Long biography.
Juan Pablo Bernal was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He grew up interested in the mystical traditions of natives in the Andes and later in the Tibetan mountains, Taoist mountains, and the River Ganges. At age 18 he discovered yoga as a college student, learning from Marisha Fortner in South Bend, Indiana for three years. Marisha teaches hatha yoga in the Ashtanga and Vinyasa styles, and she integrates the body, mind, and spirit seamlessly in her practice.
After moving to Miami, Juan found and met Tao Semko during the spring of 2007. For hundreds of hours, Tao taught Juan Hoshin Tao Qi Gong, internal alchemy, visual yoga, pranayama, bhandas, mudras, kriyas, trataka, hard Qi Gong, as well as shamanic and Taoist healing sounds and methods. Tao also taught Juan tantra as a system, philosophy, and practice, including meditation, mantra use, bija mantras, and healing. Tao introduced Juan to aromatherapy and herbology, and he attuned Juan to Reiki in 2007, following a severe ankle injury. By using Reiki and Qi Gong, the ankle healed faster. Tao is an enlightened human being with boundless generosity and he is a friend for life. The Umaa tantra website, where Tao teaches and offers a wealth of information is: http://www.umaatantra.com.
Juan had the pleasure of meeting Santiago Dobles late in 2007 and learned from him for two years. Santiago is a force of nature, and he taught Tao before showing Juan energy work and esoteric meditation to awaken the Kundalini. Santiago and Tao both formed Umaa Tantra, and both learned the Secrets of Shakti from Dr. Glenn Morris and his Kundalini Awakening Process (K.A.P.), which they still teach today. Santiago taught Juan different lineages of healing, Tuina, Sufi techniques, soft touch therapy, psychic healing, psychic self-protection, Silat (Indonesian martial art), and shamanic protection techniques for the home and one's person. In the spring of 2008, Santiago attuned Juan to Reiki Level III and taught him how to attune others, thus initiating Juan as a Reiki Master. Santiago is a wonderful man who talks the talk, but most importantly, walks the walk. He is a bhodisattva and a dear friend as well. For more information on him, please visit: http://www.doblesinstitute.com and http://kundaliniawakeningprocess.com/about_santiago_dobles.html
Juan began this website while living in New Orleans (hence the 504 reference), but he is now based in Austin, Texas.
Doctor Glenn Morris, Paul Densmore, Andrea Maitland, Elsy Caldwell, Dan Ferrera, Doctor Morris and the Hoshin Budo Ryu in Lake Charles have been friends near and far, who have always helped Juan grow in life and in practice. They have shared pranic healing, energy massage therapy, Reiki distance healing, martial secrets, kundalini meditations, Western alchemy and Qi Gong techniques.
Juan has Tao and Santiago's blessing to teach Qi Gong, Reiki, and Tantric Yoga.
In debt forever,
JPB
After moving to Miami, Juan found and met Tao Semko during the spring of 2007. For hundreds of hours, Tao taught Juan Hoshin Tao Qi Gong, internal alchemy, visual yoga, pranayama, bhandas, mudras, kriyas, trataka, hard Qi Gong, as well as shamanic and Taoist healing sounds and methods. Tao also taught Juan tantra as a system, philosophy, and practice, including meditation, mantra use, bija mantras, and healing. Tao introduced Juan to aromatherapy and herbology, and he attuned Juan to Reiki in 2007, following a severe ankle injury. By using Reiki and Qi Gong, the ankle healed faster. Tao is an enlightened human being with boundless generosity and he is a friend for life. The Umaa tantra website, where Tao teaches and offers a wealth of information is: http://www.umaatantra.com.
Juan had the pleasure of meeting Santiago Dobles late in 2007 and learned from him for two years. Santiago is a force of nature, and he taught Tao before showing Juan energy work and esoteric meditation to awaken the Kundalini. Santiago and Tao both formed Umaa Tantra, and both learned the Secrets of Shakti from Dr. Glenn Morris and his Kundalini Awakening Process (K.A.P.), which they still teach today. Santiago taught Juan different lineages of healing, Tuina, Sufi techniques, soft touch therapy, psychic healing, psychic self-protection, Silat (Indonesian martial art), and shamanic protection techniques for the home and one's person. In the spring of 2008, Santiago attuned Juan to Reiki Level III and taught him how to attune others, thus initiating Juan as a Reiki Master. Santiago is a wonderful man who talks the talk, but most importantly, walks the walk. He is a bhodisattva and a dear friend as well. For more information on him, please visit: http://www.doblesinstitute.com and http://kundaliniawakeningprocess.com/about_santiago_dobles.html
Juan began this website while living in New Orleans (hence the 504 reference), but he is now based in Austin, Texas.
Doctor Glenn Morris, Paul Densmore, Andrea Maitland, Elsy Caldwell, Dan Ferrera, Doctor Morris and the Hoshin Budo Ryu in Lake Charles have been friends near and far, who have always helped Juan grow in life and in practice. They have shared pranic healing, energy massage therapy, Reiki distance healing, martial secrets, kundalini meditations, Western alchemy and Qi Gong techniques.
Juan has Tao and Santiago's blessing to teach Qi Gong, Reiki, and Tantric Yoga.
In debt forever,
JPB