AWAKEN YOGA AND MEDITATION CENTER                  52 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740                                                  (516) 551-4910

BIOGRAPHY

Michael has studied yoga with many of today’s modern masters. These include Beryl Bender Birch, David Swenson, Sri Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India, and Shiva Rea. Michael has received teachings from His Holiness The Dalai Lama in Dharmsala, India and Thich Nat Hahn in Plum Villiage, France.  Michael has taught  at workshops and teacher trainings throughout the US. While maintaining a consistent  meditation and yoga practice for most of his life, Michael raised four sons and ran his own law  practice.  In 2004 Michael gave up the practice of law  to devote himself to teaching yoga and meditation full time.

 

 








Michael Aronoff is the owner and founder of Awaken Yoga and Meditation Center located in Greenlawn, town of Huntington, New York.  Michael has been studying yoga and meditation for over 35 years and began teaching meditation in the late 70’s.  He met his first guru, Sri Chinmoy in 1978 and began studying zen meditation with John Daido Loori, abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in 1990.  Michael became a formal student  of the MRO in 1995 and took jukai (Buddhist precepts) in 1998 receiving the name “Kenjo”.

How To Contact Us

Awaken Yoga and Meditation Center                                                                                         52  Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740                                                                                      516-551-4910                                                                                    omshantaram@yahoo.com