Chase has been studying yoga as a personal student of Mr. TKV Desikachar for the past 18 years. During that time he has made numerous trips to Chennai to study at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) with Mr. Desikachar and his son Kausthub. Altogether he’s spent almost four years in Chennai studying Yoga.

Chase’s primary job includeds applying yoga for therapeutic purposes at the Healing Yoga Foundation. He also teaches regular āsana, prāṇāyāma, meditation and vedic chanting classes.

Proficient in many of the more advanced aspects of yoga, Chase travels frequently around the country giving workshops and trainings on such topics as prāṇāyāma, meditation, and yoga philosophy. He is particularly drawn to the classical teachings of Patañjali’s Yogasūtra. Chase absolutely loves to lead experiential workshops that demonstrate yoga philosophy’s practical applications in daily life.

His warm, funny and engaging teaching style appeals to every level of yoga practitioner from beginner to advanced, and his seminars in the US and Europe are enthusiastically received.

Chase grew up in Seattle and still considers himself a Seattleite even though he hasn’t lived there for 20+ years.  He graduated from Colgate University in Philosophy and Religion, completed a Masters in Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and lived and worked in Beijing for 8 years.  He speaks fluent Mandarin. He moved back to the States at the end of 2004 and now lives happily in the Bay Area.