Gift W. Hubbard 李悟

Cultivate awareness
and embrace who you are.

"The only reason we choose to do yoga is for the pleasure — the literal pleasure — of our systems relaxing and filling with energy. It is not some struggle to enjoy a future result."
~Mark Whitwell

Chris & Yoga

I share Yoga as I personally practice it—a focus on embracing what is, and letting go of struggle and the need to achieve. We’re already achieved as life itself. My practice has been informed and influenced by years of personal study, practice, and my teachers—Tony Sanchez, Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco, and Mark Whitwell.

Those who attend my classes can expect an hour of Hatha yoga asanas set to ceremonial music and mantras intended to help practitioners become aware of, and embrace, their own breath, bodies, and realities.

Upcoming Classes:

Practice with me.

Please enjoy these simple practice videos I made
for those who would like to know more about my practice and try it for themselves at home.

Try a private class for free:

If you’re interested in what yoga can do for you but still have questions contact me, and I’ll give you a free 30 minute yoga session.

Books that have influenced
my practice and teaching:

Yoga of Heart by Mark Whitwell
Fierce Medicine by Ana forrest
Yoga Therapy by A.G. Mohan & Indra Mohan
Yoga Body - The origins of modern posture practice by Mark Singleton
The science of yoga - The risks and rewards by William J. Broad
Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Svatmarama

Books on Ghosh Yoga:

My asana practice has its roots in the Ghosh lineage of hatha yoga and the following books have influenced and informed me in this lineage:

On the path of yoga by Tony Sanchez
84 Asanas by Tony Sanchez
Ghosh Yoga by Scott Lamps and Ida Jo
84 Asanas by Buddha Bose
Yoga Panacea by Dr. P.S. Das
Calcutta Yoga by Jerome Armstrong

Trainings & Certifications:

I completed teacher training at the Ghosh Yoga College in Calcutta, where I studied traditional Indian prescriptive yoga, with Muktamala Mitra, granddaughter of Bishnu Charan Ghosh. This study gave me insight into who yoga could be for, and how it could be used for health and healing.

I completed teacher training with Tony Sanchez in Spain, where we studied in depth yoga asana. This training gave me my first lessons in what it meant to be a teacher, and how to develop a personal practice that informs what I teach.

I attended teacher training with Mark Whitwell in Bali, where we studied the traditional yoga teachings as brought forth by Krishnamacharya and T.K. Desikachar. These teachings have informed how I see the purpose of my yoga practice and how to present it to others.

I also spent a month training with Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco during their teacher training in Bali. While I did not participate in the full teacher training, my month with them had an important impact on my own personal practice and how I share it with others, which is why I consider them my teachers.