About Kyle
Kyle Ferguson is a student and teacher of Yoga and Mindfulness. He is a certified teacher of Bikram Yoga (Los Angeles, Fall 2011), Alignment Based Hatha Yoga (E-RYT 200, Maha Yoga, Philadelphia), and Yin Yoga. He has studied Yoga Essentials with Richard Freeman, Yoga Hour Teaching Technique with Darren Rhodes, Yin method with Corina Benner, and Advanced Asana with Zhenja La Rosa. He has also studied Mindfulness Based Stress Relief at the University of Pennsylvania, meditation at the Shambala Center in Boulder, Colorado, and Zazen at the Zen Mountain Monastery in Woodstock, New York.
Kyle is the author of The Renegade Dialogue, a project that synthesizes the traditional dialogue-based approach of Bikram Yoga with the extensive wisdom of the greater Yoga community. From 2011 to 2015 he served as owner and director of Bikram Yoga University City/Karma Studios in Philadelphia. In 2016 Kyle created and directed the Yoga and Mindfulness program for young men and boys at Camp Dudley in Westport, NY. He is a graduate of The College of William and Mary in Virginia, pit bull enthusiast, burrito aficionado, and avid movie fan. One time, he accidentally blocked Posh Spice from entering an elevator, to both of their confusion. He currently leads Bikram, Gosh, Hatha, Yin, and Yoga Hour classes, as well as Yoga Nidra workshops and alignment clinics.
Kyle discovered yoga when he was adrift in the world. In Autumn, 2010 he was depressed, overweight, and directionless when his brother, Schuyler, introduced him to Bikram Yoga. Kyle was immediately hooked, and in a matter of months he had changed his diet, quit smoking, and rediscovered a sense of purpose in life. Less than a year after his first Bikram class, he was a certified teacher. In the following years, he remained passionate to learn and continued exploring the broad world of Yoga in whatever capacity he could.
Through thousands of hours of classroom experience, dedicated study of Eastern philosophy and modern physical science, plus a whole lot of sweat, Kyle has developed a teaching style all his own. He focuses primarily on healthy alignment and energetic harmony in class, with the belief that a well-aligned body is a healthy body. In class, Kyle presents both the scientific and the philosophical with a sense of humor and joy. He likes to make lots of jokes, because he finds himself hilarious.
Kyle believes the study of Yoga is nothing special, just like personal study, contemplation, and meditation are nothing special. To those who want to live with a sense of harmony and compassion, however, Yoga is tremendously effective. Through our practice we learn to embrace life as it is; beautiful, vibrant, and infinitely paradoxical. It is his mission in life to spread this radiant practice and all of its benefits to his fellow humans all over this wild, wonderful world.
Even in New Jersey.
