200-Hour YTT Information Session

Chris Dunphy is co-owner of Kushala Yoga, and co-director of their Teacher Training Program

A lifelong athlete and movement enthusiast, Chris was drawn to yoga after years of physical wear and tear and the mental strain of working in the finance industry. Yoga quickly became a powerful source of healing, curiosity, and personal growth, eventually inspiring him to leave finance and help open Kushala Yoga (formerly Newport Yoga) in 2006.

Chris continues to study extensively and is deeply influenced by both traditional... Read more

Karen Andersen is co-owner of Kushala Yoga and co-director of their Teacher Training Program

Karen is a yoga teacher, mother, neuroscientist, software developer, swimmer, and lover of the natural world. She is grateful for the opportunities life has offered so far... and continues to approach each new chapter with curiosity and openness.

In her twenties, Karen built her career in technology, spending long hours behind a desk. She turned to yoga to offset the mental strain and physical stagnation of that work,... Read more