Sharon Gannon Explained

Sharon Gannon
Birth Date:4 July 1951
Occupation:Yoga teacher, animal rights advocate, singer, painter, songwriter, author, choreographer, dancer
Years Active:1970–present
Website:http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com

Sharon Gannon (born July 4, 1951[1] in Washington, D.C.) is a yoga teacher, animal rights advocate, musician, author, dancer and choreographer. Along with David Life, she is the co-founder of the Jivamukti Yoga method.

Early life

Gannon studied Dance at the University of Washington. She began studying yoga, meditation and bhakti practices in 1969. Her gurus are Shri Brahmananda Saraswati,[2] Swami Nirmalananda, and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.[3] Through the grace of Shyamdas, she was initiated into the Pustimarg Sampradaya through Shri Milanbaba Goswami. She met her creative partner David Life in 1982,[3] and started teaching yoga in 1984.[4] She and Life studied Sivananda Yoga in India in 1986, and co-founded the Jivamukti Yoga Center in New York on their return.[3] In 1990 they studied Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in Mysore under Pattabhi Jois.[3]

Gannon was involved with dance, performance art, and music in the Seattle art scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s before moving to New York with musician Sue Ann Harkey in 1983.[5] In Seattle, Gannon co-founded the band Audio Letter with Sue Ann Harkey and was part of the group that founded the Salon Apocalypse performance art salon.

Yoga

Since 1993, Gannon has presented annually at national and international conferences. In 2009 she began organizing the Jivamukti Tribe Gathering conference for advanced teachers.[6] In 2017, Gannon and Life transferred the ownership and operations of Jivamukti Yoga to Camilla Veen and Hari Mulukutla under the name of Jivamukti Global. Jivamukti Yoga is taught worldwide at Jivamukti Yoga Schools, and affiliated centers.[7]

Her celebrity students include Sting,[8] Russell Simmons,[8] [9] Madonna,[8] and Uma Thurman.[8]

Animal rights

Gannon is a lifelong and outspoken advocate for the rights of animals and ethical veganism.[10] [11] [12]

In 1999 she helped to set up the Animal Mukti Free Spay & Neuter Clinic at the Humane Society of New York City.[13] It reduced the number of unwanted pets that had to be put down in the city by 30%.

In 2004, with David Life, she was recognized as "Friend of Ferals" by the Humane Society of New York and Neighborhood Cats. The Farm Sanctuary awarded Gannon and life the 2008 Compassionate Living Award. She has worked with PETA on various projects and campaigns as a "vanguard member".[4] She was nominated for the "Gutsiest Woman of the Year 1999" by Jane Magazine and awarded the Compassionate Living Award by Farm Sanctuary in 2008.[14]

Music and dance

Gannon has performed on vocals and violin in various bands, and in 2010 issued a solo album Sharanam.[15] She and Sue Ann Harkey founded the band Audio Letter in 1980; its album It Is This It Is Not This was praised by critics.[16] [17]

Gannon danced, directed and choreographed for her dance company Moon-Food in the 1980s. She and Life perform in the 2007 Asana: Sacred Dance of the Yogis; she features also in the 2008 Guruji.[18]

Bibliography

Gannon has written essays, short stories and poems,[19] and articles for magazines including Yoga Journal,[20] Origin, Mantra, and Chronogram.

Her books, some co-written with David Life, include:

Discography

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thepoetryofyoga.com . Book contributors Sharon Gannon . 2011-11-09.
  2. Web site: Anderson . Diane . How to Stay Young According to Lifelong Yogis . . 5 April 2017 . 2009.
  3. Web site: Hammond . Holly . Meet the Innovators: Sharon Gannon & David Life . . 5 April 2017 . 2007.
  4. Web site: About Sharon & David . Jivamukti Yoga . 12 July 2019.
  5. Book: Humphrey, Clark. Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story. Feral house. Design by Art Chantry. 1995. Portland. 35, 57, 86, 91.
  6. Web site: Jivamukti Yoga Tribe Gathering NYC 2012 . Jivamukti Yoga . 6 July 2012.
  7. News: Penelope . Green . VIEW; Modern Yoga: Om to the Beat . . 15 March 1998.
  8. Web site: Collins . Amy Fine . Planet Yoga . Vanity Fair . 15 June 2007.
  9. Web site: Alvarez . Lizette . SUNDAY ROUTINE - RUSSELL SIMMONS - Green Juice and Twitter Prayer . . 16 May 2010.
  10. Web site: Interview with Jivamukti Yoga Founders David Life and Sharon Gannon . Yoga.about.com . 1 June 2012 . 18 June 2012.
  11. Web site: heidiminx . Sharon Gannon for Animal Rights and Environmentalism . Inked for a Cause . 27 June 2011 . 18 June 2012.
  12. Web site: Philip Steir . Vegan Sanctuary: Sharon Gannon . Vegansanctuary.blogspot.com . 18 June 2012.
  13. News: Jan . Hoffman . Celebrities' Yoga Center Aids Furry Friends . . 7 September 1999 . 18 June 2012.
  14. Web site: Gala 2008 . Farm Sanctuary . 18 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415065710/http://www.farmsanctuary.org/gala08/post2006_2.html . 15 April 2012 . mdy-all .
  15. Web site: Sharon Gannon . Jivamukti Yoga . 26 August 2019.
  16. Web site: White Swan Records.com . Sharon Gannon – Sharanam . 18 June 2012 . Whiteswanrecords.com.
  17. Web site: Richardson . Derk . Yoga Reviews – Various Artists: Neti-Neti Audio Letter Remix . 28 August 2007 . . 18 June 2012.
  18. Web site: Jivamukti Yoga – Sharon Gannon . Dhyana Yoga . 26 August 2019.
  19. Book: Gannon, Sharon. Magic is a Shift in Perception: Poems 1972-2019, A memoir of sorts. JivaMukti. Book design by David Life. 2020. 9781715469344. New York.
  20. Web site: Sharon Gannon . . 27 August 2019.
  21. News: John . Langone . BOOKS ON HEALTH; Yoga Made Complicated . . 5 November 2002.
  22. Web site: The Diet of Enlightenment . . 14 April 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405102151/http://www.yogajournal.com/newsletter/myj_357.html . 5 April 2012 . mdy-all .

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