Chad Balch embarked on his yoga journey in 1988. He is a graduate of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco teacher training program, and has studied at the California Yoga Center and the Abode of Iyengar Yoga. He studied with the Iyengars in Pune, India in 1994. Chad loves to explore and share the benefits of focused attention to body, mind, and breath. He has taught in corporate settings in Silicon Valley, and draws from his first-hand experience with the counterbalancing effects of yoga in the context of high-stress work environments. Chad’s two daughters bring him great joy and instruct him in the many-faceted yoga of parenting and the power of a full breath. For more information visit www.chadyoga.com.