History
Todd Jackson and Barbara Fergusson launched Portland Yoga Arts in 2002 as a yoga studio dedicated to serving all ages, body types and skill levels. In 2014 Portland Yoga Arts was purchased by Josef Haber and a new series of classes were added in Internal Kung Fu and Capoeira. Today Portland Yoga Arts offers a truly collaborative teaching environment drawing form a multitude of movement traditions. Portland Yoga Arts is the rare studio that ensures teachers make a living. All student tuition is paid directly to the teacher, not the studio or studio owners.
Specialties
Yoga and Martial Arts for Everybody Classes are non-competitive and friendly. We offer a comprehensive programs in Iyengar Yoga, Capoeira, TaiJi, QiGong, BaGuaZhang, XingYiQuan and DaBeiQuan. Portland Yoga Arts is also an active member of our community. Our Thanksgiving Day benefit raises thousands of dollars anualy for the Oregon Food Bank. Most of our teachers and many of our students are dedicated volunteers with community non-profits including the SUN youth empowerment program. We regularly host fundraisers for other community groups. Building health. Supporting community. Making movement accessible for all ages and body types.