Derek “Pashupa” Goodwin teaches vinyasa and alignment-based yoga asana, infused with mystical and philosophical references, a sense of humor, and a love of storytelling. His sequences are playful and challenging. As a musician and practitioner of Bhakti yoga (the yoga of devotion), he creates magical playlists for his classes and often serenades his students with sacred songs during shavasana.
Pashupa studied yoga with Sharon Gannon and David Life to receive his 300-hour Jivamukti Yoga certification in 2011. He taught and worked as full-time web editor at the world renown Jivamukti Yoga School in NYC from 2012-2018. In 2021, he completed Vesselify’s 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with American yoga innovator Amy Ippoliti. Pashupa is a USMC vet, and in 2024 he completed the Veterans Yoga Project’s (VYP) Mindful Resilience Training Program so he could share the benefits of yoga with his fellow veterans. He has also studied Thai Massage, Acroyoga, and meditation.