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Jody Manley - Personal Biography

I started practising yoga in 1988 and began Ashtanga yoga in 1996. Since finding Ashtanga, or perhaps since it found me, I've never looked back. What is sure is the "right practice" entered my life and facilitated so many changes—mind and body—that have impacted my life and work in an amazing way.

I have been fortunate to have many amazing teachers and mentors. I've had the opportunity to study directly with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga guru of Mysore, India. More than a decade ago, I met Manju Jois and since have travelled annually to participate in his European workshops and teacher trainings and have hosted and assisted him in his Canadian trainings. My close association with Manju has had a transformative influence on my teaching and practice. I am very blessed to be authorized by him to teach the Ashtanga system as well as the ancient practices of pranayama and mantra. As well, I take annual trips to Maui to practice with senior teachers Nancy Gilgoff and David Williams, both of whom have been important mentors on my path of yoga.

I practice asana, pranayama and meditation daily. For me, it is the powerful combination of practice and continued learning that fuels personal practice and allows my teaching to evolve and develop.

Currently, I teach from my home studio in Kingsburg, Nova Scotia offering a Mysore program, clinics for practitioners and teachers, and private classes, as well as travel to teach.