Alan Finger was born and raised in South Africa and was a student of Paramahansa Yogananda, Krishnamacharya, and B. K. S. Iyengar, among others. He is the founder of ISHTA Yoga, a style of yoga that blends the ancient and contemporary sciences of Hatha, Tantra, and Ayurveda into a complete and comprehensive system of self-development. He travels and teaches all over the United States, Canada, Europe, and South Africa.
Wendy Newton is a senior teacher at ISHTA Yoga and a lead trainer in the ISHTA teacher training program. She has studied with Kavi Yogiraj Alan Finger since 2002. Newton’s teaching practice combines Polarity and ISHTA Marma energy work, yoga-based counseling, and ISHTA yoga asana, pranayama, and kriya techniques.
