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.