Jonas Zev Amberger has been a full time yoga teacher since 1997 and received a degree in cultural anthropology from the University of New Hampshire in 1991. He later went on to study at the Kalidas Sanskrit University in Nagpur, India, where he received a degree in Ayurvedic Medicine in 2004. He co-founded and directed YogaEast, a progressive school for Ashtanga yoga in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from 2002 to 2006. He also founded and directed Yoga 5, a center for Ashtanga yoga and Ayurveda in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts from 2006 to 2008. Jonas says of his personal philosophy regarding yoga practice, “When I practice yoga, I move away from the external stimulation that tells me I should be this or do that. I reconnect with a true place inside myself that invites me to express myself authentically with confidence and clarity.” 

STABLE & ABLE CLASS DESCRIPTION: This Level 1 class is informed by the traditional systems of Ashtanga yoga & Ayurvedic medicine. The class focuses on breath-movement coordination for the mindful development of balanced strength, lightness of movement & relaxation. Taught by Jonas Zev. All Levels.

ATHLETIC YOGA CLASS DESCRIPTION: This LEVEL 2 class is a more athletic version of the basic Zev Method flow. SHILO YOGA is an intelligent and dynamic yoga practice informed by the traditional systems of Ashtanga yoga and Ayurvedic medicine. It focuses on breath-movement coordination for the mindful development of balanced strength, lightness of movement, and relaxation. Taught by Jonas Zev.