A former commercial lawyer, Graham began practising yoga in the mid-1990s, when his earliest regular teachers included well-known teachers Simon Low and Liz Lark. During a sabbatical in 2000 he spent three months in India (to where he has returned many times since) and also studied extensively with Erich Schiffmann and Richard Freeman in the United States, as well as taking the White Lotus yoga teacher training course in Santa Barbara, California. Graham began teaching yoga regularly in 2001, when he also returned to the United States to study for the first time with Rod Stryker, who subsequently became his main teacher. Graham’s special interests within yoga include yoga history and philosophy, the energetic aspects of yoga practice, and meditation. He is a faculty member for the Yogacampus Yoga Teacher Training Diploma programmes, as well as a Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS (The School of Oriental and African Studies of London University) where he teaches Hinduism, yoga history, and philosophy and is a member of the Centre of Yoga Studies. As well as a law degree from Durham University many years ago, Graham has more recently completed both a MA in Indian religions and a PhD in ancient Indian religious philosophy at SOAS.
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Upcoming Courses
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February 2021
A Comprehensive History of Yoga: Research and Scholarship
2nd February 2021 - Online (Pre-Recorded) - Jason Birch & Graham Burns & James Mallinson & Karen O'Brien Kop & Mark Singleton & Somdev Vasudeva
March 2021
Yoga Teacher Training Diploma - London March 2021
27th March 2021 - Yogacampus Islington Blended - Catriona Brokenshire & Sarah Litton & Liz Lark & Susanne Lahusen & Graham Burns & Paola Ceccarelli & Jane Craggs & Adelene Cheong & Raquel Alves
Yoga Teacher Training Diploma - Manchester March 2021
27th March 2021 - Yogacampus Manchester Blended - Jane Craggs & Janine Kelly & Graham Burns & Louise Tanner & Fabiano Culora & Emma Townley
April 2021
Meditation Teacher Training
16th April 2021 - Online (Live) - Isabell Britsch & Graham Burns