ABOUT DAN BOYNE

Dan Boyne has been practicing yoga for over twenty years, and  teaching it since 2002. He has been interested in mind-body disciplines  since high school, when he studied judo, and in college he practiced  Kung Fu and Tai Chi. He was also a member of the Trinity Crew, which led to a lifelong passion with rowing. He continued to study Tai Chi, Chi Kung, and other  internal styles from Boston master Arthur Goodridge, who also taught him  the Japanese hand-healing art known as Reiki. In the yoga world, he has worked with several master teachers,  including Richard Freeman, Ana Forrest, Barbara Benagh, Tias Little, and  Patricia Walden.

Dan has also had a lifelong passion for rowing, which he considers one of the oldest mind-body practices in the western world. As the Director of Recreation Rowing at Harvard University since 1987, he has trained several national champion scullers, written several books about the sport, and served as a Hollywood film consultant. In the 1990's he became  interested in yoga as a way to enhance athletic performance, and began working with several of the Harvard varsity athletic teams.

With a perennial fascination for the process of learning and self-discovery, Dan has a master's degree from Harvard in Adult Education, and has recently done graduate work at the Harvard Divinity School in order to better understand the historical roots of yoga. He has developed a wide breadth of knowledge about the classic underpinnings of yoga practice which infuses his teaching.

Dan leads a subtle but strong, fluid practice with attention to breath  awareness, internal and external alignment, and the physical sensations rising out of asana work.