Shiv S. Naimpally

About

Shiv turned to yoga in the s after he began experiencing lower back pain  He later studied extensively with senior Iyengar teacher Ramanand Patel  In he was able to attend a one week workshop conducted by BKS Iyengar in Toronto  Shiv has studied Sanskrit grammar using Panini sutras the first four Brahma sutras the ten major Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita all with Shankaras Sanskrit commentary In addition to yoga Shiv is a classically trained tabla Indian percussion player who has performed with some of Indias leading musicians  He sometimes performs on tabla for surya namaskar and hatha flow classes Shiv brings his many years of experience as a patent attorney to bear on his yoga teaching by precisely and concisely describing how an asana is to be performed with a focus on breath and alignment while maintaining his sense of humor  Shiv completed his hour teacher training at Yoga Yoga in Austin.