AKIRA WATAMOTO
Lesson:
・Discussions on “Detachment” over tea[23A4]
・Self-generated Flow[24A3]
・Power Yoga with Yoga Nidra[25A2]
・Discussions on “Detachment” over tea[23A4]
・Self-generated Flow[24A3]
・Power Yoga with Yoga Nidra[25A2]
Profile:
President of Japan Yoga & Meditation Association. Presides over Watamoto Yoga Studio he founded 2003. Holder of American Yoga Alliance Registered 500 hr. Experienced Teacher Certification (E-RYT500). Born in Osaka, trained in Yoga from childhood, taught by his late father, Noboru Watamoto, former Chairman Emeritus of Japan Yoga and Meditation association. After graduating Kobe University, majoring in Industrial Systems Engineering, He studied Yoga and Aryuveda in India. Returning to Japan to apprentice under his father, he began teaching Yoga in 1994.
He continues to train relentlessly at such international yoga hot spots as Los Angeles, New York and London, in various styles and schools of Yoga, ranging from Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Power Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, Viniyoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Chair Yoga. In 2003, he opened Japan’s first yoga studio specializing in Power Yoga. Today at Watamoto Yoga Studio, he has merged various traditional styles and schools of yoga to create a consolidated studio to teach regular classes as well as teach in his teacher training program.
Additionally, Watamoto acts as a Yoga ambassador within Japan, spreading the beneficial message of Yoga to the greater public by authoring various publications. His dedication to advocate for Yoga’s appeal extends into Japanese TV and other media outlets. He strives to popularize Yoga throughout Japan while making continuous efforts to deepen his students’ interest by bringing about greater depth and meaning to their practice on a daily basis.
President of Japan Yoga & Meditation Association. Presides over Watamoto Yoga Studio he founded 2003. Holder of American Yoga Alliance Registered 500 hr. Experienced Teacher Certification (E-RYT500). Born in Osaka, trained in Yoga from childhood, taught by his late father, Noboru Watamoto, former Chairman Emeritus of Japan Yoga and Meditation association. After graduating Kobe University, majoring in Industrial Systems Engineering, He studied Yoga and Aryuveda in India. Returning to Japan to apprentice under his father, he began teaching Yoga in 1994.
He continues to train relentlessly at such international yoga hot spots as Los Angeles, New York and London, in various styles and schools of Yoga, ranging from Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Power Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, Viniyoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Chair Yoga. In 2003, he opened Japan’s first yoga studio specializing in Power Yoga. Today at Watamoto Yoga Studio, he has merged various traditional styles and schools of yoga to create a consolidated studio to teach regular classes as well as teach in his teacher training program.
Additionally, Watamoto acts as a Yoga ambassador within Japan, spreading the beneficial message of Yoga to the greater public by authoring various publications. His dedication to advocate for Yoga’s appeal extends into Japanese TV and other media outlets. He strives to popularize Yoga throughout Japan while making continuous efforts to deepen his students’ interest by bringing about greater depth and meaning to their practice on a daily basis.
Translated by AnandaK.Tsuyama
中島正明
プロフィール:
通訳翻訳家として国際交流のための活動をするうち、世の中のゆがみに気付き、平和の為の環境保全をテーマとした国際NPO活動を始める。世界30カ国以上を歴訪し、環境問題の現状を伝え、国連温暖化会議などで活動する。
そんな中、ナチュラルなライフスタイルを模索して、ヨガを本格的に始める。個人的な生きる指針としてのヨガの奥深さに引かれ、自己探求を深めるうち、目指していた平和につながる個人の充実や自然とつながる感覚を醸成するヨガの可能性に気付く。これが現在社会の抱える様々な問題の解決に貢献すると考え、ヨガを通した社会貢献をライフワークとすることを決意。
様々なヨガスタイルを自由に取り入れ、生きていることの豊かさやいのちのつながりを気持ちよく感じられるようなヨガを提供することを模索している。
米国ヨガ研究所スタッフヨガティーチャー
通訳翻訳家として国際交流のための活動をするうち、世の中のゆがみに気付き、平和の為の環境保全をテーマとした国際NPO活動を始める。世界30カ国以上を歴訪し、環境問題の現状を伝え、国連温暖化会議などで活動する。
そんな中、ナチュラルなライフスタイルを模索して、ヨガを本格的に始める。個人的な生きる指針としてのヨガの奥深さに引かれ、自己探求を深めるうち、目指していた平和につながる個人の充実や自然とつながる感覚を醸成するヨガの可能性に気付く。これが現在社会の抱える様々な問題の解決に貢献すると考え、ヨガを通した社会貢献をライフワークとすることを決意。
様々なヨガスタイルを自由に取り入れ、生きていることの豊かさやいのちのつながりを気持ちよく感じられるようなヨガを提供することを模索している。
米国ヨガ研究所スタッフヨガティーチャー
米国ヨガ研究所認定「チベット・ハート・ヨガ」ティーチャー
米国クリパルセンター公認クリパルヨガ・ティーチャー
公認シバナンダヨガ・ティーチャー
カリフォルニア州ロイオラ・メアリーマウント大学認定グリーンヨガ指導者
自然体験活動推進協議会認定自然体験活動リーダー
内閣府認定NPOローハスクラブ理事
オーガニックコンシェルジェ、通訳翻訳家。