Neil Keleher

Non-Yoga Work and Eduction History

• Weapons Mechanic-British Army (1986-1992)
• Systems Design Engineer-
  University of Waterloo
  (1992-1997)
• Military Computer Systems,
  Medical Telehealth Systems-CDC (1997-1999)

Yoga Background and History

• Bought "Power Yoga" by Bender Byrch
  -practiced at home (1997-1998)
• 200 Hour Teacher Training
  with Rockne White and Larry Shultz (It's Yoga) (1999)
• Teach Full-Time at various clubs in Calgary Canada (1999-2001)
• Teach in Chicago (2001-2004)
• Meet Andre Lappa (2002)-
• Take Universal Yoga Teacher training part 1 and part 2
• Begin working on Andrey Lappa's Dance of Shiva (2002 onwards)
• Begin Studying Tai Ji (2004)
• Teach English for One year in Taiwan (2005)
• Teach free "yoga in the park" classes (2005)
• Develop Dance of Shiva "Warp Practice" (2009)
• Teach at Myoga Taichung (2006-present)
• Have been doing yoga for 12 years, Teaching for 10

Teaching Philosophy

My goal as a teacher is to help people learn and experience their body in small easy to manage steps. I teach them how to feel it and control it.
I mirror this in the way I interact with my students. I use my senses to see what they understand and what they don't understand so that I can adjust instructions and exercises accordingly.
I view yoga classes as a partnership between teacher and student. But when the occasion requires I also take charge. While I can be clearly focused and intent on what I am trying to teach, I occasionally (but only occasionally) invite laughter and fun into my classes. Actually, I am so intent on teaching the basics so that the students in my class can have fun doing the fun stuff. (and there is always the option to rest should they choose to.)

Current Projects

Zeroparallax.com

Devoted to basic principles, developing them and applying them in various contexts. In addtion understanding what consciousness is so that we can practice being more consciousness. Ultimately about how we relate to ourselves and what is around us and sensing the real relationship (the truth) so that we can maximize potential and realize it.

Masterchaos.com

Applying "consciousness" to complexity and difficulty, this site is devoted to using the practice of "Dance of Shiva" to train consciousness and the ability to flow. It uses the whole system of the dance of shiva as a metaphor for complexity and a less on in how to handle complexity, maximize potential, experience and express life.

yoga4smartpeople.com

Currently there is no simple, easy or useful way of understanding the body and how that undertanding can be used to help people do a yoga pose (or anything else.) This is an attempt to provide people with "accesable" anatomy information as well as instruction on how to learn to feel and control the body in simple, easy and efficient steps. The notion is that we are all smart or intelligent. The emphasis here is on helping teachers release their students inner smartness. It is to help teachers and self-study practitioners become smart.

Understanding Consciousness-Riding the Wave of Time

Release Date-June 2010
This Book aims to provide a simple framework for understanding what consciousness is as well as basic principles for applying consciousness to any situation, whether it is doing a yoga posture, running a business, being in a relationship or enjoying life. Actually, if you already enjoy life you probably won't need this book, but if you want to understand why you understand life, the elements of joy, this book may help in that understanding.