Velez Yoga

About the teacher: Student of the KPJAYI, Jose Luis Velez has practiced Ashtanga Yoga since 2008 and has been studying under the guidance of R. Saraswathi Jois since 2016. He has studied Yoga Philosophy and Sanskrit in Mysore, India with teachers like Lakshmish Bhat at the KPJAYI and Vidvan Prof H.V. Nagaraja Rao from the Mysore University and the Maharaja's Sanskrit College. He has also studied Ayurveda with the Vaidya Nixia Lino and Ayurvedic Massage at Suyoga Ayurvedic Massage Center in Mysore. At the moment he is half way through the Yogic Studies Advanded Studies Program under the guidance of Seth Powell (Harvard University, PhD Doctorate), and with teachers like James Mallinson (London University, SOAS), Dr. Finnian Gerety (Harvard and Brown Univeristy) and Dr. Daniela Bevilacqua (SOAS), among others. He is also about to recieve his degree in Integrative Health and Medical Specialties from Minnesota University (2021). Jose travels yearly to Mysore, India, to study, reconnect and learn directly from the source.