Yoga Awareness
TEACHERS & THERAPISTS

Yoga Ayurveda Training (YAT) International

Yoga Awareness is an umbrella for certified teachers and students in Hawaii and Japan who study in the Krishnamacharya lineage. We have been fortunate to receive the Yoga Teachings of Patanjali and the many ways in which these teachings have been transmitted through T.Krishnamacharya (1888-1989). It is now our opportunity to teach these gifts to you at our Hawaii and Japan locations.

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Tedd Surman テッド·サーマン
Honolulu, Hawaii & Tokyo, Japan

Yoga Awareness YAT 3000 certified teacher
Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500, YACEP) registered

Tedd is from New Zealand and began practicing Yoga in 1990. He immigrated to the United States in 1997 and founded Yoga Awareness on Maui, Hawaii. Tedd studied for several years with Gary Kraftsow at the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI). In 2001 he began traveling to Chennai, India and studied at Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) with TKV Desikachar, his son Kausthub Desikachar and with the senior teachers of the KYM. Since then Tedd continues to travel each year to Chennai for ongoing studies with his current teachers DV Sridhar, Radha Sridhar and Viji Vasu at Yoga Raksanam. He also studies and practices Ayurveda with Dr Ganesh at Ayu Wellness ... read more
Masumi Muramatsu - Yoga Awareness YAT300 certified
Masumi Muramatsu ますみ
Tokyo, Japan & Honolulu, Hawaii

Yoga Awareness YAT 600 certified teacher
Yoga Alliance RYT500, E-RYT 200, YACEP registered

Masumi was born and raised in Tokyo. She studied Inter-cultural communication and English language, teaching at universities and corporations in Japan. In 2004 Masumi started practicing Yoga regularly and discovered this to be a self communion between the physical body and the meditative mind, offering her a path for 'peace of mind' and as a guide to a happy life.

Ever since Masumi has been devoted to Yoga practice and its philosophy. Having a strong interest in traveling and practicing Yoga internationally it then brought her to Yoga Awareness in Hawaii.

Masumi is now a certified Yoga Awareness teacher in Japanese and English. She lives in Honolulu and teaches Waikiki outdoor classes for visiting Japanese students, indoor studio classes, privates and trainings either online or in-person. Masumi travels twice a year to Tokyo and is dedicated to sharing the teachings of Raja Yoga and Ayurveda healthcare practices.

In her personal time Masumi enjoys the beach life in Waikiki with her husband, she loves the small birds and rainbows in Diamond Head park, and spending time with her Yoga sanga, family and friends in Tokyo.