About Paul
Paul Penners was born and raised in The Netherlands-Europe. After a successful career in the corporate world, Paul decided to follow his true love and teach yoga.
In the Netherlands, Paul completed a 4-year Yoga-teacher training at “de Blikopener” in Tilburg with Hans ’t Hart. During that time, he also completed the “Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training" at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Neuville aux Bois-France. This is a classic form of Hatha Yoga developed by Swami Sivananda from Rishikesh-India.
During a trip to India in 2004 Paul spent two weeks training with Yogi Vishveketu.
Paul continues to regularly attend workshops, classes & conferences with a wide variety of teachers. Two of his most inspiring teachers are Max Strom and Godfrey Devereux. In Encinitas, he attended a 10-day teacher training & seminar with Tom & Trisha Kelly.
Paul has also attended several personal growth courses with the “Insight Seminars” and “Source Seminars” in California.
Along with Hatha Yoga, Paul has been practicing “Kriya Yoga meditation” since 1993 with the Self Realization Fellowship - the organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Paul loves to share his enthusiasm for Yoga & Meditation with his students.
He is a “Registered Yoga Teacher” (RYT) with the American Yoga Alliance.
