Joshua Vincent
My study of mind, body and spirit began as a musician, studying classical operatic technique. Upon completion of a Master of Music degree from the University of Indiana in 2001, I moved to Chicago to marry the love of my life, Jean and join the chorus of both the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony.
Upon arriving in Chicago, I began to devote myself to a disciplined study of Ashtanga yoga with Jodi Blumstein, Quinn Kearney and Tom Quinn. At first, yoga was simply a welcome relief from the relentless drive for perfection instilled during my study of the arts... but soon it became clear that the beauty and awakening of spirit I felt in my daily yoga practice was something I wanted to share.
Since then I've been blessed to study in-depth with senior teachers such as Tim Miller, Richard Freeman, Gabriel Halpurn and Aadil Palkhivala. In addition to my formal studies, I am blessed to be surrounded by wonderful teachers in my daily life... especially my wife Jean, my brother Ben (my entire family for that matter) and all of my yoga friends and students. I have been teaching yoga full time since 2003. I teach a contemporary vinyasa-flow style, blending elements of Ashtanga, Iyengar and Anusara Yoga, with an emphasis on precise breathing technique and meditative alignment.
In 2007 we moved to California in the hopes of raising a family around an abundance of sunshine and surf. I sing seasonally with the San Diego Opera Chorus and teach yoga full time around the North County. We are happily expecting our first child in November.
Namaste.
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