Speaker Bio

Rudy Peirce, MA, ERYT-500, has studied and practiced yoga for over 30 years, developing Gentle Yoga, a unique approach to yoga. His passion is guiding this self-empowering, mindful, deep-release yoga that is accessible to beginners as well as inspiring to experienced practitioners. His popular 4 CD set, “The Gentle Series,” is well known for supporting a vital regular personal practice.

A certified yoga teacher since 1983, he has been a faculty member, teacher trainer, and mentor trainer at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, in Lenox. MA since 1988, developing advanced teacher training programs and curriculum for the Kripalu School of Yoga.

As a resident at Kripalu from 1982 to 1995, he did extensive advanced practice and study with Yogi Amrit Desai, Don Stapleton, PhD., Christopher Baxter, Carolyn Delluomo, Todd Norian, and Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, along with many other gifted teachers. He has also studied advanced pranayama with Swami Prabhakar, Hot Yoga with Bikram Choudury, and Power Yoga with Beryl Bender Birch.

He teaches regularly at Kripalu Center For Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA, The Comfort Zone Center for Whole Self-Healing in Lewes, DE, and on a national level offers programs in Gentle Yoga and Men’s Yoga retreats. He also offers a wonderful annual yoga vacation program in Tuscany.

You can contact Rudy at rudy@gentleyogi.com or visit his blogsite www.gentleyogi.com

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