Dan began practicing ashtanga yoga 9 years ago around the same time he first met Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, founder of the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India.

Since then Dan has continued to develop his practice under the guidance of Nancy Gilgoff, the first Western woman to study with Jois, who - along with David Williams - was instrumental in helping to introduce ashtanga yoga to the western world.

Dan has been fortunate enough to study first-hand with Nancy where she lives on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

Because of this, Dan teaches with a firm sense of tradition, true to the form passed down from Pattabhi Jois, communicating the practice using this time-tested style, touch and technique.