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David Swenson began practicing yoga at age 13. His older brother Doug was his first teacher and they practiced hatha yoga from whatever books they could find. David Swenson’s was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga in 1973 by David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff. In 1975, Williams and Gilgoff brought K. Pattabhi Jois to the United States for the first time and David Swenson was inspired to begin studying Ashtanga Yoga directly with Jois. Swenson made his first trip to Jois’ home in Mysore, India in 1977, and learned the full Ashtanga system. Today, Swenson is recognized as one of the world’s foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga Yoga.