ALLISON ZIMMERMAN - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
Allison Zimmerman has been teaching Yoga in the Charleston since 2003. After her first 200 hour yoga teacher certification she was inspired to learn more about yoga and the philosophy of yoga. She was introduced to the Jivamukti Yoga method by Andrea Boyd and Jeffrey Cohen in 2004. She studied and completed the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher training in 2008. She offers many thanks to them for being such a positive inspiration and introducing her to so many beautiful beings. She has continued to study with David Life, Sharon Gannon, Manorama, Dharma Mittra, Doug Swenson and many others. Allison's interest and enthusiasm for the infinite philosophy of yoga is what fuels both her practice and teaching.

BRANDON MAXEY - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
Brandon received his degree in International Studies and Business from the University of South Carolina. Shortly after college he chased most of the common pursuits of young Americans, including a top sales job, building a real estate business and on the brink of marriage. All of these ambitions were aimed towards happiness but it was not until these external compulsions faded away through the practices of yoga did he find his true self and happiness inside. Soon after beginning to practice yoga Brandon developed a deep interest and understanding in personal health and continues to heal himself, regaining a dimension of himself that had been lost to the SAD diet (standard American diet). In February 2011 Brandon found himself in a David Life master class and his first Jivamukti experience. After that intense, one of kind class, Brandon felt deep peace and presence. He then began practicing daily under his beloved teachers Andrea Boyd and Jeffrey Cohen. Around the same time that Brandon made his way onto the yogic path he started Sleeping Organic, a sustainable organic mattress company.

KATIE ASHLEY - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
As long as I can remember I have lived life with a mix of passionate playfulness, creative curiosity, and fierce dedication. As a young adult I ran full speed ahead into many paths that led to great things such as dancing in a professional dance/choreography company and moving so many times that my mom had to create a special Katie section in her address book! A few too many times I chose paths that led to self-destruction. Yoga asana was the grounding point that I always came back to. Psychology, spiritual studies, nutrition studies, and Pilates gave me many tools, but it was not until I dove fully into my yoga practice that I understood how to use them to create a life that is happy and free. The Jivamukti method is truly a practice of liberation. I am eternally grateful to my blessed teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life. I am truly honored to study often with my beloved teachers Jeffrey Cohen and Andrea Boyd. I give thanks to my parents, my brother, and my amazing Satsang. I am inspired and in awe of every student of yoga and it is with great respect, love, humility, and gratitude that I take the seat of the teacher. Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu.

JENNY NANTELL - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
This unique experience that we are all having called Life is something that has been quite the challenge for me. For my first 25 years, I knew that I was most definitely on a path, but where it lead remained unknown, and this caused me great unhappiness. After many years of being confused, overweight and frustrated with my "state of mind" (quite literally my "state of being"), I was blessed with a gift from my mother: a yoga mat and the weekly schedule of classes offered at Jivamukti Yoga. In one years’ time, my yoga practice transformed me into a being full of passion and showed me a way to share my love of Life! What an amazing opportunity. I am eternally grateful to my teachers, whose greatness is beyond words, Jeffery Cohen and Andrea Boyd, Sharon Gannon and David Life. They are living inspirations for us all to create a life that embodies compassion and love for all beings, everywhere. Peace and love, Om shantih.

ELII MANZO - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
Elii loves water and all things nature. Her path to yoga began in the quite solitude of the downstairs bathroom, where her mother kept a little book called "Springs of Indian wisdom" and a shell that sounded like the ocean. Previously, Elii was teacher of surfing, kindergarten, and environmental conservation. These elements prepared her for the stellar adventure of being a Jivamukti Yoga Tour-guide, joyfully leading the most radical journey of all: the walk within. Her heart is filled with gratitude for all who labored to learn, paving the path of a living tradition, especially her dear teachers Andrea Boyd, Jeffrey Cohen, Sharon Gannon, David Life, and YOU!

LINDSAY SIMMONS - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
For as long as I have practiced yoga I have wanted to teach. I was blessed enough to find yoga at the age of 12 as a way of healing my back. The moment I walked into the door of the Jivamukti Charleston School in 2012, I knew my world was about to change, and this method is everything I had been missing. I feel that the principles of yoga have healed my soul, and taught me the meaning of true unity, forgiveness, gratitude for life and compassion for all beings. As a Massage and Craniosacral Therapist, I often remind my clients how rare it is that we take time to thank our bodies! My blessings are great, and I am abundantly grateful to my parents Jim and Missy Simmons who have taught me how to love, pursue my dreams and believe anything is possible. I bow at the beautiful lotus feet of my beloved teachers Jeffrey Cohen, Andrea Boyd, David Life, Sharon Gannon, Rafael Cervantes and the amazing caliber of teachers we have at the Charleston school who constantly encourage and inspire me. See you soon!

B BROWN ADAMS - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
B is a Cosmophysiologist, a student of the Universe. She has been known to run down into active volcanoes, inner tube along underground waterways, and split one type of atom from another. Classically trained as a geologist with active side interests in both Astronomy and Chemistry, B encourages students to find a dynamic tension in their yoga practice, simultaneously grounding themselves deeply into the Earth while they reach outward for the stars with every atom of their beings.
B has studied with David Life and Sharon Gannon, Jeffrey Cohen and Andrea Boyd, Dharma Mittra, Ruth Lauer-Manenti, Kelly Morris, and Sandhi Ferreira. B is also an active proponent of ethical vegetarianism, sustainable living design systems that emulate nature, and environmental awareness.

SARA YORK GRIMSHAW - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
I was drawn to my first Jivamukti class after hearing a recording of Jeffrey and Andrea chanting. The music and the chanting drew me in and the message of compassion for all beings, animal and human alike, as a means to a happier more joyful existence changed my life. The burning desire to feel connected keeps me coming to my mat. I am truly blessed to be a student of Jivamukti Yoga and I bow down to Sharon Gannon and David Life for their wisdom and inspiration. I teach because I have been taught. Gratitude and love to my teachers Andreaji and Jeffreyji. Hare Krishna

STACEY REAVIS - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
I started practicing yoga in 2001, while living in Chicago, mainly because it was free with my gym membership. I wanted something to add to my exercise program. As I was soon to discover there was much more to this "yoga thing" than just exercise. After years of practicing yoga in a multitude of different styles and studios all over the country, gratefully I found the Jivamukti method at Satsang Yoga. Through these teachings I have discovered a profound understanding about love, compassion, and kindness. I am continually inspired by my teachers Jeffery Cohen and Andrea Boyd to further my practice and unveil the true Self. I am also humbly thankful to my teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life for their huge generosity of spirit and showing me how to be at home in my own heart. I hope to bring enthusiasm, insight, love, challenge, spontaneity and great music to my classes.

DANIEL KAUFMAN - CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
Daniel started practicing yoga when he was 16. Every day he made music, meditated, and ate only vegetables (french fries). He loved these practices.
Later Daniel graduated from college, stopped practicing yoga, and began experimenting with business. For several years he ran a small Italian restaurant in South Florida, and then for five years, worked in the sales division of a big corporation. After moving to Charleston to take a promotion, Daniel found yoga again. Jivamukti yoga to be exact. Slowly his atrophied parts came back to life. Creativity, compassion, musicality. More parts than fit on a page. Life became an adventure again. And fun! He quit his job, and now has the opportunity to pass on the esoteric and ancient teachings that saved his life. He will do his very best. Unending gratitude to his parents and family, to his amazing teachers Andrea Boyd, Jeffrey Cohen, Sharon Gannon and David Life, and finally to his music teacher, revealer of the mysteries of sound, Nikolai Svishev.

CORTNEY OSTROSKY - 800 HOUR CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
I came out of the womb WILD. a Jammer. a Rebel. a Lover. a Believer. a Dreamer ....in search of TRUTH. I experimented with many different avenues of life. And one day I stumbled into a yoga class. A spark, turned into a fire. I came to the conclusion that "work as usual" will not suffice. I wanted to live a compassionate life. I completed my first yoga teacher training in Bali. When I returned to Charleston, I realized that my guru was in my back yard! I found Jivamukti Yoga, and I knew instantly this was what I had been looking for! This was my tribe. I found a way to channel all this energy and wildness inside of me that is beneficial to the planet, and all beings. I've found a path of compassion and abundance - and I want to share it with the world! Words cannot express my encompassing gratitude and love for Sharon Gannon and David Life, for their teachings and their Light. For my guru and mentor Jeffrey Cohen, and his humility and earnest desire to know Truth, to be truth personified. To the beautiful and inspiring Andrea Boyd, for her passion, joy, and steadfastness. To all my teachers past, present, for those to come. To the one true teacher who resides in all of us, inside all beings, Namaste.

POLLY SAVOIE (CHRISTY) - 800 HOUR CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER
I first began practicing yoga on the beach while living in Mexico 14 years ago. I picked up Swami Satchidananda’s book, Integral Hatha Yoga and connected deeply with the practice ever since. It is through the practice and Satsang at Jivamukti Yoga that my yoga practice has blossomed into the yearning to spread this bliss and connection of Oneness.
I am a Master of Acupuncture and Massage and joyfully spend my days creating harmony in my patient’s bodies, minds and spirits. I am a practicing vegan and work “to live simply, so that other’s may simply live”- Mahatma Gandhi. I offer my life and my practice to God, my parents (my first teachers), and the many divine beings who have enlightened the way. Among them are: my children Skye and Luke Shen, my acupuncture teachers Bob Duggan and Dianne Connelly, my massage teachers Mayan Shaman Don Aurelio and Chinese Master Tom Tam, my yoga teachers Jeffrey Cohen, Andrea Boyd, Sharon Gannon and David Life for their vision and commitment to peace in this lifetime!
May all the jivas(individual souls) find mukti(liberation) thru this beautiful practice- I am honored to share it!
Polly completed the THE 800 HOUR Apprenticeship Program with Andrea in December 2011.