bios: yogeswari
Based at Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York, Yogeswari is a popular, senior Yoga teacher around the world. She is known for her vigorous and seamless Vinyasa sequencing, as well as for her thought-provoking philosophical teachings. Yogeswari is Advanced Certified in the Jivamukti Yoga Method, and has taken many Jivamukti Certified Teachers through one-on-one apprenticeships towards their 800-hour cerification. She has assisted and co-taught Jivamukti Teacher Trainings with Sharon Gannon and David Life in Germany and the US.
Yogeswari is the founder and president of AZAHAR Foundation, an international non-profit organization that promotes cross-cultural understanding and non-violent conflict resolution through Yoga and the Arts. In addition to her current work in Cambodia, Yogeswari has also implemented international projects in Colombia, Lebanon, Turkey, India, Morocco, Pakistan, and Mexico.
Yogeswari brings with her a 20-year background in choreography and dance, and holds an MA in choreography and dance from New York University and a BFA Magna cum Laude in dance from Temple University, Philadelphia. Born in Switzerland, she teaches in five languages. She thanks her teachers, Sharon Gannon and David Life, for instilling in her a deep commitment to the practice of Ahimsa (non-violence), and to Shirley Sweet for supporting her vision.
"Peace between countries
must rest on the solid foundation
of love between individuals"
~ Mahatma Ghandi