About TBY and Michael

The teachings of Yoga reveal that we have a dual nature. An ancient story likens this to two birds in a tree. At most times, we experience ourselves as a person, subject to the ups and downs of life. In the story, this is the lower bird, that eats of the sweet and bitter fruits of life. Yet it is possible, like an identical bird perched in the same tree, to simply look down on one's suffering self with understanding and compassion. The twin aims of Yoga practice are to reduce our suffering and to increase our understanding.

To these ends, Michael has been practising Yoga for over 25 years and teaching for nearly 20 years. His qualifications include a Teacher's Diploma and certification as a Teacher Trainer with the British Wheel of Yoga www.bwy.org.uk, the largest Yoga organisation in Great Britain, and Teacher status within the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation www.khyf.net, whose aim is to promote the teachings of T.Krishnamacharya and his son, T.K.V.Desikachar, throughout the world. Michael has so far completed three courses of study at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, www.kym.org.