Jason Nemer I have been blessed with countless teachers on my path. My mom was my first spiritual teacher. She taught me Transcendental Meditation when I was 4. Besides having a personal mantra, I played like all other kids "staying upright" until I was 12. This is when my "inverted" career started. My teenage years were deeply influenced by the training techniques of Chinese, Russian and Bulgarian Acrobatic Masters. When I was 16, I traveled to China to represent the US at the Jr. World Sports Acrobatics Championships. Competing among the best acrobats in the world opened my eyes to many advanced expressions of body control and balance. We shined brightly and took home two bronze and one silver medal.

I came home fully inspired and started redeveloping the compulsory exercises for the US athletes in the hopes to raise the level of US acrobatics. In 1994, the governing body accepted the system I developed and acrobats since have been better equipped for international competition. In 1996, I was invited to perform in the Opening Ceremonies at the Olympic games. That was the high point of my acrobatic career to date. My last year of competition was in 1998. I was never too far from some form of acrobatics.

Yoga came to me in my last semester of university. After that first class there has been no looking back. Breath awareness and the ethical rules of yoga filled me with so much joy and hunger for this new way to experience the world. A stocktrading career was put to rest and a yogic path was born. I have studied with many gifted yogis that have lead me to my teacher, Sri Dharma Mittra. His teachings have helped me to understand that your true teacher is sitting on the right side or your heart as the eternal witness. My past of developing acrobatic progressions combined with the rich lineage of yoga has been my driving force to construct the foundation of AcroYoga. Currently, I travel seeking-out like-minded yogis, acrobats and open-hearted beings that want to expand this practice. The rest of my life will be devoted to sharing this mix of ancient crafts. OM Shanti
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