Bill Dorigan, J.D., M.A., is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher who started practicing yoga after a long history of athletics, which included college football (he was a 230 pound lineman and a center for Ken Anderson, the Cincinnati Bengals’ All-Pro quarterback), martial arts (Bill holds three black belts), and participation in marathons and triathlons. Bill began his yoga practice in the Iyengar tradition in 1998 and his curiosity and interest in yoga led him to eventually begin the regular study of Anusara Yoga, founded by Bill’s teacher, John Friend.
Bill studies on an on-going basis with John Friend, and has completed teacher trainings and therapy trainings with John. Bill also regularly studies with various certified Anusara teachers ÖmTime studio, where he is a regular teacher, and elsewhere locally and around the country. Bill has over 1700 hours in Anusara training, including over 600 hours studying with John Friend, as well as completion of power vinyasa teacher training in the Baptiste tradition.
Bill's teaching style is, of course, strongly influenced by the heart-oriented Tantric philosophy taught in the Anusara tradition by John Friend, Dr. Douglas Brooks, and others with whom he studies, and, as a result, Bill recognizes each student's unique magic and abilities. In addition to teaching yoga, Bill is also a trial attorney and has handled a number of high profile cases, including litigation against the tobacco industry, and has traveled all over the United States, Europe and as far away as Japan on behalf of his clients. In addition, in 2005 Bill received a Masters of Arts Degree in Human Development which included an emphasis on behavior and meditation, and a fourteen credit hour study of the philosophy and practice of yoga, including study of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras.
Bill has combined his unique background as a successful trial attorney, highly-qualified yoga instructor, and graduate studies in human development to create Finding The Midline, a company focusing on helping individuals, businesses and other organizations find balance in life.
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