Freedom (Kevin Kimple) is Oregon’s only Level Two Authorized Ashtanga Teacher personally Authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Freedom graduated with Honors and a BA in Dance from U.C. Berkeley in ‘93. 

He spent the next six years living in New York City and touring extensively throughout the U.S.A. and Europe with the Martha Graham Ensemble, MOMIX, Bella Lewitzky and other notable dance troupes. In 1996 Freedom began studying yoga with David Life and Sharon Gannon of Jivamukti.

He left dance touring in 1999 and moved to Boulder, Colorado to deepen his yoga studies under the tutelage of Ashtanga Master Richard Freeman. He studied with Richard for several years, including 5 months of teacher training intensives, and also taught at Richard’s school: The Yoga Workshop. 

In December 2000 Freedom received a Black Belt in the ancient Chinese martial art Shao-Lin Kung Fu, afterintensive studies under Senior Masters David and Sharon Soard (7th Degree Black Belts). 

He is the co-author of a recently relased book titled The Eight Limbs of Yoga.