Gerhard Gessner is founder and director of Prana Yoga Center. He has been a student of Yoga for 28 years and is trained in a variety of different styles of Hatha Yoga, including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Ananda and Contact Yoga. His non-dogmatic and unique Vinyasa style combines these different influences and is tailored to the needs of his students. A teacher and bodyworker at heart, Gerhard's background is versatile and belnds roots in the study of the human body and mind, including an MA in Education, an MA in Counseling Psychology, and a BA in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Certified Massage Therapist, a Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher, and a Registered Yoga Teacher 500 with the Yoga Alliance.