Alex Shipman

Alex teaches Ashtanga Yoga and loves the cleansing and healing aspects to the body, mind and spirit (yoga “chikitsa”). He has been teaching for 25 years and believes and encourages students that anyone can enjoy yoga with the appropriate modifications.

Alex is a 500 RYT Certfieid Ashtanga Teacher by Beryl-Bender Birch and appears in her video, "Power Yoga, The Practice."  Alex taught at fitness centers and community colleges in New Jersey before he opened his own yoga and healing center in Summit, NJ. Alex now lives and teachers yoga and Qi Gong in the Fort Lauderdale area in South Florida.

Alex is a big advocate for the healing arts. He is a Reiki Master and also offers many supportive healing modalities including Qi Gong, Reiki, Yuen Method, BodyTalk System and Metamorphosis. Alex is a Reiki Master and ordained minister and also specializes in spiritually based commitment and wedding ceremonies.

Prior to becoming a yoga teacher, Alex was a successful tennis teaching professional.