Much love, respect and gratitude to my Ashtanga Yoga teachers who have guided me on and off the mat.
Barbara Stanley
My Teachers: Keiko Armstrong · Shelley Washington & David Swenson · David Williams · Casie Tavares · Manju Pattabhi Jois
In 2010, with my teacher and mentor David Williams, I designed created and produced The Complete Ashtanga Yoga Syllabus, a 3’ x 4’ full color poster with all of the asanas of the Ashtanga Yoga System, demonstrated by David, who introduced Pattahbi Jois and his son, Manju, to America and the Western world in 1975. From start to finish it took 2-1/2 years to complete the project, which was a labor of love.
Ashtanga Yoga Practitioner & Instructor
After practicing regularly for 2 years at a local fitness center, at age 52, I decided to learn more about Yoga by attending workshops by some of the world’s foremost teachers: David Swenson, David Williams, Danny Paradise, Lino Miele, Manju Jois, Sharath Jois, Nancy Gilgoff, John Friend, Doug Swenson, Tim Feldmann, Beryl Bender Birch.
In 2005, I enrolled in David Swenson’s Ashtanga Primary Series Intensive Teacher Training and after completion began teaching. In 2006, I attended a workshop with David Williams, the first Westerner to learn the entire Ashtanga Yoga Syllabus from Pattabhi Jois. This workshop was life changing as David became my primary teacher, mentor, friend, and business partner. Together we produced the Complete Ashtanga Yoga Syllabus in poster form and is distributed worldwide.
The Complete Ashtanga Yoga Syllabus Poster
Demonstrated by David Williams.
Designed by Barbara Stanley.
252 images. 36" x 48"
printed in full color.
Details Here!
In 2010, I received my 200-hour Yoga teacher certification in Vinyasa Flow from Om Seva School of Yoga. In 2012, I took The Primary Series Teacher Training with Manju Jois (son of Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga Yoga founder) at the House of Yoga & Zen in Maui, Hawaii. I also participated in the Ashtanga Mela (2006-2012) at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health where David Williams, David Swenson and Danny Paradise shared their perspectives on Ashtanga Yoga.
In 2017, I traveled to Lunenburg, NS and completed 25 hours of Intermediate Series Teacher Training with Manju Jois and in January 2020, studied with 11 other practitioners at Manju’s home in Encinitas, CA and received certification to teach the Primary and Intermediate Series by Manju from the European Academy of Yoga. Embracing my opportunities for learning and community, in January 2023 I spent 12 days under the guidance of Manju Jois at his home, where a small group of us practiced and shared food prepared by Manju and his wife, Nancy.