Kayo Kurihara
Substitute Yoga Instructor
Tokyo Studio
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Languages: Japanese, English
Birthday: June 12th
Training/education:
Eastern Nazarene College, MA (Bachelor’s degree), Southern New Hampshire University, NH (Master’s degree)
Atmananda (Vinyasa) Yoga with John Tamayo (200/500-hour Yoga Alliance Certified)
International Iyengar Yoga seminar with Chantal Jaufred, Bobby Clennell, and others
Dharma Wheel Yoga with Dov Samuel Vargas, Raquel Vamos, Fabio Fillippi
Hatha Raja Yoga with Andrei Ram (500-hour Yoga Alliance certified)
Mentor: Andrei Ram
Primary practice? Asana, Pranayama, meditation and yoga sutra
Favorite pose? Kurmasana and Down dog
Favorite tunes for yoga? So Purkh by Nirinjan Kaur
Interests outside of yoga? Drawing. Cooking. Running. Cycling. Mountain climbing. Snowboarding (I haven’t been able to do since I’d been living in no mountain countries lately. I’ll make it this year!! So excited.).
Socialmedia: @kayo.yoga