Jim York

From North Canton, Ohio, Jim York, a seventh grade math teacher since 2000, had always played basketball as his main form of exercise. He coached high school basketball for 14 years which paralleled his passion for playing the game. Because of aging knees and an ACL surgery in his mid 30s, Jim’s playing days were limited. He had done other exercise programs, but ran into the same problem of achy knees as a result. Searching for a daily yoga routine online in January of 2014, Jim came across DDP YOGA. He was immediately intrigued because he had been a wrestling fan since the mid 80’s. After seeing the famous Arthur Boorman video, Jim realized that if Arthur’s knees could recover from DDP YOGA, then his knees could as well. Years later, and Jim is now an enthusiastic DDPY Two Instructor. His knees feel better and he is still able to play basketball in addition to practicing DDP YOGA regularly. In 2015, Jim joined the DDPY family in Mexico for the 5th annual retreat. During his DDPY journey, Jim also became interested in traditional yoga and teaches the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series and occasionally teaches Power Yoga.

Certifications

DDPY Level 1 - 2015

RYT 200 - 2016

DDPY Level 2 - 2017

Reiki First Degree - 2018

Advanced Assist - 2018

​RYT 500 - 2019