Jeffrey Zweig

About Jeff Zweig

I have been practicing Ashtanga yoga daily since 1998. I feel fortunate that my first experience was with this extraordinary traditional method. The equal focus on strength and flexibility combined with meditative breathing resonated deeply and I continue to study and refine my personal approach to practice and teaching every day.

My primary influences and teachers are senior American instructors David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff and David Swenson. From these passionate and gifted teachers I’ve come to a belief and understanding of yoga as a holistic healing system that transcends simple bodily exercise. I feel blessed to have taken practice with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois during his international tours, and his voice remains deeply etched in my approach to teaching.

My basic goal as an instructor is to pass along the physical exploration, breathing techniques, inner stillness, humor, and fun that made me fall in love with the practice. Yoga practice is meant to be appropriate to the ability, experience, age, mental and physical readiness of the individual. I encourage all students to practice in a way that allows them to feel better when they finish. Most importantly, yoga classes should be fun, safe, and noncompetitive.

I strive to be compassionate and genuine in my teaching and to live the principles of Yoga.