Douglas Johnson

With well over 1000 hours of training under his belt and a quarter of a century of teaching experience, Douglas Johnson – E-RYT 500, YACEP is one of the southeast’s most experienced and well-trained yoga teachers. Founder of the Mahāpatha Yoga community Douglas has led countless classes, kirtans, retreats, workshops, and yoga teacher training.

Douglas has had the privilege to study directly with some of the best teachers modern yoga offers. Teachers like Paul Grilley (Yin Yoga), Amrit and Kamini Desai (Amrit Yoga), Andrey Lappa (Universal Yoga), Deva Parnell (Kripalu), Rod Stryker (Para Yoga), and ‘Yoganand’ Michael Carroll (Pranakriya).

In addition to teaching yoga postures, Douglas often integrates the ‘yoga of sound’ into his teaching. He has studied Kirtan directly with modern masters like David “Durga Das” Newman, Jai Uttal, and Sean Johnson. He has also studied Vedic mantras with internationally acclaimed author and teacher Russill Paul.

Finally, Douglas has taught people how to meditate and get the most from their meditation practice for over two decades and is a certified Amrit-Method Advanced Yoga Nidra Facilitator.

You can find out more about Douglas and Mahāpatha Yoga at
www.mahapathayoga.com.