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Since 1991,Danicia Ambron has been on the Ashtanga path and along the way has been in presence, guidance, and even the employment of many great Yogis including Beryl Bender, David Life, David Swenson, Lucy Martorella, Doug Swenson, Rodney Yee, Eddie Stern, Manju Jois, and of course Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Danicia became so passionate about this practice that she opened The Prana Studio in 1998 to create a place in which the eight-limb system of Ashtanga could be taught in an approachable atmosphere, and yet remain true to tradition. As a former All-American athlete, Danicia's teaching comes from a place of superior respect for the human form and all its capacities and limitations. Over the past 10 years, Danicia has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to teach several Olympic Athletes, Tony award winning performers and choreographers, and Hollywood elite. In addition to being director of Prana Studio, Danicia also is the head Yoga trainer for the Columbia University Swim team. She has never been injured from Yoga practice and uses her extensive anatomy experience, pre-medical background, and massage therapy degree to ensure that students of all levels can learn and develop a rich Ashtanga practice free from pain and is strongly opposed to the idea that injury is an Ashtanga inevitablilty.
Danicia is also the mama to 2 amazing children, born in 2001 and 2002! She was able to teach and practice through both pregnancies and is currently working on her comprehensive manual for the pregnant Ashtangi. She currently teaches both Primary and Second series classes at Prana. She is an outspoken Yogi and encourages students to be individuals, be mindful, and be morally conscious on and off the Yoga mat.
Peace.

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Mary-Ann Mastreani began her journey on the yoga path in San Francisco nearly 10 years ago. Her initial exploration was in the Ashtanga tradition under the guidance of Tim Miller. She has since studied intensively with Dena Kingsberg and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. In 1999 Mary-Ann completed Tim Miller's advanced teacher training course. Mary-Ann's teaching is also influenced by the Iyengar tradition's senior teachers, Lisa Walford and Alison West. She participated in a two week intensive course with Lisa in 1999 and completed Alison's 200 hour Yoga Union teacher training course in 2001. In addition, she has participated in anatomy workshops with Norman and Laura Allard, Sanskrit training with Vyaas Houston, yoga for pregnancy training and yoga for scoliosis with Jean Marie Derrick and Bobbie Fulz, kirtan workshops with Krishna Das and meditation classes in the Vipassana tradition. Mary-Ann also holds a masters degree in counseling psychology. Her unique approach blends her skills and experiences gained in all her training. Mary-Ann believes that yoga practice is far more than performing asanas, and encourages students to use their yoga practice as a tool for discovering more about their physical and psychological patterns, so as to initiate change in their lives. More recently Mary-Ann's most influential 'teacher' has been her 16 month old son, Caleb. He has reminded her of the beauty of a beginner's mind, the humility of knowing nothing at all, the absolute freedom that is found by living solely in the moment, and the total joy that can be experienced by giving love unconditionally to another.

Jenny (Haines) Perez is a native New Yorker. She began practicing yoga regularly at Jivamukti in 1996. Jenny spent the summer break from the year-long teacher training program at Jivamukti in 1999 in Mysore practicing with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy, and continued a daily ashtanga practice from that time through the present. She is heading back to Mysore for the third time shortly. Jenny has been studying kinesthetic anatomy with Irene Dowd consistently since 1999 as well. In 2003 Jenny completed Richard Freeman's teacher training and advanced teacher training in Boulder, Colorado. Other ashtanga teachers such as Chuck Miller and Graeme Northfield, as well as teachers outside of ashtanga have contributed valuable tools and inspiration at different times.

Jagadisa-devasri Dacus is dedicated practitioner and teacher of Hatha and Raja Yoga. He has completed Ashtanga Vinyasa Hatha Yoga teacher training with David Swenson, has been certified by the Integral Yoga Institute of New York, and is a registered yoga instructor (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance. He maintains a regular Ashtanga Primary Series practice which has enabled him to deepen his sadhana practice. Jagadisa-devasri is known for his ability to engage yogis through his warmth, humor, and lively-mannered instruction, with an emphasis on the energetic aspects of Ashtanga. Jagadisa-devasri also has served as the President of the New York Chapter of the International Association of Black Yoga Teachers and Director of Yoga for Youth –New York. In addition to being a cocoa flavored yogi, Jagadisa-devasri is a New York State-licensed Social Worker with a masters degree from Columbia University, a Reiki Master/Teacher, an aspiring Sanskritist under the tutelage of Manorama (Thea D’Alvia), and an initiate in the lineage of Sri Swami Satchidananda.

Christina Hatgis discovered Yoga in 1989 when she was travelling in
India and was introduced to the Bhagavad Gita and Indian philosophy.
Her asana practice in earnest in 1996 and she returned to India in 1998
to study intensively for 8 months. Her first love is Ashtanga which she
began with Derek Ireland and continues to practice with Eddie Stern. She
has also trained and been certified with Cyndi Lee at Om Yoga, has
studied Iyengar alignment in India and is trained in Anusara Yoga with
John Friend and Amy Ippoliti. She is grateful to all her teachers,
fellow yogis and students who continue to inspire her, and as a new
mother, grateful to her son for providing the most challenging practice
of all.