Koghan Yoga Center
Instructor
David Martin
Dave as a boy in India
YOGA DAVES BIO
I fell in love with all aspects of yoga as a boy. My father worked for Tata steel in India and would occasionally take our family over to India for his work. I enjoyed the stories of the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad-Gita, the colorful festivals, temples, and used yoga postures whenever I got injured.
In 1976 I was a gymnastics teacher at Ohio University. I asked the department head if they could bring in an experienced yoga teacher. The outcome of that discussion was I was the new yoga teacher. 1977 I was approached by Dr. Maung Gyi to learn these Yoga forms if I made these three promises. 1. That I would learn these forms all the way through, 2. That I would compile a book, 3. That I would train teachers.
From 1976 to 1982, I taught yoga 5 days a week at Ohio University. I pursued studies in "The Science for Creative Intelligence" in Transcendental Meditation at Maharishi International University in Iowa and stayed in many Krishna temples throughout the years.
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I devoted myself to studying Hanthawaddy Yoga within the Koghan Yoga system of zones under Dr. Maung Gyi, with the promise to disseminate it globally.
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In 2024, I established the "Koghan Yoga Center" in Manzanillo, Costa Rica under Yoga Alliance for certification recognition. We are committed to imparting Hanthawaddy Yoga using the Koghan system of zones.