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Eric John Shaw
750 Parnassus, #1
San Francisco CA 94122
415.216.3149
eric@urbanrhythmsyoga.com
Certification
2003 200-Hour Yoga Alliance National Teacher Certification, through Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training, Kripalu Center, Lenox, Massachusetts
Education
2004-present In Progress: Ph.D, Hatha Yoga, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California
2000 Master of Arts, Special Education, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico
1994 Master of Arts, Religious Studies, United Theological Seminary, New Brighton, Minnesota
1987 Fifth Year Certificate, Painting and Printmaking, University of California, Santa Cruz
1986 Bachelor of Arts, Painting and Drawing, University of California, Santa Cruz
Teaching Employment
Presently: Yoga Instructor and Lecturer: Various locations throughout San Francisco. Please refer to the Teaching page on this website.
2001-04 Yoga Instructor: Alberta Yoga Shala, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Bodymoves Dance Studio, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland Community College, Legacy Health Systems, Westcoast Fitness and The Yogaspace, all in Portland, Oregon.
1997-04 Adjunct Professor of English, Portland Community College and Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.

Adjunct Professor of Art History, Clark Community College, Vancouver, Washington.

Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies, Marylhurst University, Oregon City, Oregon, & University of New Mexico, Gallup.
Selected Yoga Trainings
  I have been blessed to work with a number of prominent teachers.  The workshops listed below ranged from 3 hours to 6 weeks.  If desired, more details are available on this work.
Ongoing: Tony Briggs (Iyengar), Arkady Shirin (Shiva Nata)
2006 Shiva Rae (January)
Rodney Yee
(January)
Tias Little
(January)
Sienna Sherman
(January)
Richard Freeman (February)
Sarah Powers
(February)
K. Patabbhi Jois, San Francisco (March)
Richard Rosen (March)
Douglas Brooks & Sienna Sherman (May)
Robert Svoboda (September)
Natanaga Zhander (September - October)
2005 Aadil Palkhavala (January)
Andre Lappa (May)
Shandor Ramete (October)
Susan Bauer (November)
Scott Blossom
(November)
2004 Paul Grilley (January)
Yogi Promod, Rishikesh, India (July)
Shandor Ramete (October)
2003 Paul Grilley (January)
Anna Forest (February)
Wendy Hambridge (February, April, May)
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training (June - July)
Barbara Benagh (July)
2002 Shandor Remete (October)
Amrit Desai (November)
Memberships
The Yoga Alliance, The Green Yoga Association