Ghylian Bell founder and director of The Urban Yoga Foundation began her yoga journey in
New York practicing the Asthanga tradition in 1994 with Eddie Stern at Yoga Shambala.
Ghylian shared this practice with her daughter and continued to study. Bell moved on to the
ISTHA practice with Allan Finger, Heart Of Yoga practice with Mark Whitwell, and also
trained with Maju Jois son of Patabbi Jois. When introduced to the teaching methods of Tao
Porch Lynch and Kemetic yoga teacher Yiser Ra Hotep Bell deepened her practice even
more. With her focus now on fusing the indigenous practices of Kemetic Hatha and Tao
lineages, Ghylian knew that she needed to bring this knowledge forward to the communities
she serves. Introducing The Peoples Practice, reclaiming indigenous presence to practice.