Gordon Kaplan has been a teacher for nearly 25 years. In that time he served as a basketball coach and clinician, sports radio broadcaster, a college instructor in the field of broadcast communications, and a Apple consultant. For the past seven years he has dedicated his life to both learning and teaching yoga.
One of only a handful of certified Purna Yoga™ teachers, Gordon has over 2,000 hours of training and is recognized by both the Yoga Alliance and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. He has assisted with the presentation of workshops at the Yoga Journal Conference, the Omega Conference, and in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Gordon has apprenticed for andcontinues his training with world-renown teacher of teachers Aadil Palkhivala. In addition, he has trained with Baron Baptiste.
He is the president of Inner Athlete, LLC and is an accomplished periodical and Internet author. Gordon has been a Seattle resident since he was seven years old, attending Lincoln High School and Washington State University before moving east to complete his degree work at Towson University and Indiana University.
Raised in Seattle since the early 70’s, Gordon has since resided in Bloomington, Indiana, and Orlando Florida. He now makes his home in the Greenlake area of Seattle, continuing class and private instruction. In his free time he plays guitar, writes, and practices yoga.