Sharon Gannon (b.1951) is an American yoga teacher, author, musician, and animal rights advocate, best known as the co-founder of Jivamukti Yoga, a method integrating spiritual teachings, ethical veganism, and dynamic movement.
Born in Washington, D.C., Gannon studied dance at the University of Washington and began practicing yoga and meditation in 1969. She met her creative partner David Life in 1982, and together they founded the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York (1984,) later expanding the method globally.
Gannon has authored several influential books, including Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul (2002,) outlining Jivamukti Yoga philosophy and techniques; Yoga and Vegetarianism: The Diet of Enlightenment (2008,) advocating ethical veganism; The Magic Ten and Beyond (2018,) a guide to daily spiritual practice; and Simple Recipes for Joy (2014,) a vegan cookbook.
Beyond yoga, Gannon is a musician and dancer, performing in various bands and releasing the solo album Sharanam (2010.) She has been active in animal rights activism, co-founding the Animal Mukti Free Spay & Neuter Clinic in New York.
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You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga exercises, which may reveal to you where you are resisting your natural state.
—Sharon Gannon
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