Tias' background is steeped in both academic study and physical discipline. He began his yoga training in 1984 in the Iyengar system under the guidance of his mother Susan Little. Tias' first trip to India was in 1989 where he lived in Mysore for 6 months learning the first two series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with K. Pattabhi Jois. After practicing Ashtanga Yoga for 10 years, Tias immersed in the study of the healing arts including massage, cranial-sacral therapy and bodywork. His teaching is grounded in the structure and precision of alignment from the Iyengar system while sharing the spaciousness and compassionate wisdom that stems from the Buddhist tradition. Tias earned a Masters in Eastern Philosophy from St. John's College in 1998. His dharma training has been further informed by teachings from the Zen and Vipassana communities. Tias is a student of Tsoknyi Rinpoche's in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.  Website:  www.tiaslittle.com