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Andrew Tanner
CYT-L3, CYS-L2
Yoga Philosophy & Theory and 1 more specialty
Lenox, MA, US
Level 3 Yoga Teacher Badge

CEO of American Yoga Council, Co-Founder of Berkshire Yoga Festival, and Taoist Yoga & Meditation teacher of 20+ years.

Andrew is a global yoga and meditation teacher, founder and director of the Berkshire Yoga Festival and public speaker known best for helping people who claim to have “monkey minds” experience their first “a-ha” moment where they finally say “I can meditate!”. He has been offering holistic healing work and guiding people on spiritual retreat for over 20 years. Those who work with Andrew typically find they are making major positive changes that previously felt impossible to pursue. Andrew’s specific teaching style is rooted in his studies of Sahm-Je(3 Element) Taoist Yoga & Qi Gong, Hatha-Raja Yoga in the lineage of Sri Dharma Mittra, and complemented by the key insights of the late Olympic weightlifting coach Charles Poliquin. Poliquin emphasized building muscle at the end range of motion and his teachings have recently been popularized by the internet famous, Ben Patrick, aka “Knees over Toes Guy.” Andrew's classes weave together insights and practices from these three traditions in an unassuming way, creating a unique, non-dogmatic, energetic quality that leaves your muscles and joints relaxed and your mind in a state of deep focus and peace.

Practicing since

2000 (26 years)

Teaching since

2002 (24 years)

Current influences

Tao Te Ching
Knees Over Toes
Charles Poliquin
Bertrand Russel
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Wed, Sep 30
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Mentees

Eric Brown
Eric Brown
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Erica Heinz
Level 3 Yoga Teacher Badge
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Lisa DiBona
Lisa DiBona
Level 2 Yoga Teacher Badge
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Char Willingham
Char Willingham
Level 3 Yoga Teacher Badge
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Shrewsbury, MA, US
Katharine Scalora
Katharine Scalora

aka Kat Scalora

Level 3 Yoga Teacher Badge
Kat Scalora is the co-founder and Managing Director of Earth & Aerial Yoga (established...
Cynthia Galloway
Cynthia Galloway
Level 1 Yoga Teacher Badge
20+ years psychotherapist and yoga teacher and yoga therapist-in-training now exploring...
London, ON, CA
Barbara Heyd
Barbara Heyd

aka Dr. Barb

Level 1 Yoga Teacher Badge
Doctor of Chiropractic, Thai Yoga Bodyworker, and Taoist Yoga teacher offering one on...
Natick, MA, US
Dan Alden
Dan Alden
30+ year student of various practices.
New Marlborough, MA, US
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