Kirsten is a long-time ashtanga practitioner and teacher and was a direct student of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, studying at the KP Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute every year, with Pattabhi Jois' blessings and Authorization to teach ashtanga (Kirsten received blessings to teach in 1999). She received completed the first ‘teacher training’ given by the Institute, has held Level 2 authorization since 2002. Kirsten was fortunate to be one of few ashtangis to study Advanced (A) and pranayama directly with Sri K Pattabhi Jois, and has permission to teach what she learned from him. 
Kirsten is resuming the seasonal classes she began in Ubud (1998) and Koh Phangan (2002)

Kirsten is also an active contributing artist at Burning Man, so she divides other times of year in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada City (California) and also teaching visits in Europe and available to teach upon request.
Contact Kirsten:
kberginfo@gmail.com

Kirsten Berg

After finishing a degree in Classical Archaeology/Latin, Kirsten started exploring yoga asana and deepening meditation studies in India in 1993. A month-long immersion at the Tushita Center in Dharamsala also inspired her to work with the Tibetan Buddhist community in India and Berkeley, California for a few years.
Inspired to find a yoga system that truly ‘spoke’ to her, and having been invited to join a contemporary dance and theater group, she moved to India in 1996 with a one-way ticket . She spent several months in Rishikesh studying with yogi Clive Sheridan, and Iyengar technique with Rudra Dev at the Iyengar Yoga Study Center.
In 1996, she had her first ashtanga class and immediately sensed this was her right practice. She studied intensively with Rolf Naujokat and in 1997 became Sri K. Pattabhi Jois’ student in Mysore, where she studied 3-6 months every year until his death.
Kirsten received Sri KP Jois’ blessing/authorization to teach in 1999, and is one of few students in the world to study the Advanced ‘A’ series directly under his, and Sharath’s, guidance. She was also one of the last students to study the original (separate) ashtanga pranayama sequence directly from Jois.  Kirsten and Rolf moved to Southeast Asia (Ubud, Bali and Koh Phangan) from Goa in 1999; They started “Ashtanga Yoga Koh Phangan”, the first ashtanga program in South Thailand in 2001.
In 2005, Kirsten brought Mitchell Gold to join as a co-teacher for 14 years. They now offer classes in different parts of the world.

Kirsten is also a sculptural artist who contributes her art annually at Burning Man.
click here to view: Kirsten Berg ArtWorks