Kirsten & Mitchell

We are dedicated, direct students of Sri K.Pattabhi Jois. We study with our teachers Sri K.Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy in Mysore, India every year. The rest of the year we teach on Koh Phangan, Thailand, Bali and the USA.

About Kirsten

After completing university studies ( Phi Beta Kappa + magna cum laude in Classics/Latin), Kirsten began exploring yoga asana on a trip to India in 1993. A few years later, she moved out to India with a one-way ticket and enough funds to last a few years, in order to find, and build, an inspired yoga practice. Along the way, she found inspiration with yogi Clive Sheridan, technique at the Iyengar Yoga Study Center in Rishikesh with Rudra Dev,  her practice with fellow ashtangis Heather Duplex and Rolf Naujokat. Kirsten has been Sri K.P. Jois student since 1997.  She received  Guruji’s blessing/authorization to teach in 1999, and is one of few women in the world currently learning the Advanced ‘A’ series under his and Sharath’s guidance. She and Rolf Naujokat started the seasonal ashtanga classes on Koh Phangan, Thailand in 2001; they taught together for 5 years.

About Mitchell

Mitchell  first came to India in 1979 to deepen his knowledge of meditation and contemplative movement. After many years of searching for the right practice, he found ashtanga yoga  in 2000, and has been a dedicated practitioner ever since; he received Guruji’s authorization to teach in 2003. Mitchell also studied intensively (3 yrs) with senior teacher Dena Kingsberg in Australia as well as his studies every year with Sri K. P. Jois

Mitchell is also a talented and knowledgeable bodyworker certified to practice Structural Integration also known as ”Rolfing”.  Mitchell started studying different bodywork methods 30 years ago (swedish/Esalen, Traeger, Thai..) and has focused on the “Rolfing” method for the last 10 years . He is available for sessions upon request.

CONTACT US: yogamorph@yahoo.com and   smitchellgold@yahoo.com