Benjamin Beirs
300hr Certified
Berlin
Germany

Benjamin Beirs is an American musician and yoga teacher who has been living in Europe since 2013. He was introduced to yoga at the age of 16, and continued practicing while studying classical guitar at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, eventually completing 3 degrees in music. He met his mentor and spiritual guide, Lama Surya Das, the best-selling author of “Awakening the Buddha Within,” at Omega Institute in 2005 and regularly studies with him during his silent, intensive meditation retreats held at the Garrison Institute in New York state. After completing his degrees in Baltimore, Ben moved to Paris in 2013 to further pursue his music career. In leaving behind the comforts of his native language and culture he was able to discover more about himself than ever before, especially that his yoga and meditation practice were more important to his well-being and happiness than he had ever imagined. He completed his first 200-hour teacher training in July 2014 at the Asheville Yoga Center in North Carolina, USA and began to teach in Paris shortly after. Wishing to deepen his practice and teaching skills, he returned to Omega Institute in May of 2016 where he completed a 300-hour Jivamukti teacher training. Currently Ben lives in Berlin, where he is completing his 800-hour apprenticeship under the guidance of David Essing.