Matthew Portwood

 In the ritual of daily life.  Then practice is the intention which turns all encounters into the invocation of your True Self.  This moment becomes the portal into that which is beyond words, though the intrinsic consciousness from which words arise.  Your Self.  Who you Are! Matthew is a respected yoga instructor, nutritional wellness expert and herbalist in the Twin Cities. He is committed to informing and inspiring wellbeing through practice and teaching. A practitioner since 1995 and teacher since 2002, Matthew has been blessed to serve thousands of people with classes, nutritional consultations and herbalism. Matthew’s unique teaching style utilizes pranayama, bandha, and meditation to guide awareness through the layers of mind and resistance to the ever present and underlying wisdom that is in each one of us. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota Matthew was an early advocate of  yoga and living foods lifestyle in the Twin Cities. After high school Matthew was sick and suffered from chronic ailments which he resolved through nutrition, yoga and other natural alternative methods. In doing so he discovered his calling. In the years since Matthew has immersed himself in the art of vitality using food, herbs, yoga and meditation as well as fasting.  Matthew leads Yoga teacher training along with Jaina. Matthew and his wife Jaina has taught internationally and led retreats in Mexico and Costa Rica for many years.  Focuses include workshops on Yoga philosophy, Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, meditation, energetic anatomy, nutrition, detoxification, herbalism, cranial sacral and massage. Their work has impacted many people. For information and offerings visit radiantlifeyoga.com