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Simon Low
Simon Low was brought up and educated in England, earning a B.A. in Modern History from London University. He worked in the music business for 16 years, with Virgin and RCA Records, rising to the position of Vice President of A&R for RCA Records in New York.

After leaving music industry Simon moved to Los Angeles where he was first introduced to yoga. He spent four years exploring a wide range of mind, body and spirit activities, including Hatha Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Kung, The Alexander Technique, psychotherapy and a Course In Miracles and Bodywork. Training as a yoga teacher, macrobiotic chef and a deep tissue body worker, he also worked as a volunteer for Project Angelfood in Los Angeles, a charity food service for housebound AIDS patients.

In 1992 he graduated as a Yoga Teacher and Advanced Yoga Therapist at Samata Yoga Centre in Los Angeles, under the tutelage of Dr Larry Payne (author of Yoga RX and Yoga for Dummies with George Feuerstein, User Friendly Yoga and Yoga for Bad Backs). While living in Los Angeles Simon experienced and learned from some of America’s finest yoga teachers, his firm favourites being Erich Schiffmann and Dr Larry Payne. The foundation of his teaching was viniyoga, as passed on by Krishnamacharya, his son Desikachar and AG Mohan.

Also in 1992, Simon had a daughter, Samantha Michiko, born in Los Angeles.

On returning to England Simon opened Primrose Hill Yoga School, a 14 capacity studio in North London. He taught here and later at a variety of London locations such as The Life Centre, Viveka, Holmes Place, and the Harbour Club.

Simon’s studies continued into Iyengar Yoga, Astanga Vinyasa Yoga, Okido Yoga, Yin Yoga and the Shadow Yoga of Shandor Remete, while he developed a unique and personal approach to teaching Hatha Yoga. He also led a full annual schedule of workshops, residential yoga weekends and yoga holidays in England and many other overseas destinations such as Sri Lanka, Spain, Turkey, Singapore and the Caribbean.

In February 2000 Simon became Director of Yoga and was a co-founder of Triyoga in Primrose Hill, London’s largest and leading yoga centre, with 120 classes a week, a dedicated Pilates studio and four therapy rooms. Triyoga also hosts international teachers such as Shiva Rea, David Life and Sharon Gannon of Jivamukti Yoga, Cyndi Lee, Tias Little, Sarah Powers, Baron Baptiste, Donna Farhi and Bryan Kest. For the first two years of Triyoga’s business, as director of yoga, Simon was responsible for the total overall running of the studio.

Simon is writing a book and preparing to film a video/dvd. Having already recorded a number of ‘live’ classes for students and sale, Simon has completed the Triyoga CD Triyoga on Tour. He now spends every year on a regular international circuit around the world, teaching teachers and students in Australia, Thailand, Norway, Finland,Turkey, Morocco, Spain and Switzerland.

He has always enjoyed teaching yoga to students of all levels and ages and has developed a large international following. In response to demand from students and schools and a belief that he can successfully guide students toward a career as a skilled and sincere yoga teacher, Simon has established The Yoga Academy, which is dedicated to the schooling of yoga teachers. It is the intention of The Yoga Academy to offer teacher training courses that meet and exceed the standards required by The Yoga Alliance, both at 200 Hour Part One and 500 Hour Part Two levels of certification. International teachers participating in The Yoga Academy teacher training include Sarah Powers, Donna Farhi, Tias Little, Paul Grilley, Gary Carter and Gill Lloyd.

While keeping classes and study educational, diverse and fun, Simon encourages the individuals to remain mindfully focused towards internal exploration as a guide to experiencing yoga as it is meant to be practised – a personal journey toward freedom, clarity, centredness and the revealing and nurturing of the True Self – Your Essence.

Simon Low, BWY,YA RYT 500, has been teaching yoga continually for over 16 years.