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Patrick Vermeulen (Shukhram Das) was born in Heerlen, Netherlands. Because his mothers homeland is Suriname, he traveled there twice at a young age and got in touch with the unspoiled beauty of the rainforest and tribal cultures. Ever since then there has been a love for the spirituality of nature and a feeling of connectedness. In Amsterdam Patrick studied political science, modern dance and massage. Then in 1992, after revisiting Suriname ,Patrick moved to New York City and started practicing and teaching footreflexology at the NY Open Center, Omega Institute, and Swedish Institute.Working with people in life-challenging situations opened his eyes and heart for the need to have and express compassion for all, and that we are all the same with all our wantings and fears.
In the urban jungle Patrick found peace through yogaclasses at Jivamukti
Yoga Center. Here, directors David Life and Sharon Gannon offered
him an opportunity to study asanas, practice meditation, learn mantras,
study sanskrit and much more. Kirtan wallah Krishna Das opened his
heart here through chanting, leading him onto the path of Bhakti
Yoga.
After six years Patrick returned to Amsterdam, intensifying his study of yoga at the Iyengar Institute. He travels since 1999 regularly to India to be at ashrams or do retreats and experience the mystic beauty and wisdom of India. Patrick has also studied ashtanga vinyasa yoga in Mysore,and Vipassana meditation. Being grateful to all his teachers on the on-going path, Patrick currently teaches yoga with his husband Gosta at their Svahayoga studio in Amsterdam. "Yoga is all about the journey inwards, finding out who you really are, free from any limitations, realizing your full potential".
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