Mark Darby has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga for over 30 years. He began with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the master of Ashtanga Yoga, in 1979 when he spent four years in Mysore, India. He is one of the few teachers worldwide who has attained the highest level of Ashtanga Yoga teaching accreditation and is certified by Pattabhi Jois to teach the original Ashtanga method. Darby's teaching is dynamic and direct while giving students the essence of the energy of this yoga. His wisdom and warmth attract a vibrant community of students who are drawn to his humor, his attentive nature and his steadfast commitment to improving each student's physical alignment. Darby gives workshops all over Europe, Canada and the United States. He continued to spend a few months a year with his master in Mysore. |
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Shankara was born in Mysore, India, the source of teachings of the Ashtanga Yoga taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. He has grown up surrounded by the practice and principles of Yoga. His personal quest to deepen his understanding has led him to explore many traditions and to discover a common essence to them. His transmission of the practice is full of Love for the Tradition of the ashtanga system and carries a depth and adaptability that is bound to Inspire and touch the Heart. He has been teaching with his parents in their Studio in Montreal, Canada and has been leading Teacher Training and Workshops in his country and Internationally |
Anne-Marie has always been passionate about the arts, her little darlings quickly became, danse, music and literature. As a young adult, she began her journey studying literature and later changed her focus to dance. In 1996, she graduated from Les Ateliers de danse moderne de Montreal from which she came out with a bag filled with knowledge and thirst to continue learning! Over the years, Marion has worked and performed with many independent and celebrated choreographers from the Montreal scene. And then she made a valuable encounter: Yoga. Along the way she explored various schools in this art of living. Finally meeting Darby, Joanne and Shankara who helped her deepen her practice, and this philosophy of life shaded with the colors of the Orient. |
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