The Other Side of Ashtanga: A weekend workshop with Joey Paz in Vienna

Joey has been a devout practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since 2008. Practicing daily for many years with Andrew Eppler, Bryce Delbridge, and Jennifer Engleman at Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Oklahoma, he began to travel regularly to India in 2013 to initiate ongoing in-depth study of Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, and Yoga philosophy with Sri BNS Iyengar, a direct student of T. Krishnamacharya and the world's elder living master in the Ashtanga lineage.

2008: Initiated in-depth yoga practice with Jennifer Engleman, Andrew Eppler, and Bryce Delbridge at Ashtanga Yoga Studio in Norman, Oklahoma. April 2013: Initiated in-depth studies in the traditional method of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Sri BNS Iyengar in Mysore, India. Dec. 2014- May 2015: Completed 200-hour YTT with Andrew Eppler at Ashtanga Yoga Studio. April 2015: Completed an additional 200-hour training in asana, mudra, mantra, pranyama, and philosophy with Kanchen Mala, Sri BNS Iyengar, Ramesh Shetty, Dr. M.A. Jayashree and M.A. Narasimhan at Krishnamacharr Yoga Shala in Mysore, India.​ April 2016: Traveled to India with documentary team to co-produce the documentary film "Mysore Yoga Traditions." Jan 2019: Completed 500-hour certification in asana, anatomy, philosophy, mantra, yoga therapy, and meditation with the Himalayan Yoga Association in Rishikesh, India. Feb 2019: Co-hosted and taught at the Mysore Yoga Traditions Retreat & Conference, assisting Andrew Eppler and Bryce Delbridge in addition to curating the daily lectures by Mysore's top scholars and yogis. Feb-March 2020: Co-hosted and taught at the second annual Mysore Yoga Traditions Retreat and Conference in Mysore, India featuring an array of scholars and leaders in the Yoga community of Mysore, India. Jan. 2022: Co-hosted and taught at the 3rd annual Mysore Yoga Traditions Conference, continuing the annual tradition in conjunction with Mysore’s top scholars. May-July 2022: Ashtanga Therapeutics Europe tour- Traveled and taught in multiple cities throughout Europe with Yoga Therapist Bryce Delbridge Jan 2023: 2-week in-depth Mysore Immersion with David Garrigues in Kovalam, India Jan-Feb 2023: Co-hosted and organized the 4th annual Mysore Yoga Conference in Mysore, India, and completed an additional 1 month immersion with Sri BNS Iyengar. Jan-Feb 2024: Co-hosted and organized the 4th annual Mysore Yoga Conference in Mysore, India, and completed an additional 2-week immersion with Sri BNS Iyengar. Feb. 2025: Hosted a 2-week Continuing Education YTT with Sr BNS Iyengar in Mysore, India Feb. 19-26, 2025: Completed a week long immersion with Srivatsa Ramaswami, Krishnamacharya’s longest running student, in Mysore, India March 15-22, 2025: Completed a week-long immersion with John and Julia Scott at Purple Valley in Goa, India.