YOGA INSTRUCTION SINCE 2005 | 18,000+ TEACHING HOURS LOGGED | FOCUS ON PRIVATE CLIENTS AND YOGA TEACHING METHODOLOGY | ADAPTING YOGA TO FIT THE STUDENT

Since 2005, Richard Gartner has been fostering a non-dogmatic and compassionate attitude about students’ abilities and circumstances in Pittsburgh and beyond.

Richard’s style is paradoxically both unique and universal. His instructions allow for any student to approach the practice, embracing all levels of experience and ability. This allows for yogis to explore their own unique structure and make every practice their own.

His teachings fuse traditional posture and breathwork with contemporary anatomy and bodywork. He draws from many forms of yoga, fascial release, mindfulness techniques, and common sense.

PRAJNA YOGA CERTIFICATION WITH TIAS LITTLE (PRAJNA YOGA) IN SANTA FE, NM (2003- 2012):
Training in the confluence of art, yoga, meditation, anatomy and breathing techniques
Teaching methodology including cues, sequencing, prop use and adjustments
Studied several important yoga texts including the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad-Gita, the Vedas and the Upanishads
Post-certification study in London

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TRAINING WITH PAUL GRILLEY IN TORONTO (2007):
Study of individual skeletal variation and their effects on postures
Yin Yoga philosophy and practice
Introduction to Taoism

YTT MODULES FOR 200-HOUR PROGRAMS
Developed training modules for Schoolhouse Yoga (Pittsburgh, PA), Sangha Center (Beaver, PA), Yoga Centric (Bel Air, MD)
Module topics include Functional Anatomy, Fascial Line Analysis, Yin Yoga

PRIVATE CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Developed client roster as a full-time component of yoga teaching
15+ year relationship with several clients
In-person and online sessions
Created lectures for best practices to develop a private client roster

SEQUENCING FRAMEWORKS ONLINE WORKSHOP AND MANUAL
Developed a 7-hour online course for Sequencing Techniques
Produced and recorded audio, video, and manual