Natasha “Tasha” Judson, M.Ed., RYT500
“Growing up I biked over the hills of Pittsburgh, PA to yoga classes with older ladies. Later after becoming a social studies teacher, I began yoga again to alleviate stress. Yoga grew from a therapeutic endeavor into a practice to embody presence in all aspects of life. In 1999 I started teaching yoga in the Berkshires, MA, and in 2002 after nine years gave up teaching secondary school to go into offering Hatha Yoga classes full time.
My practice and teaching of the path of yoga involving ethics, asana, breath, meditation, and study has both Hindu and Buddhist roots. These include classes at Wesleyan University and the University of Virginia, training in various schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Iyengar Yoga teacher training with Patricia Walden, and retreats at Insight Meditation Society. In 2006 I received certification as a teacher of Anusara Yoga, an elegant system of Hatha Yoga emphasizing alignment and informed by Kashmir Shaivism. Many teachers contributed to my training in this style including: John Friend, Deb Neubauer, Ellen Saltonstall, Elena Brower, Martin Kirk, Ruthie and Jimmy Bernhart, Desiree Rumbaugh, Todd Norian, Ann Greene, and Amy Ippoliti. I am grateful to all my teachers, their teachings, and the communities which embody them.
At my studio Tasha Yoga, founded in 2008, I have taught several Anusara Yoga Immersions as well as 200-hour Teacher Training registered with the Yoga Alliance. I practice and study regularly under the guidance of my meditation teacher Paul Muller Ortega. These days I am interested in the interactions, intersections, and complementarities of Hindu and Buddhist yogic theory and practice. Off the mat I often can be found at the barn learning how to respect and uplift life in relationship with my horse Rolan.”
A profile of Natasha appeared in the The Cambridge Buzz, Sept 2006.
