There is not only one way to teach yoga for athletes. I simply teach yoga, presented in ways that make it accessible to athletes. Here are some other approaches to the topic by my students, friends, and colleagues. Enjoy your exploration!

If you work in the field, I would love to know you and give you a mention here. Please be in touch.

Students of Mine

Jennifer Baker
Jen teaches power yoga and coaches lacrosse in Virginia Beach. She brings her great energy to her teaching. Check her out if you are in the Va. Beach/Norfolk area or are interested in the intersections between yoga and lacrosse.

E-mail Jen

Suzanne Duncan
My friend, athlete, and colleague Suzanne teaches a popular class on yoga for runners at Off ’N Running in Greensboro, NC. She is also a sympathetic, involved coach for first-time triathletes.

Suzanne’s site

Meghan Collins Fanning
Meghan, who has studied with me, races triathlons and teaches yoga to athletes in Hartford, CT. I've had the pleasure of seeing her teaching, and any athlete is in very capable hands with her! She really knows her stuff, from both the athlete's and the teacher's perspective.

Write to Meghan or call her at 860-798-8063
Meghan's series for athletes in West Hartford

Chuck Naughton
Chuck, who lives in Illinois, has studied extensively with Ed Harrold and at Kripalu. His interest is in yoga for athletes over 50—a growing segment of the population—and in ultra events, especially cycling, in which he has decades of impressive experience.

Chuck’s site

Libby Ramsey
Libby is soon to be certified as a teacher. She has a background in a range of sports, from running to lacrosse (which she played at the University of Virginia) to golf. If you're around Nashville, TN, and you'd like to try some yoga with members of your team or club, drop Libby a line!

Write to Libby or call her at 615-665-2383
Libby's site

Emilie Smith
Emilie, a longtime runner and yogini, teaches yoga for athletes in New York City, both at the Reebok Sports Club and privately. She has a wonderful presence, a great sense of humor, and should be high on your list of folks to study with.

Emilie's site

Other Colleagues Working with Athletes

Tara Comer
Tara both coaches triathletes (TriKula Coaching) and teaches yoga for athletes—and she competes, as well. She’s a great resource for those in and around Providence, Rhode Island.

Tara’s site

Sunny Davis
Sunny is a fantastic teacher of both yoga and cycling who has had a direct and important influence on my career. Her cycling and yoga pedigrees are both impeccable, and she is bringing her expertise to athletes in and around Raleigh. Find her at Moving Mantra in North Raleigh on Friday mornings.

Moving Mantra’s site

Rosabeth Dorfhuber
Rosabeth works with many team-sport players, as well as all types of athletes, in Southern California, through Athletes Do Yoga. Plus, she teaches firefighters! She is at work on a DVD for athletes.

Rosabeth’s site

Julie Downey
Julie brings her considerable experience in somatics, yoga, and massage to her work with teams in the Houston area, including the Rockets and many of Rice University’s players. Browse her site, Yoga for Athletics, for a nice explanation of how yoga benefits athletes.

Julie’s site
Julie’s teacher training programs

Karen Dubs
Karen has made three DVDs on yoga for athletes, all titled Flexible Warrior and released on the Spinervals label. She is a lovely woman who has worked with the Baltimore Ravens and who presents on yoga frequently. Check out her new videos on YouTube!

Karen’s site
Karen’s DVDs
Karen’s YouTube channel

Barry Ennis
Barry is a great guy who's been practicing yoga since eighth grade. He's also had a long career in baseball through the postcollegiate level. Now he works with the Dodgers and teaches yoga in Los Angeles. Whether you play ball or another sport, visit him when you're in L.A.

Barry's site
Barry's Facebook fan page

Ed Harrold
Ed, Director of Yoga and Athletics at the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, emphasizes pranayama and mindfulness in his approach to yoga for athletes. Find his Flexibility for Athletes approach on his DVDs, podcasts, and workshops at Kripalu.

Ed’s site

Laura Kupperman
Laura is a Professional Yoga Therapist and yoga instructor in Boulder, Colorado. She has taught Yoga for Athletes classes to runners and cyclists, and now offers open group classes at studios in town. Laura also works privately with athletes recovering from injury or surgery. Laura is an avid snowboarder, hiker, and aspiring slackliner.

Laura’s site

Kelly Lowry
Kelly is the manager of the Global Bike race team; an avid adventurer with experience in sports from mountain biking to kayaking, rock climbing, and scaling frozen waterfalls; and a teacher of yoga for athletes influenced by Anusara, Iyengar, vinyasa, and Ashtanga yoga. He’s also a really sweet guy! He teaches at YOGAlicious in Spartanburg, SC.

YOGAlicious’s site

Samantha Spitzer
Sam is a triathlete and yoga teacher who leads classes for athletes in the Seattle area, at Laughing Buddha Yoga Studio in Mill Creek, WA. She uses her own experience with endurance sports to inform her teaching, and she is very encouraging for new athletes.

Sam’s site

Erin Jasmine Taylor
Erin is a yoga teacher and writer who works with many of the University of Washington’s athletic teams. She leads not only yoga classes at Yogalife Greenlake, but also pre- and post-run yoga from lululemon athletica at University Village in Seattle.

Erin’s site

Joanna Williamson
Joanna is my South Central counterpart, combining her race experience, education in exercise physiology, and yoga teaching to serve the good people of Austin, Texas. If you’re outside the Lone Star State, you can try her DVD, Cross-Training Yoga.

Joanna’s site
Joanna’s DVD