Joan Hyman is a Senior YogaWorks Teacher Trainer and a dedicated ashtangi who leads teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats across the globe along with many popular Vinyasa flow classes in Los Angeles. She has been teaching for over 20 years beginning in her hometown of Philadelphia where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Temple University. She discovered yoga in New York City where she pursued a career as a professional dancer. Her love for yoga took her out to Santa Monica, California, where she completed The YogaWorks Teacher Training with Maty Ezraty and Lisa Walford in 2002. She received her YogaWorks Certification in 2006 and took her first trip to Mysore, India to study with the beloved Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy. She recently returned from her second trip from Mysore and traveled extensively through India from ashrams in Rishikesh to an Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Kerala. Joan continues to grow in her teachings by following her heart's intention and opens herself up to experiences that help her evolve in her own life. She has a passion for traveling and learning about other cultures and people. Her teachings come from an organic intuitive place and she continues to honor her own teachers who have passed their wisdom to her. "I am so blessed to be able to do what I love and stay deeply connected to my yoga practice. This is truly an honor, which I hope I can pass onto other. Namaste."