02/05/2026
We are so lucky to have .john.campbell with us. A true yoga legend. If you don't know who John is we recommend you read this and come to class
Friday's 9:30am
to experience his wisdom & knowledge of yoga, Sanskrit Buddhism & tibetan practices to name a few...
John Campbell has been practicing yoga and meditation for over thirty years. In 2002 he became one of the few instructors worldwide to be recognized as a Certified Teacher by the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore in southern India.
He currently runs the Vajra Yoga program for Tibet House in New York City. A scholar of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, he received a PhD in Religion from Columbia University. He has been a Fulbright Fellow and taught at Columbia University and the University of Virginia, where he co-founded the Contemplative Sciences Center.
He is a translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan texts from the yogic and ta***ic traditions of India and Tibet. His recent publications include The Esoteric Community Ta**ra by Vajradhara with the Illuminating Lamp by Chandrakirti (2020), the first in a series of commentaries on the Guhyasamāja Ta**ra co-translated with Prof. Robert Thurman. He is A native New Yorker, he lives with his wife, three children, and various cats and dogs in Newburgh, New York.
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