Director and Founder of Atmananda Yoga Sequence for over fourteen years, JhonT is a yoga master who believes in balance and inner bliss. 

A practitioner of the Atmananda sequence under direction of owner Jhon T. for over eight years, John Barboni draws on a diverse background of yoga and professional experience. From years of athletic training focused on strength and muscular development, John turned to yoga to open his body, protect his joints, and balance the stress of his professional careers in New York City.

John compliments his work at Atmananda with a dedicated practice of Mysore Ashtanga. His knowledge is predicated on a balance of his personal experiences with Jhon T. and workshop study under both Manju Pattabhi Jois (son of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois) and Ashtanga master, Matthew Sweeney. John’s classes focus on balancing external strength, flexibility and alignment with internal self-study, pranayama breath control, yoga philosophy, meditation, and vedic chanting.

As co-founder of elemental (www.elementalnyc.com), an environmentally-conscious green architecture and branding agency, and founder of art collective NYCART.org, John’s diverse background spans architecture, art, and fashion. With his experience including work with Ford Models, New York and Best One, Paris, John maintains a commitment to the support of emerging artists and an active involvement in fashion, art, and media events around the world. John holds a degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and further studied architecture, economics, art history and Italian in Venice, Italy and New York University.

Tatiana Forero Puerta is a writer, yogi, teacher and student of life. Tatiana has studied Religion and Philosophy at University of the Pacific, Stanford University and New York University and holds various degrees in these fields. Her writing deals with issues in philosophy, yoga, nutrition and their relevance in our lives.

Tatiana is the Founder and Director of OmWellness. Her love for nutrition and holistic living stems from her ongoing study of yoga, philosophy, and South American Indigenous Traditions. After using food and yoga to heal several serious illnesses in her own body, Tatiana became a certified nutrition counselor and yoga instructor, devoted to helping others heal and attain physical, mental and spiritual balance.

Tatiana holds her certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner from the American Association of Drugless Practitioners and her Yoga Teacher Certification through Atmananda Yoga Studio, where she helps train future yoga teachers, teaching yoga, philosophy, meditation and nutrition. Tatiana also works privately with clients, helping them achieve their health and personal growth intentions through nutritional counseling, yoga, and meditation.

As a writer, Tatiana’s work has appeared in New York Spirit Magazine, Anamesa Journal, Assisi Literary Journal, Religion and Psychology Research, andJOY: The Journal of Yoga. Tatiana has recently completed her first full manuscript. 

Leah McKellop begain practicing during high school, when she used yoga to bring balance to her Pole vault training.  Since then she has dedicated herself full time to yoga. Studying with Jhon t, Leah earned her 200-hour teaching certification and now teaches at Atmananda Yoga Studio.  Through the Horticultural Society of New York, Leah also teaches kids all over New York, combining Yoga, Plant science and sustainability.  Her classes kinder creative expression and freedom through movement.