Joey Paz

Joey has been a devoted practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since 2008. After years of daily practice with Andrew Eppler, Bryce Delbridge, and Jennifer Engleman at Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahoma, in 2013 he began traveling regularly to India to deepen his study of Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, and Philosophy with Sri BNS Iyengar, a direct disciple of T. Krishnamacharya and the senior living master of the Ashtanga lineage.In addition to his E-RYT 500 certification, Joey has studied with numerous old-school Ashtangis, including David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff, Danny Paradise, David Garrigues, Gilad and Miriam Harouvi, Baptiste Marceau, Dominic & Stephanie Corigliano, John Scott, and Boris Georgiev.He has also pursued further studies in:- Yogic chanting with Dr. M.A. Jayashree and Narasimhan (Ananta Research Foundation, Mysore)- Yoga history and Sanskrit phonology with Seth Powell (Yogic Studies)- Yoga Darshana with Dr. M.A. Alwar (Maharaja Sanskrit College)- Study of yogic texts with Dr. Nagaraj Rao (Mysore)He is co-producer of the documentary Mysore Yoga Traditions, a work that offers an in-depth exploration of the yogic culture of Mysore.