Banyan Gallagher

Banyan Gallagher has been closely studying the arts of movement since the age of 12. His background as an NCAA athlete contributed a strong discipline in his current practice, and a deep understanding of the limitless movements the human body has evolved to make. Banyan’s yoga studies began as a search for flexibility to expand his performance art skills, but soon realized the benefits going on a far deeper level than the physical. He practices a form of Tantra-Hatha Yoga, a series of techniques designed to accelerate evolution and overcome our limitations on a subtle plane.

From the very start, Banyan has had the pleasure of studying with some of the world’s most renowned teachers, from Tias Little to Andrey Lappa, Shiva Rea to Ana Forrest, Jim Bennitt to Rod Stryker. In 2005 he met his teachers Eddie Modestini and Nicki Doane, and he travels to Maui to study further with them every year (“Really, I think I go to get my ego bashed”). In his classes, he seeks to blend traditional teachings with modern analogies in the hopes of giving the Western practitioner direction, stillness, and balance.

The Teachings

Banyan’s largest inspiration for teaching comes from a man named Krishnamacharya, the teacher of BKS Iyengar, Sri Patthabi Jois, Indra Devi, and TKV Desikachar. Krishnamacharya was legendary for prescribing different yogas for different individuals. Banyan seeks to pass this tradition along, and his multidisciplinary studies have facilitated the process well. Some students receive the detailed alignment of Iyengar Yoga, others are prescribed a meditative and subtle Tantra Hatha, while still others may receive a dynamic Vinyasa session. With few exceptions, Banyan specializes in Individual Sessions. Contact for more details.