instructors


david ingalls

David became certified to teach Transcendental Meditation in 1972 and has been teaching something ever since. From 1984 to 1999 he was employed as a full-time coach and PE teacher, coaching teams in lacrosse, cross-country, wrestling, gymnastics, basketball, and soccer. He first began the practice of Ashtanga in 1994 before spending 3 weeks with Richard Freeman in Boulder CO. With another year of practice and after taking classes from a variety of teachers on the east coast David went to Mysore, India. David opened the Ashtanga Yoga Center in the summer of '97. He also studied with the renowned Adviata sage and author Ramesh Balsekar. In February 2011 David was back in India with A.G. Mohan and his wife Indra. The Mohan's studied for eighteen years with the yoga master Krishnamacharya and have authored four books.



keith moore

Keith has been teaching for more than 10 years at the Ashtanga Yoga Center.  He began his training 15 years ago studying Iyengar yoga, focusing on alignment and therapeutics.  When he discovered the vinyasa system of Ashtanga, he was hooked.  He has made five extended trips to Mysore, India, where he learned from the source by studying under Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and has brought that perspective of day-by-day dedication back.  In 2002, Guruji  authorized him to teach.  Ultimately, Keith earned a Level 2 authorization, one of only two s in the DC area to do so.   The strength, flexibility, and focus that form the core of ashtanga practice dovetail with Keith's active lifestyle.  Outside the studio, Keith runs on trails across the country, competing regularly in ultra marathons that range from 50K to 100 miles.  Meanwhile, as a certified massage therapist, Keith brings a deep understanding of physiology and anatomy to his yoga students  Keith is available, by appointment only, for private yoga instruction and massage.  He may be contacted at keithmooredc@gmail.com



june lee

June started practicing Ashtanga in 2000 with David Ingalls and in 2006 began an apprenticeship with him. She loves the focus Ashtanga requires because it gives her respite from the chaos of daily life. June earned an A.B. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley and a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.

jen rené

Jen Rene has studied various styles of yoga for the last 7 years. She has over 500 hours of teacher training for yoga and Pilates. With Ashtanga as the root of her practice Jen continues the path of self observation in her Mysore practice. In 2005 Jen started teaching at It's Yoga in San Francisco. In 2006 she operated her own studio in Martha's Vinyard. Since moving to DC she has taught at various studios in the area. Jen holds a BS in marketing and a MA in Latin American Studies.

peg mulqueen

With a master's degree in psychology and more than 400 hours of yoga teacher trainings, Peg has been leading yoga classes and workshops since the year 2000.  Though she  enjoys all styles of yoga, she has found her home and daily practice within the tradition of ashtanga.  She remains grateful to ALL her teachers, who have each offered her unique inspiration and guidance along this path. Though loosely based on the Rocket Series as taught to her by David Kyle, Peg's class welcomes students of all levels and disciplines.  For more information about Peg, please visit her website, www.pegmulqueen.com

wendy mcgrath

Wendy has been David's student since she moved to DC in 1999. She is a former American Council on Exercise-certified fitness instructor who turned to yoga in 1994, first studying the Kripalu and Bikram styles, then finding a deep affinity for Ashtanga yoga. Wendy has also studied Pilates, ballet, modern dance. She is the mother of two children and holds a Ph.D. in Education. 

melanie borisoff

Melanie began practicing yoga in 1997 and completed the Jivamukti Teacher Training Program in New York City in 1999. She studied Ashtanga yoga with Eddie Stern from 1999 until she moved to Washington, DC in 2010, and has since been practicing with David.  She has taught Jivamukti style and Ashtanga yoga classes at various schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn since 1997. Melanie has a background in modern dance and B.S. in Dance Education from New York University, and danced professionally from 1998-2001. Melanie completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research in 2009. She has integrated her movement and yoga background into clinical practice and has led yoga, mindfulness and dance therapy groups with psychiatric patients in various hospitals in New York City.