Jared Hirsch has been studying, practicing, and teaching Yoga since 1994. In his late teens and early twenties he enjoyed a meticulously alignment oriented and athletically driven approach to asana (yoga postures). When he let go of the physical achievement in the asana, he was able to open up to a completely new and powerful experience.
The yoga Jared teaches is inspired by life circumstances and is not reliant on a set sequence of postures or a gimmicky trend. His teaching is deeply influenced by the wisdom of T. Krishnamacharya and some of his better known students, including Mark Whitwell, with whom Jared has studied and taught for over a decade.
Jared’s dynamic style emphasizes the strength one can receive through conscious breathing as it relates to the physical postures. A distinction of Jared’s teaching is his ability to offer a variety of adaptations to accommodate a wide range of practitioners, enabling each individual to create a practice that is suited to his or her needs and goals.
Jared’s other passions include alchemy (he’s known for his magical nutritional elixirs), chocolate (he’s harvested the cacao pod in the Caribbean islands, Belize, and Costa Rica), food, health, and modern agriculture.