Speaker's Profile

John Salisbury became a yoga practitioner in 1995 when he began studying Ashtanga yoga under his stepfather, David Oliver, in Scottsdale AZ. John graduated from ASU with a BA in theater which assisted his evolution as one of the best yoga instructors in AZ. In 2018, John and his partner opened up Modern yoga, which has become a premier yoga studio in the Phoenix community. John has over 40,000 hours of teaching experience and has trained over 400 teachers in and out of AZ. John’s teaching is strongly influenced by Tim Miller, Mazy Ezraty, Dharma Mitra and David Swenson.

John’s biological father was an Episcopalian pastor for many years and his mother’s family are devout Catholics. John’s interest in yoga first developed by way of spiritual explanations that came out of yoga texts. This helped him to connect the dots where he had questions around religion and spirituality. John has a dedicated, consistent spiritual practice that includes physical, breathing, and meditation practices. John brings his own version of spirituality in each class he teaches and students he mentors. It is important to John to ensure that his students understand how they can manage their thoughts and emotions through the use of spiritual practices. John has taught breathwork for the Calm app (research version funded by NIH) and will soon be featured on Skylight.

When John is not teaching yoga you will find him with this son, Ryder or golfing.

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