Yoga is a spiritual practice used to release old patterns in the body and mind, to prepare the body for meditation. Is a process of personal transformation. Making the mind the servant of the consciousness that is what you truly are. _Pages can be written of what yoga is and volumes of text filled. I would suggest you read the Hatha Yoga Pradipika to gain an overview of what yoga is. Asana is the starting place for most of us on the path of yoga. I teach safe conscious hatha yoga. My personal style is Creative Vinyaysa/ Hatha Yoga. I practice and share from the tradition of Tkv Desikachar ( vinni  yoga ). Taught to me by Randall O'Leary and Peter Clifford.

Real  Hatha Yoga is for everyone not just those born flexible and former gymnasts and it uses asana, sequenced vinyasa movements, still ness in holding certain postures, the use of sound ( mantra ), the use of pranayama in asana as well as separatly (breath retention, staggered breathing, forceful exhalation. As well as the use of Mudras in both internal and external.

Creating a Yoga practice  that energizes all of the human from the gross to subtle levels.

Aside from studying with several teachers and being in the yoga tradtion of Self Realization Fellowship  for 3 decades.

Jungle Yoga Teacher Teacher training 2009, 200 hour w Randall Oleary

Swara Yoga Teacher Training 2010, 200 hour w. Jai and Sofia

Anahata Yoga Teacher Training 2011 w Peter Clifford

Five Element Yoga Teacher Training 2011 w Peter Clifford