United Kingdom UNITED STATES NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Ashtanga Yoga School of San Francisco Robert Brook, Director Shotwell Studios 3252A 19th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Center of Balance 1220 Pear Avenue, Suite I Mountain View, CA 94043 (650) 967-6414 Center of Balance Beverly Frederick Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Marin/Sonoma Emily Griffith Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Monterey/Pacific Grove Cathy Hall Finnish Brotherhood Hall 1970 Chestnut Street Berkeley, CA It's Yoga 848 Folsom Street San Francisco, CA 94107
Monkey Yoga Shala Tim Thompson 3215 Lakeshore Ave Oakland, CA 94610 Piedmont Yoga Studio 4125 Piedmont Avenue 4131 1/2 Piedmont Avenue Oakland, CA San Francisco Yoga Shala 1500 Castro Street @ 25th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Soma Yoga 30 Minna Alley (between 1st and 2nd Streets & Mission and Howard Streets) San Francisco, CA Yogasource 525 Alma Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 328-YOGA The Yoga and Movement Center 2940 Camino Diablo, Suite 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 The Yoga Studio* John Berlinsky 650 East Blithedale Mill Valley, CA 94941 Yogic Arts Studio 1097 54th St. #C Oakland, CA 94608 (510) 595-YOGA 4th Street Yoga 1809C 4th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 845-YOGA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Astanga Yoga Center* Tim Miller, Director 118 West E Street Encinitas, CA 92924 San Luis Obispo Yoga Centre Peter Sterios, Director 967 Monterey Street P.O. Box 653 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Yoga Works* (two locations) Maty Ezraty and Chuck Miller 2215 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 1426 Montana Avenue, Second Floor Santa Monica, CA 90403 COLORADO The Yoga Workshop* Richard Freeman 2020 21st Street Boulder, CO 80302 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ashtanga Yoga Center David Ingalls 4435 Wisconsin Ave N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 FLORIDA Boca Yoga 450 NE 20th St Boca Raton, FL 33431 ILLINOIS N.U. Yoga Center Suddha Weixler 3047 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 320 Chicago, IL 60657 MASSACHUSETTS Harvard University Ashtanga Yoga Practice Joji Montelibano Eliot House - Dance Studio (Mon-Fri, 6-9am) Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 (Note: need Harvard ID to enter Eliot House; otherwise, contact Joji for admittance.) NEW YORK Astanga Yoga Shala* Eddie Stern 611 Broadway, Room 203 New York City, NY 10012 Jivamukti Yoga Center 404 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 Power Yoga Thom Birch and Beryl Bender Birch OHIO Joyful Practice Yoga Martha Marcom 479 North Columbia Avenue Columbus, OH 43209 PENNSYLVANIA Yoga Sport 950 Colwell Lane (@ Superfit Gym) Conshohocken, PA 19428 TEXAS The Center For Awareness Jeri-Sue Barron 2507 Lazydale Drive Dallas, TX 75228 UTAH Yoga Central 1550 E. 3300 So. Salt Lake City, UT 84106 VERMONT Yoga Vermont Kathy McNames, Director Box A23 Chace Mill Burlington, VT 05401 WASHINGTON The Ashtanga Yoga School 1412 12th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA Ashtanga Yoga Moves* The Verona Building 17 Oxford Street Paddington 2021 NSW Centre of Balance Dena Kingsberg P.O. Box 1443 Byron Bay 2481 NSW Gold Coast Yoga Centre 2 Fleay Court Burleigh Heads West Queensland 4220 CANADA Downward Dog Yoga Centre Ron Reid and Diane Bruni 110 Spadina Avenue @ Adelaide St.W. Studio #212 Toronto, Ontario M5V 2K4 Kaivalya Yoga Centre Allison Ulan, Director 401 Richmond St. W., Studio 1 Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8 FINLAND Astanga Yoga Helsinki* Vilhonvuorenkuja 20 F 00500 Helsinki Finland FRANCE Centre Samasthiti - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Caroline Boulinguez Paris France INDIA Astanga Yoga Research Institute* Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Director R. Sharath, Assistant Director 876/1 First Cross, Lakshmipuram Mysore 570004 Karnataka State, South India ISRAEL Ashtanga Yoga--The Israeli Center Gilad and Miri Harouvi 10 Shoken Street, First Floor Tel Aviv 65153 Israel Shimon Ben-Avi 7 Ha'Etzel Street Karkur 37068 Israel ITALY Astanga Yoga School* Lino Miele Via Cassia, 698 00189 Rome Italy NEW ZEALAND Auckland Yoga Academy 33 High Street Auckland City, NZ UNITED KINGDOM Astanga Vinyasa Yoga in the North 3 Owlers Walk Todmorden Lancs, OL14 8HY UK John C. Scott Yoga Therapy Centre Royal London Homeopathic Hospital 60 Great Ormond St London WC1 Oxford Ashtanga Timetable December 1998 - April 1999 (courtesy of Ian Macdonald)
Raphael Dabora Colemans Hatch (near Forest Row) E. Sussex Sangam Yoga Studio 80A Battersea Rise Clapham Junction London SW11 1EH UK The Yoga Centre 16 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG UK
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Part 2 - in 2000 the classes page turned into the first
list of teachers authorised by Pattabhi Jois.
Yoga Schools This list contains only teachers PERSONALLY AUTHORIZED by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
See the Ashtanga.com Requirements for Listing for more information. UNITED STATES Arkansas California (Northern) California (Southern) Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii Illinois New York Ohio Oregon Texas Washington ASIA AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND CANADA EUROPE UNITED STATES ARKANSAS Louise Ellis 2332 Hatfield Street Fayetteville, AR 72703 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA John Berlinsky The Yoga Studio 650 East Blithedale Mill Valley, CA 94941 Betty Lai Center of Balance 1220 Pear Ave, Suites I & J Mountain View, CA 94043 Leigha Nicole (2 locations) San Francisco Yoga Shala 1500 Castro Street (@ 25th Street) San Francisco, CA 94114 7th Heaven Body Awareness Center 2820 7th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Mark Yeo 7th Heaven Body Awareness Center 2820 7th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 (510) 665-4300 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Manju Jois Certified (son of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois) 2428 CMTO Ocean Cove Cardiff, CA 92007 Tim Miller Certified Astanga Yoga Center 118 West E Street Encinitas, CA 92024 ashtangayoga@home.com Maty Ezraty Chuck Miller Certified Yoga Works (2 locations) 2215 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 1426 Montana Avenue, Second Floor Santa Monica, CA 90403 Kimberly Flynn Noah Williams Ahimsa Yoga 3820 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026 Jorgen Christiansson Maha Yoga 13050 San Vicente Blvd #202 Los Angeles, CA 90049 Steve Dwelley Santa Barbara Yoga Center 32 East Micheltorena Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 David Miliotis Santa Barbara, CA (805) 692-9469 Andrea Werner Santa Barbara, CA COLORADO Richard Freeman Certified The Yoga Workshop 2020 21st Street Boulder, CO 80302 The Yoga Workshop Annie (Grover) Pace Certified Box 125 Crestone, CO 81131 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA David Ingalls Kelly Lynch Ashtanga Yoga Center 4435 Wisconsin Ave N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 HAWAII Nancy Gilgoff House of Yoga & Zen Makawao, Maui, HI 96768 Norman Allen Kona, HI David Williams Maui, HI ILLINOIS Suddha Weixler N.U. Yoga Center 3047 N. Lincoln Avenue, Suite 320 Chicago, IL 60657 NEW YORK Eddie Stern Certified Patanjali Yoga Shala 611 Broadway, Suite 203 New York, NY 10012 Guy Donahaye (2 locations) Astanga Yoga Shala (at Segue Performance Space) 303 E. 8th Street New York, NY 10009 Patanjali Yoga Shala 611 Broadway, Suite 203 New York, NY 10012 Chris Buhner Patanjali Yoga Shala 611 Broadway, Suite 203 New York, NY 10012
David Life Certified Sharon Gannon Jivamukti Yoga Center 404 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 OHIO Martha Marcom Joyful Practice Yoga 479 North Columbia Avenue Columbus, OH 43209 OREGON Vance Selover Gillian Lerner Portland Ashtanga Yoga 3736 N.E. 17th Avenue Portland, OR 97212 TEXAS David Swenson Ashtanga Yoga Productions 3350 Highway 6, #194 Sugarland, TX 77478 WASHINGTON David Garrigues Certified Catherine Garrigues Certified The Ashtanga Yoga School 1412 12th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 ASIA - AUTHORIZED TEACHERS INDIA Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Director Sri R. Sharath, Assistant Director Astanga Yoga Research Institute 876/1, 1st Cross Lakshmipuram Mysore - 570004 Karnataka State, South India Sharmila Rao's Tutorials (granddaughter of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois) 5th Block Jayanagar Bangalore - 560041 Karen Haberman Certified Gerald Disse Bharat Nivas P.O. Poste Restante 605101 Auroville Tamil Nadu, South India Rolf Naujokat Certified Kirsten Berg Goa, India MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE Mark Yeo markyeo@hotmail.com (Mark is currently teaching in Berkeley, California. See Northern California classes) AUSTRALIA - AUTHORIZED TEACHERS Carl Nelson's Australia Ashtanga page Eileen Hall Certified Peter Sanson Tim Burns Paul Frechtling Mike Berghan Victoria Grouden Ashtanga Yoga Moves The Verona Building 17 Oxford Street Paddington 2021 NSW Dena Kingsberg Certified Centre of Balance P.O. Box 1443 Byron Bay 2481 NSW Iain Clark Certified Astanga Yoga Shala PO Box 5828, West End Brisbane Qld 4101 Monica Gauci Gregor Maehle 8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga (2 locations) 2nd Floor, 3 Mouat Street Fremantle 6160 Western Australia 8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga 220 Carr Place Leederville 6007 Tel 61 9 93854743 Graeme Northfield Certified Leone Northfield Brisbane David Roche 47 Sixth Avenue St. Peters, South Australia 5069 NEW ZEALAND Peter Nilsson Jude Hynes Auckland Yoga Academy 1st Floor 33 High Street, Central City Auckland, New Zealand CANADA - AUTHORIZED TEACHERS Ron Reid Downward Dog Yoga Centre 110 Spadina Avenue Studio #212 Toronto, Ontario M5V 2K4
EUROPE - AUTHORIZED TEACHERS
Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
FINLAND
Astanga Yoga Helsinki
Kolmas linja 21 C 60
00530 Helsinki, Finland
FRANCE
Caroline Boulinguez
Centre Samasthiti - Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
Paris, France
Brigette DeRose Certified
74 Bd Gambetta
62100 Calais
Philippe Mons Certified
86 Rue De La Gare
59350 St. Andre
Odile Morcrette Certified
20 Rue Fenelon
59000 Lille
GREECE
Radha and Pierre
Yoga Plus
Crete
ITALY
Lino Miele Certified
Tina Pizzimenti Certified
Astanga Yoga School
Via Vasi 18/A
Rome Italy
SPAIN
Tomas Zorzo Certified
Camino Diez
Astanga Yoga Center
C/ San Bernabe 7-3ª
33002 Oviedo
Spain
UNITED KINGDOM
Oxford Timetable
Michael Taylor
Elisabeth Wilson
Astanga Vinyasa Yoga in the North
3 Owlers Walk
Todmorden
Lancs, OL14 8HY
John Scott Certified
Lucy Crawford Scott
The Space at Number 8
8 Chapel Street
Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4AJ
England
Hamish Hendry
Yoga Therapy Centre
Royal Homeopathic Hospital
60 Great Ormond Street
London WC1N
Cathy Louise Broda
Yoga Therapy Centre
Royal Homeopathic Hospital
60 Great Ormond Street
London WC1N
The Yoga Centre
1 Meadow Place
Edinburgh EH9 1JZ
Scotland
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Part 3 Teachers' Listings on Ashtanga.com updated January 2004
The procedure for obtaining a teacher's listing on Ashtanga.com is outlined below. Only Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (AYRI) can issue teaching authorizations and certifications for Ashtanga Yoga. Inquiries about teachers' qualifications should be directed to the individual teachers. Teachers are responsible for verifying the accuracy of the information in their listings. Ashtanga.com and its creators, producers, and deliverers assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the class listings on this site. The teachers' listings on the Classes pages are approved by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
1. Starting in January 2003, the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute will issue NEW official authorization letters to authorized Ashtanga Yoga teachers. All authorized teachers are requested to send their original authorization letters to AYRI in exchange for official authorization letters on AYRI letterhead. AYRI will then notify Ashtanga.com of the teachers' names that can be re-listed on Ashtanga.com. Failure to turn in your original authorization letter may result in removal from the teachers' list.
2. "Certified" Teachers: Contact betty@ashtanga.com to send a photocopy of the official government certificate via email (scanned image of certificate), fax, or post in order to be listed on Ashtanga.com.
3. Verbally Authorized Teachers should write to AYRI to request the new official authorization letter. Please enclose a photograph of yourself with your correspondence.
4. Class Schedule Requirement: In addition to receiving certification or authorization to teach, you are required to teach Ashtanga Yoga in the TRADITIONAL FORMAT. The traditional format consists of daily classes in the Mysore style in correct sequential order and without deviation from the traditional form of the asanas as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, South India. The traditional format includes the practices outlined in the Yoga Mala, Astanga Yoga by Lino Miele, and Ashtanga Yoga by John Scott. Explicitly indicate on your website and brochures that such traditional Ashtanga Yoga is offered.
5. Omissions from the List: Teachers' names may be omitted from the list if they are on hiatus or are not currently offering classes in the style or quantity required for a listing.
Please send all AYRI correspondence regarding authorization letters to:
R. Sharath
Gokulam, Mysore 570002
Karnataka, India
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3. Teachers LIST Jan 2004 Ashtanga.com
( this list was clearly used as the basis for the later AYRI list)
Note: 87 teachers mentioned on this list
United States | Africa | Asia | Australia & NZ | Canada | Europe | South America | Traveling Teachers
United States
California
Louise Ellis Certified
Ashtanga Yoga Center
Fayetteville, AR
Northern California
John Berlinsky
Lea Watkins
YogaStudio - Mill Valley, CA
Leigha Nicole
YogaStudio - Larkspur Landing CA
Vance Selover
Zoe Slatoff
7th Heaven Yoga
Berkeley, CA
Clayton Horton
Greenpath Yoga Studio
San Francisco,
Manju Jois Certified
(son of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois)
Leucadia, CA 92024
Tim Miller Certified
Astanga Yoga Center
Encinitas, CA
Mary Jo Mulligan
San Diego, CA
Maty Ezraty
Chuck Miller Certified
Yoga Works Montana
Santa Monica,
Kimberly Flynn Williams
Noah Williams Certified
Ashtanga Yoga Shala
Los Angeles,
Jorgen Christiansson
LA Yoga Center
Los Angeles, CA
Steve Dwelley
Ashtanga Yoga Shala
Santa Barbara, CA
David Miliotis
Andrea Werner Miliotis
Santa Barbara Yoga Center
Colorado
Richard Freeman Certified
The Yoga Workshop
Boulder, CO
Annie (Grover) Pace Certified
Crestone, CO
Gary Damsky
Telluride, CO
Wisconsin
David Ingalls
Ashtanga Yoga Center
Wisconsin Washington, D.C.
Florida
Keith Moore
Florida
Wayne Krassner
Miami Beach, FL
Hawaii
Nancy Gilgoff
House of Yoga and Zen
Makawao, Maui, HI
Bhavani Maki
Ashtanga Yoga Kaua'i
Cathy Louise Broda
Purple Yoga Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Nicki Doane
Eddie Modestini
Maya Yoga
Paia, HI
Norman Allen
Kona, HI
David Williams
Maui Fitness Plus
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
Illinois
Amy Beth Treciokas
YogaNow
Chicago,
Louisiana
Melanie Fawer Certified
The Yoga Room
New Orleans, LA
Michigan
Matthew Darling
New York
Guy Donahaye
Ashtanga Yoga Shala
New York, NY
Govinda Kai
New York, NY
James Butkevich
Texas
David Swenson
Ashtanga Yoga Productions
Houston, TX
Seattle
David Garrigues Certified
Catherine Garrigues Certified
The Ashtanga Yoga School
Seattle, WA 98122
Carola Schmid
The Practice Space
Seattle WA
Africa - Authorized Teachers
Egypt
Charlie Taylor-Rugman
Ashtanga Yoga Cairo
Zamalek, Cairo
Australia & New Zealand - Authorized Teachers
Australia
Eileen Hall Certified
Paul Frechtling
Ashtanga Yoga Moves
Paddington, NSW
Dena Kingsberg Certified
Centre of Balance
Byron Bay 2481 NSW
Iain Clark Certified
Ashtanga Yoga Shala
Monica Gauci
Gregor Maehle
8 Limbs Ashtanga Yoga
Leederville, Western Australia
Graeme Northfield Certified
Leonie Northfield
Absolute Astanga
Yoga
Cooroy QLD
David Roche Certified
St. Peters, South Australia 5069
New Zealand
Peter Nilsson
Jude Hynes
Mike Berghan
Victoria Grouden
Te Aro Astanga Yoga
Wellington, Aotearoa
Canada - Authorized Teachers
Ron Reid
Downward Dog Yoga Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Mark Darby Certified
Joanne Darby Certified
Ashtanga Yoga Studio
Montreal, Quebec
Fiona Stang
City Yoga
Vancouver, BC
Europe - Authorized Teachers
Denmark | Finland | France | Greece | Italy | Spain | Sweden | United Kingdom
Denmark
Gwendoline Hunt
Astanga Yoga Skole
København
Copenhagen
Finland
Juha Javanainen
Petri Räisänen
Monna Gronlund
Astanga Yoga School of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Anne Nuotio
Helsinki, Finland
France
Caroline Boulinguez
Ana Maria Magalhaes
Paris
Brigitte Deroses Certified
Calais
Philippe Mons Certified
St. Andre
Odile Morcrette Certified
Lille
Greece
Radha Warrell
Pierre Seghir
Yoga Plus
Crete
Kristina Karitinos Ireland
Yoga Practice in Mani Greece
Maria Papaioannou
Aerodromio Mykonos
Italy
Lino Miele Certified
Tina Pizzimenti
Certified
Ashtanga Yoga School Roma
Spain
Tomas Zorzo Certified
Astanga Yoga
Oviedo, Spain
Camino Diez
Lanzarote, Spain
Sweden
Charlotte Lindstrom
United Kingdom
Michael Taylor
Elisabeth Wilson
Astanga Vinyasa Yoga in the North
Todmorden,Lancs,
John Scott Certified
Lucy Crawford Scott
The Yoga Studio
Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall
Hamish Hendry Certified
Anna Wise
Astanga Yoga London
NW1 London
R. Alexander Medin
Certified
Yoga Place E2
Bethnal Green Road, London
Tracy West
Birmingham
South America - Authorized Teachers
Chile
Gustavo Ponce
Yogashala
M. Sanchez
Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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Traveling Teachers - Authorized
Ashtanga Yoga teachers who are always on-the-go. See Workshops for individual workshop locations and details.
Joseph Dunham
Anthony Carlisi
Rolf Naujokat (Certified)
Kirsten Berg
Dominic Corigliano (Certified)
Saisha Stephanie Petersen
Michael Gannon
Randy Parrish
The current Ashtanga.com list can be found here
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4. AYRI.org
Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, Mysore, India
(Now KPJAYI)
May 2007
1. How do I become an authorized/certified Ashtanga Yoga teacher?
You must receive an official Authorization Letter or Certification Certificate through the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute (AYRI) located at #235, 8th Cross, 3rd Stage, Gokulam, Mysore 570002, Karnataka, India. Only the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute issues valid teaching authorizations and certifications for Ashtanga Yoga. Participation in the Sri K. Pattabhi Jois workshop tours and trips to AYRI locations outside of Mysore do not count towards authorization or certification.
NOTE: A student should by no means visit AYRI in Mysore for the sole purpose of getting authorized. Their visit should primarily be for their own education of the lineage to further their own practice under correct guidance of Pattabhi Jois.
2. What is the difference between Authorization and Certification?
There are two categories of teachers, "authorized" and "certified." Both types of teachers receive documents from the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute indicating their teaching status. Authorized teachers generally are permitted to teach only the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series and generally have made at least four trips to AYRI Mysore of 3+ months. The student must also demonstrate appropriate attitude, devotion to the practice, and proficiency in the Primary Series (and usually at least half of the Second Series) as determined by the directors of AYRI. Certified teachers have completed at least the first three series of Ashtanga Yoga and must demonstrate an appropriate level of proficiency in these series as determined by the directors of AYRI. These students generally have made 8 or more annual trips to AYRI Mysore and have at least 8-10 years of daily Ashtanga Yoga practice.
NOTE: AUTHORIZATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUESTED BUT GIVEN. The decision to give authorization or certification to teach is by no means solely dependent on the number of times a student has visited Mysore. It is based upon Guruji and Sharath’s evaluation of the person, his/her commitment and full respect of the lineage of the practice. Authorization is given with the trust that an AYRI student will teach as he/she has been taught in Mysore by Guruji and Sharath.
These guidelines are subject to change and do not constitute an official published policy of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India. Please use these guidelines for your personal information only.
5. First AYRI ONLINE Authorised/Certified List
22 Aug 08
Asia | Australia & New Zealand | Central & South America Europe | North America (Canada & USA
* Certified
ASIA
India
Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, Director
K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, Mysore
www.kpjayi.org
Shri R. Sharath, Assistant Director
K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, Mysore
Saraswathi Rangaswamy *
K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, Mysore
www.saraswathiashtanga.com
Sharmila Mahesh
K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, Bangalore
Rolf Naujokat *
Goa, India
Louise Ellis *
Rishikesh, India
Maya Rao
Mumbai
Monica Marinoni
Ashtanga Yoga Auroville
Gabriella Pascoli
Ashtanga Goa
China
R. Alexander Medin *
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong
Hortario Perez
Oriental Spa, Hong Kong
Japan
Govinda Kai *
Mae Yoshikawa
Fukuoka
Ken Harakuma
Ashtanga Yoga Japan, Tokyo
Barry Silver
Ashtanga Yoyogi, Tokyo
Kranti
Under the Light, Tokyo
Singapore
James Figueira
The Yoga Shala, Singapore
Taiwan
Russell Altice Case
Sally Evans
Ashanga Sangha, Taipei
Huang Chih Jo (Gladys Huang)
Space Yoga, Taipei
Thailand
Kirsten Berg
S Mitchell Gold
Ashtanga Yoga Koh Phangan
Koh Phangan, Thailand
Australia & New Zealand
Aus - New South Wales
Eileen Hall *
YogaMoves, Bondi Junction
Dena Kingsberg *
Centre of Balance, Byron Bay
Nikki Fulford
Yogamat, Bondi Junction
Aus - Queensland
Iain Clark *
Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Paddington
Graeme Northfield *
Absolute Astanga Yoga, Cooroy
Aus - South Australia
David Roche *
Have Yoga - Will Travel, St. Peters
Aus - Victoria
Karyn Grenfell
Melbourne - Western Australia
Rob Schütze
Jean Byrne
The Yoga Space, West Perth
New Zealand
John Scott *
Stillpoint Yoga, Nelson
Michael Norman Berghan
Te Aro Astanga Yoga, Wellington
Central & South America
Brazil
Praça Santos Dumont,
Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
Fábio Sayão
Ashtanga Yoga São Paulo
Ana Maria Magalhaes
Via Corpo, Salvador-Bahia
Sara Dubois
Ashtanga Yoga Atibaia
Chile
M. Sanchez Fontecilla, S
antiago, Chile
Loreto Cortés
Ashtanga Yoga Chile, Santiago
Costa Rica
Mariela Cruz
Namasté Ashtanga Yoga Studio, San José
Europe
Austria
Horst Rinnerberger
Pure Yoga - Ashtanga Yoga Vienna
Belgium
Anne Pinette Meadows
Brussels
Denmark
Susanna Finocchi & Jens Bache
Astanga Yoga School of Copenhagen
Finland
Juha Javanainen
Astanga Yoga School Helsinki
France
Brigitte Deroses *
Calais
Odile Morcette *
Lille
Germany
Bettina Anner
Köln, Germany
Heike Katharina Schmidt
Dvipada Studio, Cologne
Greece
Limni Evias
Greece
Italy
Lino Miele *
Tina Pizzimenti *
Scuola di Ashtanga Yoga, Roma
Norway
Taran Bhattal
Puro Yoga, Oslo
Poland
Basia j Lipska
Wroclaw, Poland
Portugal
Casa Vinyasa,
Lisbon, Portugal
Russia
Mikhail Konstantinov
Ashtanga Yoga Center, Moscow
Spain
Tomas Zorzo *
Centro de Yoga Ashtanga, Oviedo
Katia Garcia
Ashtanga Yoga Sadhana, Oviedo
Camino Diez
Centro de Yoga Ashtanga, Lanzarote
C Juanelo
Madrid, Spain
Paseo Isabel
Barcelona, Spain
Calle Pelayo
Barcelona, Spain
Nick Evans
Yoga Studio, Barcelona
Eva Oller Ribosa
Estudio de Yoga, Barcelona
Sweden
Charlotte Lindstrom
Ashtangayoga.nu, Stockholm
Maria Boox
Yogashala Stockholm
Bill Brundell
Planet Ashtanga Yoga, Stockholm
Switzerland
Brett Prozio
Zurich
United Kingdom
Hamish Hendry *
Anna Wise
Astanga Yoga London
Roberta Giannotti
Astanga Yoga London
Katie Heller
Astanga Yoga London
Lynne Pinette
West London Ashtanga Yoga, London
Cary Perkins
Yoga Place, London
Sarai Harvey-Smith
London
Beverley Sowerby
Ashtanga Yoga Bath
Simon Chandler
Ashtanga Yoga Bath
North America (Canada & USA )
* Certified
Canada
Mark Darby *
Joanne Darby *
Sattva Yoga Shala, Montreal
Paul Gold
Rachelle Gold
Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Toronto
David Robson
Ashtanga Yoga Centre of Toronto
Jeff Lichty
Harmony Lichty
Living Breathing Yoga
USA
Arizona
Lisa Schrempp
Tucson,
JB Linsky
USA - Northern California
Vance Selover
Ashtanga Yoga Berkeley
Heidi Lender & John Wilhelm
Ashtanga Yoga San Francisco
Adarsh Williams
Ashtanga Yoga Palo Alto
USA - Southern California
Manju Jois *
Leucadia
Tim Miller *
The Ashtanga Yoga Center, Carlsbad
Maia C. Heiss *
Ashtanga Yoga Malibu
James Butkevich
Ashtanga Yoga Los Angeles
Diana Christinson
Pacific Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Dana Point
Steve Dwelley
Ashtanga Yoga Shala, Santa Barbara
USA - Colorado
Richard Freeman *
The Yoga Workshop, Boulder
Annie Pace *
Shakti Sharanam, Crestone
Leigha Nicole
Splendid Yoga, Crestone
USA - District of Columbia
Keith Moore
Ashtanga Yoga Center DC
Faith Scimecca
Woodley Park Yoga, Washington DC
USA - Florida
Kino MacGregor *
Miami Life Center, Miami Beach
Tim Feldmann
Miami Life Center, Miami Beach
Greg Nardi
Miami Life Center, Miami Beach
USA - Hawaii
Noah Williams *
Pahoa, Hawaii
Anthony "Prem" Carlisi *
Chuck Miller *
Honokaa, Hawaii
Pamela Luther
Simply Ashtanga, Maui
Kimberly Flynn
Pahoa
Eagle
Pineapple Yoga, Kauai
USA - Illinois
Amy Ananda,
Chicago
USA - Kentucky
Laura Spaulding
Yoga East, Inc., Louisville
USA - Louisiana
Melanie Fawer *
Asthanga Yoga Room, New Orleans
Jessica Blanchard
Balance Yoga & Wellness, New Orleans
Jill Ainsworth
Mysore New Orleans
USA - Massachusetts
Dominic Corigliano *
George Whiteside & Jean Cho
Cambridge, MA
USA - New Mexico
Mary Jo Mulligan
Santa Fe, New Mexico
USA - New York
Eddie Stern *
Broome Street New York NY
Sarah Plumer
Broome Street #2 New York NY 10013
Karri Jinkins
Broome Street #2 New York NY
Barbara Verrochi
The Shala Yoga House, New York
Matt Corigliano
New York
Stacey Platt
Tapovana, Sag Harbor
USA - Oregon
Olaf Kalfas *
Portland, OR 97214
Anne Finstad
Portland
Kevin Kimple
Eugene, OR
David Miliotis
Andrea Werner Miliotis
Bend, OR
Stacey Lee
Bend, OR 97701
USA - Pennsylvania
Mary Flinn
Yoga Sutra School, Philadelphia
USA - Texas
Shelley Washington
Austin
USA - Vermont
Christine Hoar
Bristol Yoga, Bristol
USA - Washington
David Garrigues *
Catherine Garrigues *
Ashtanga Yoga School, Seattle
The current KPJAYI Authorisation list is now the Sharathjois.com list the link below redirects
