Atsuro Chiba
Born and raised in Japan, Atsuro discovered Yoga in his mid twenties after moving to San Diego. He practiced a variety of different Yoga styles until he found Ashtanga, which touched him deeply. For the last seven years, he has been studying with various teachers such as Tim Miller, Rich McGowan, Andrew Hillam, Sequoia Neptune, Sean O'Shea, Maral Hadidi, Matthew Sweeney, Matias Flury and David Swenson. He has also been influenced by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. His daily practice of Ashtanga continues to change his life in a positive way and he has come to view it as a wonderful science of the body, mind, and spirit. He finds great pleasure practicing and teaching Yoga to his students who, in turn, apply his classes and evolve their own practice. Atsuro feels that as his students' practice develops, their lives improve, which is the part of teaching that brings him the most joy.
He completed a 220 hour Vinyasa Teacher Training Certification Course in 2005 and completed the 2nd series of Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Tim Miller in 2008.