Kris Ingram Lanzaro, is the founder of YogaVeda Training (1999). He also founded The Queens Yoga Institute, N.Y. (2000-2005) offering classic and contemporary approaches to yoga. QYI was the 1st non-religious yoga center storefront in Queens, N.Y. A disciple of Mataji Maha Mandaleshwar Ma Yogashakti. Kris came to first practice yoga at the age of 12. Through his 20's & 30's he worked in the music business as a composer and performer. In his early 30's dealing with fustrating helpless remedies from Western doctors for an illness, Kris came to Yoga and found a holistic approach to his healing. Inspired by this, his studies lead him to a dedicated practice and due to the inspiration of one of his teachers sanyassin Moksha Priya, Kris begain teaching. Teaching for 10 years: He is certified in Hatha Yoga & Therapy (Swami Vivekananda Institute, Bangalore), Ayurveda Panca Karma Therapy (Kerala, India), Hatha Vinyasa Yoga [in the west called Astanga] – Vishwanath / P. Jois family Bangalore/Mysore and has trained with various other teachers including Patricia Walden, Rodney Yee, Desikachar, Mokshapriya and others. Since 2005, Kris has been living & teaching primarily in Berlin, Germany.
With a special focus on Hatha Yoga Therapy thru personal training and one-on-one councelling, he attained successful work in aiding clients toward self healing their depression, psychosomatic disorders, menopause, anxiety, substance abuse & physical disabilities.
Kris calls his personal practice of yoga & teaching: "prasanta yoga", prasanta meaning "movement in tranquility" which is based upon traditional Yogic paths (Bhakti, Raga, Jnana & Karma), Kriya Yoga, Ayurveda & relationship with energy .
Kris' teaching style is mixed with humor to stimulate self review & awareness in the student. His classes can be laced with music or filled with silence and direct description. His diary of practice, teaching, & social experience can be found in an upcoming book "Off The Mat & Beyond The Body" - here you will find inerviews, personal views and experiences relating to students, East vs. West yoga schools, the yoga business, teachers/gurus and teaching within different cultures.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Kris has lived primarily in New York, USA. He also resided and worked in San Francisco - USA, Goteborg - Sweden, and London, U.K. He is presently creating media regarding Yoga & Ayurveda Wellness; and has provided instruction & thousands of classes to the New York tri-borough Community, as well as H.I.P. Health; various professional dancers (from Sasha Waltz, Akram Khan, Felix Ruckert & others), various Senior Citizen Organizations, World Gym, The Brooklyn Sports Club, NYC District Council #37 and various yoga centers. |
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Some Educational Background & Listed Certifications
• Certified (450hrs) in Ayurveda
Bodywork & Panca Karma Therapy
PVA Ayurveda Hospital, Kerala-India
• Certificate in Hatha Yoga Teaching & Therapy Studies.
Swami Vivekananda VYASA Kutiram, Bangalore India
• Certificate in Astanga Yoga Shikshak @ Foundation of Patanjala Yoga Kendra, India (Vishwanath- P.Jois Family)
• Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training
Janice Clarfield
• Reiki & Karuna Mastership & Teaching. Hemanth Kumar - Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master Teacher
• 2000 Yoga Journal & Omega Institute Millennium Seminar Program
• Teaching Children Yoga w/ T.K.V. Desikachar, Instructor
• Depression and Yoga w/ Patricia Walden, Instructor
• Training in "Centering & Falling" and "Hip Opening" w/ Rodney Yee, Instructor
• Pranayama - Dharma Mittra, Instructor
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• Bandhas & Kriyas w/Rod Stryker, Instructor
• Astanga studies at OM Yoga Center, NYC
• Bikram Yoga Method - San Francisco & London
• Self Realization study w/ Ross Todd , San Francisco
• 1 year combined private and class Yoga instruction - MYISM Yoga Ashram.
• 6 month Taoist Studies Program
Jeffrey Yuen, Taoist Priest of Jade Purity Sect
• 2 yrs. C.O.D.A. Study Program
• 3 years - School of Education, Health, Nursing, Arts Professions
New York University, NY
• 1 year environmental design & music composition
S.U.N.Y. @ Buffalo, NY
• Composer & Artist
• Earthling sometimes: ) |
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