Creative Karma Institute

Raised in the mountains of Arizona, Shaker traveled around the world for a year before moving to Chicago to finish his studies. Shaker matriculated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA/E in Fine Arts and a Certificate in Art Education He received a master’s degree from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Shaker obtained his 200-hour Hatha and Vinyasa certification from The Chicago Yoga Center (formerly N.U. Yoga Center) and is a 500+ hour RYT with Yoga Alliance. He has been blessed to have been directly trained by three generations of the Jois family including Patabi Jois, Guru of Ashtanga Yoga. Shaker has had the honor of being certified by Ramaswami, Guru of Vinyasa Yoga. He completed his Yin Yoga (Tao Yin) training with Taoist Masters Ni Hua Ching and Mantak Chia. For over a decade he has been a professor of Yogic Studies at Columbia College.