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About the Instructor
KWESI KARAMOKO, this polymathic
fitness enthusiast began his foray into physical,
mental and spiritual conditioning in 1972. This
occurred after spending the first 21 years with an
unhealthy disregard for personal health and fitness.
Aside from learning, dabbling and mastering a host
of calisthenics, training techniques and disciplines
such as African dance, Qigong and Himalayan and
Taoist exercises, Karamoko began studying yoga in
1974. Karamoko have studied directly with and
received instruction from Masters of several
disciplines. Some of his
instructors were:
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Altira Hotlz
- the first African-American to open a Martial
Arts school in
Michigan
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Takashi
Kushida - the highest ranked Yoshinkan Aikido
Sensei in North America
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Dr. Asar Hapi
- Master Yogi and founder of Egyptian Yoga
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Yirser Ra
Hotep - Director of YogaSkills and the Kemetic
Yoga Institute of
Chicago
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Sunyatta
Saraswati - Kriya Tantra Yoga Master, Egyptian
Yoga instructor and co-author of “Jewel in
the Lotus”
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Jim Gooch -
Taoist Yoga instructor certified by
Mantak Chia of the Healing Tao
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Thomas
Ambrister - 30 year instructor of Sant Mat
meditation and breathing technique
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Baba Ishangi
Razak - West African Priest, cultural
ambassador and curator
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Baba Ali
Abdullah – Renown Master West African dancer
and instructor
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H. Eugene
Adams - Master Astrologer
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Dr. Yosef ben-
Yochanon - Renown Egyptologist and historian
Over the years,
Karamoko have taught hundreds of people yoga and
related studies. He has given yogic instruction to
seniors, children, vision impaired, paraplegic and
other physically challenged students. For several
years he taught a community based yoga class for the
Swahili Club of
Wayne State University in
Detroit . He developed a program of Office
Relaxation and Exercise specifically for the UAW
which was taught to 90 Benefits Representatives from
across the country. He has conceived a weight loss
program based on walking and abdominal conditioning
called Cardio-Abs. In addition, he has
created a dynamic health and energy engendering
exercise program based on Ausarian reasoning called
Ausarian Joints and Glands. Karamoko has spent
over 30 years practicing or studying Indian and
Kemetic yoga, Kemetology, astrology and health
related subjects such as acupuncture, nutrition,
sexology, herb logy and Ayurvedic massage. He is the
Director of the Ausarian Tantra Yoga Institute of
Detroit. He is currently writing a book on
Ausarian Yoga of the Ausarian Mystery.
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