with David Swenson and Shelley WashingtonHow close are your teachers to the source? When it comes to David and Shelley, about as close as a westerner can possibly be! Join them in exploring the in’s and out’s of one of the oldest and most revered yoga systems: Ashtanga Yoga.What makes them different?After beginning their yoga practice at a small park in Houston, TX in 1969, David and his brother Doug quickly found themselves immersed in a lifelong quest to learn and share the Ashtanga Yoga system. By 1977, David made his first of many trips to Mysore, India to study under the father of Ashtanga Yoga: K. Pattabhi Jois. David is one of only a handful of Westerners to have learned the full Ashtanga system including all of the asana sequences and pranayama as originally taught by K. Pattabhu Jois.David’s life partner Shelley Washington received her First Level authorization from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in 2005 and her Second Level authorization from Sharath Rangaswamy in 2010. Together they are an unparalleled team who have devoted their lives to keeping the Ashtanga lineage alive. Their teaching is characterized by knowledge, experience, compassion, and humor.