Instructor Michael A. Delgado, PhD-CPT-RYT

Certified Personal Trainer & Registered Yoga Teacher

                                The Instructor

On his web site www.anusara.com , John Friend defines the role of Anusara instructors as follows:

"Anusara yoga teachers practice looking for the good in things, especially in themselves and their students. Anusara teachers do not try to "fix" or "correct" students, instead they help enhance and reveal the beauty and divine qualities that are already present in the student's poses. One of the other key aspects of this Tantric Philosophy is that we are all co-creators with Nature or the Supreme in this life, and this creative freedom makes life fun, exciting and inspiring."

Michael A. Delgado has studied with John Friend for over six years. He is currently an Affiliated Anusara Yoga instructor, registered with the Yoga Alliance, and close to fulfilling the challenging certification requirements outlined by John's instructor program. His studies have included therapy training, and over three hundred hours of weekend and weeklong sessions throughout the country directly under John Friend. Additionally, Michael's training has encompassed several of John's well-renowned certified instructors and philosophy seminars.

As an enhancement to understanding the physical aspects of yogic practice, Michael's background extends as far back back as his pre-teen youth where he trained in Tae Kwon Do under Master S. Henry Cho and later fulfilled his Black Belt level of achievement under Master Joon Mo Nam, winning several Gold Medals in annual New York State Championships and training youths and adults for competition. Seeking additional knowledge of energy flows, Michael also trained in Tai Chi Chuan for seven years under William CC Chen where he learned sparring and push hand skills, performed in demonstrations at Madison Square Garden, and competed in several Kung Fu tournaments.

An important teaching contribution Michael feels he brings to his students is his educational background. Holding a BA and Masters from Fordham University in Comparative Religions, his focus was on East/Asian Philosophies, mythology and Jungian psychology. Michael's studies included years of course work in Hindu/Yogic traditions, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen.

Finally, after twenty five years of study, work and service with the Lakota people, Michael completed his PhD in Theology with studies at Oxford and The Graduate Theological Foundation writing about the significant contribution Native American people bring to world spirituality.

As a grateful student of John Friend and a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, it is his sincerest desire to bring these heartfelt teachings, along with the latest in biomechanical science, into your Anusara experience. 

Namaste,