About me
Casey began practicing yoga in his teens to heal from a breaking (aka break dance) injury and connected with the practice profoundly. In 2005, he stayed at the Shoshone Yoga Ashram and earned his 200-hour Hatha Yoga certification with the Shambhava School of Yoga. Immersion in the ashram's rich yogic environment marked the beginning of a lifelong quest to study the meditative arts.
For the next seven years, Casey attended Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. There, he earned his BFA in Performance and Traditional Eastern Arts with a concentration in Yoga Teacher Training, which certified him at the 1000-hour level in Hatha Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Yoga Meditation, as well as Yoga History, Theory, and Philosophy. He went on to complete an MA in Contemplative Education and worked for the university as a summer program coordinator and meditation instructor for five years after graduating.
In 2015, Casey moved to New York City, where he worked as a freelance teaching artist, teaching mindfulness, movement, dance, and physical education. In 2020, he moved to Raleigh, NC, to work as a Physical Education and Wellness teacher at The Raleigh School. He has twenty plus years of experience offering classes in meditation, yoga, dance, qi gong, and other contemplative modalities.
Casey's yoga teaching style is deeply meditative (and often humorous!). On the mat and in the world, Casey strives to balance relaxed precision and deep play. He enjoys teaching students the way he practices. That is, a practical view of Yoga and Buddhist theory and philosophy together with experiential aspects to offer an integrated lifestyle for the modern yogi.
