YOGA IS NOT TO BE PERFORMED, YOGA IS TO BE LIVED
- Aadil PalkhivalaAADIL PALKHIVALA
YOGA Authority & EDUCATORAadil Palkhivala JD, is an Author, Yoga-Asana Authority, Certified Yoga Therapist-IAYT, Jurist Doctor, the Co-founder of Purna Yoga® College & Co-director of Alive & Shine® Center. Aadil is the protégée of yoga-asana master B.K.S. Iyengar, whose teachings form the foundation of most yoga taught today. Aadil's family studied yoga with Iyengar, and Aadil began studying with him at the age of 7. Practicing regularly for over 8 hours a day, Aadil was the youngest individual to be awarded the Advanced Yoga Teacher’s Certificate from Iyengar at the age of 22. He has been training yoga teachers in India, Asia, Europe, and the United States since 1976. For over 40 years, Aadil has been regarded as the teacher of teachers, and many of the world’s top yoga instructors have studied with him. He has a unique teaching style, mixing melodious instructions with recitations of poetry, philosophical insights, and in-the-moment humor. He is currently teaches workshops, trainings and more at Alive & Shine, the company he co-founded with Savitri, the creator of Heartfull Meditation. He has been an editor for Yoga Journal and numerous other Yoga and Holistic Wellness publications. He is also one of the foundering members of Yoga Alliance, at the time it was called Unity in Yoga. His teachings of yoga-asana, philosophy, nutrition and lifestyle have changed countless lives. He continues to impact students and teachers through his online videos and timeless teachings.
Teacher of Teachers
Aadil Palkhivala is known as the “teacher of teachers” because his teachings have impacted the current yogic path and extends across the globe. He is one of the few who brought Yoga into the West. As a direct protege and youngest graduate of B. K. S. Iyengar, he developed a deeply rooted and authentic foundation in alignment-based yoga, and he has spent decades traveling the world teaching and training teachers, which gave him this title. Through Alive & Shine, he created structured programs that develop instructors in alignment, philosophy, and emotional awareness, and because many of those he has trained go on to become teachers themselves, his influence continues to expand through multiple generations.
Over 50 Years
Aadil has over 50 years of expertise in his field of yoga-asana, philosophy, and lifestyle.
Alive & Shine
Founded in 1992, Alive & Shine is an online membership that offers everything in one place.
