Patrick Nelson

During the summer of 2004, I began taking yoga classes from a friend on my college campus.  I had never slept so well as on the days I practiced. Three years later I immersed myself on the yoga path in Minneapolis.  A disciplined nature, liberal arts education, and a deep background in sports and physical activity allowed me to create an immediate connection to the intensity, philosophical ideals, and fun of the yoga communities.  I have had the blessed opportunity to embrace the teachings of my mat through many yoga styles, trainings, wizened instructors, workshops, meditation sessions/retreats, and have even participated in several yoga competitions at the national level.  Since 2008, I have logged over 4,000 hours of instructing.
My hatha classes offer challenging and intelligently designed sequencing, with a large emphasis on breath control, movement precision, and anatomical awareness.  Personally, I enjoy the yoga and meditation forms of Anusara, Ashtanga, Bikram, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Kundalini, Parayoga, Yin, Rinzai, and Vipassana.  I love helping students raise their vocabulary of postures and insight to the subtle similarities that lie amongst them, by incorporating elements of said tutelages.  “Posture Chemistry” is the phrase I like best to describe the created energy and effective movement between and within the poses.
I see yoga as a true way to overcome the distractions of the mind, resistances of the body, and hindrances of the spirit.  I believe in seeking and embracing change and challenge.  I choose my path knowing that like begets like; good smiles and hearty laughs are contagious, are they not?  See you here!
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