Karl Schiffmann started practicing yoga in the early 1980s and currently teaches at studios in Santa Barbara, California.  While Karl has studied with many wonderful teachers, his main influences have been his brother Erich Schiffmann, as well as Lisa Walford and Sarah Powers, and for many years, John Friend and Anusara Yoga.

He has extensive training and practice in various meditation techniques since 1969 and has been practicing Vipassana meditations since 1997.