Practicing since 1995, Louis’ love of yoga blossomed while living in a Krishna ashram in Hawaii where a fellow monk showed him a copy of B.K.S. Iyengar’s Light on Yoga. After pledging to learn all 202 poses… (by himself!)…he got injured and then sought tutelage at Julie Lawrence’s Iyengar Studio in Portland Oregon where he learned to cool his fire and practice with impeccable alignment.

In the Bay Area, he began studying with master Iyengar Instructor Mr. Ben Thomas who mentored him during his teacher training at Avalon Art and Yoga and taught him how to breeeeeeeeethe.

Louis’ classes are rigorous, deliberate, well rounded, and provide a strong foundation for deep exploration in personal practice. “It is only when the correct practice (abhyasa) is followed for a long time, without interruptions and with a quality of positive attitude and eagerness, that it can succeed.” (T.K.V. Desikachar, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Book 1, Sutra 14).