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Purnima Maria Langen is an Island Girl from Hawaii who moved to the Island of NYC, where she discovered her passion and path in life as a Jivamukti Yoga Teacher. She became inspired to become a Jivamukti Yoga teacher after taking classes at Gold’s Gym with Sandhi Gayatri Ferreira. Her focus and devotion to the discipline of Kung Fu helped her transition to the discipline and study of Yoga. In 2007 she was certified at the 300 Hour level under the Co Founders of Jivamukti Yoga, Sharon Gannon and David Life. In 2009 she completed her 500 Hours apprenticeship under the guidance of Julie Kirkpatrick and Maria Preuster, becoming certified as an 800 Hours Jivamukti Yoga teacher.

From 2007-2013 Purnima was a manager at the Jivamukti Yoga Center in Union Square. She also coordinated Jivamukti Yoga Retreats around the world. She has taught with Parashakti (Dance of Liberation) at the Omega Institute. In 2012 she was blessed to be a guest teacher in the Philippines, the land of her ancestors. She has also taught at the second Jivamukti Yoga franchise in Jersey City.

Purnima seeks to offer classes that are filled with joy, expansiveness and upliftment. She believes that breath and moving from the heart can allow you to go within, to see the light within you. She believes that Yoga is for everyone and every body. Her students are also her teachers. She is a Nicherin Buddhist and member of the Soka Gakkai International. She is guided by a quote by her mentor Daisaku Ikeda: “It’s the Heart that matters most.”