Robert Boustany – the Pralaya Yoga founder – has instructed yoga classes and seminars internationally for over forty years. Robert is a trained physicist known for a detailed understanding of the anatomy and physics of poses, who offers energetic and anatomical reasons for postural alignments.
Robert has extensively studied many esoteric forms of yoga, tai chi chuan, qigong, and a variety of self care modalities, which lead to his extensive understanding of self care for today’s lifestyle. This is the base from which he has trained yoga instructors since the early 1970’s.
His philosophic perspective is Advaita Vedanta based on physics, detailed observation and understanding perception and language, as expressed by Dr. Vijay Shankar.
Robert has trained with many prominent yogis and swamis, including BKS Iyengar, numerous senior Iyengar teachers, Billie Gollnick, Ana Forrest, Dr. Vasant Lad, David Swenson, Doug Swenson, Swami Muktananda, Swami Ranganathananda, Vethathiri Yogiraj Maharishi, and Swami Satchitananda, the compassionate path of Buddhism. Robert has also studied Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong with various world-renowned masters. Robert’s current studies are with his holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda and the Hansavedas Self Enquiry Fellowship.