WAYNE KRASSNER
ASHTANGA YOGA
"There is one Guru, residing in the heart of all as the divine essence,
all other masters awaken this Guru, this consciousness, this yoga with the divine."
Wayne Krassner is a yoga master and meditation teacher who began pursuing exercise and fitness at the age of 12. Being athletic with a contemplative mind Wayne's background in martial arts and dance made yoga a natural progression.
Wayne's transformation of lifestyle, diet and yoga practice saved his life and made him a passionate advocate for this divine path.
His unique experience and natural affinity offer a rare insight into the physical/spiritual realm and the play of body, mind and soul.
Wayne resides in Cancun, Mexico where he hosts a daily practice schedule and travels to teach workshops, retreats and intensives.
The Path of Practice Begins Los Angeles, California 1991
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Baron Baptiste - Bikram yoga
Hayward Coleman - Sivananda + Ashtanga yoga, pranayamas and kriyas.
Anna Forrest - Forrest yoga
Erich Schiffman - Schiffman yoga - Moving into Stillness
Lisa Walford - Iyengar yoga
Maty Ezraty - Ashtanga + Iyengar yoga
Aadil Palkhivala - Iyengar yoga
Shandor Remete - Shadow yoga
Rod Stryker - Vinyasa + Tantra yoga
Dharma Mittra - Dharma + Ashtanga yoga
Yogi Bhajan - Kundalini yoga
Chuck Miller - Ashtanga yoga
Tim Miller - Ashtanga yoga
Dena Ginsburg - Ashtanga yoga
Richard Freeman - Ashtanga yoga
Annie Pace - Ashtanga yoga
Greame Northfield - Ashtanga yoga
Guruji Sri K. Pattabhi Jois + Sharath Jois - Ashtanga yoga
Sri Swami Bua - Hatha Vinyasa yoga
YogaWorks Teacher Trainings Certification Courses
1. 1993 Iyengar + Vinyasa training - Lisa Walford + Rod Stryker
2. 1994 Krishnamurti Schiffman training - Erich Schiffman
3. 1995 Iyengar + Ashtanga training - Lisa Walford + Maty Ezraty
Authorized - received the Guru's blessing
2000 Ashtanga - Guruji Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
2002 Dharma Ashtanga Style - Sri Dharma mittra
2003 Hatha Vinyasa Style - Sri Swami Bua
Guruji, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois guiding primary series with Sharat assisting, Wayne is practicing in front. France 2002
Teaching Beginnings Los Angeles California 1993
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1993 - 1996 Vinyasa Yoga - Various Gyms + dance studios Los Angeles CA.
1994 Vinyasa yoga Forrest Yoga Circle Santa Monica Ca.
1994-96 Initiated Corporate Vinyasa Program at Mgm Plaza for Johnson + Johnson Co. Santa Monica Ca.
1994 - 95 Initiated Yoga Therapy for Dr Vikki Hufnagel at the Hufnagel Womens Clinic in Beverly Hills, Ca,
1995 Ashtanga Mysore style - assisted Maty Ezraty YogaWorks. Santa Monica Ca.
1995 -96 Ashtanga Prep + Vinyasa Dragon Yoga Studio Venice Ca.
1996-97 Ashtanga Yoga Synergy Yoga center Miami Beach Fl.
1997 - 2006 Director of Ashtanga Yoga - Shakti Yoga Loft Miami Beach Fl.
1998 - Present Ashtanga Plus Yoga Intensive Teacher Trainings
2006 -08 Director of Ashtanga Yoga - Brownes + Co. Yoga Studio Miami Beach Fl.
2006 -08 Director of Ashtanga Yoga - the Standard Hotel + Spa Miami Beach Fl.
It was 1997 when Wayne opened Shakti Yoga Loft the first official Ashtanga Yoga school in Florida in Miami Beach. Expanding the reach of this awesome practice. and attracting celebrity clients including Madonna, Slyvester Stallone, Courtney Love, Lenny Kravitz, Goldie Hawn, William Orbit, Desmond Child and a host of other high profile people including athletes, politicians and corporate executives Wayne utilizes Ashtanga yoga and other forms of yoga to suit the needs of each individual he works with.
In 1997 Wayne also created the first Ashtanga primary series yoga poster with audio CD.