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Clayton Aynesworth is a dedicated and client-focused Yoga Instructor and massage therapist. He is the founder of Alternative Healing of Austin. He has practiced massage therapy and taught yoga in the Austin area since 1993. His strengths have been inspired and invigorated by various alternative western and eastern healing practices.
These inspirations include Iyengar Yoga, Jin Shin Jyutsu, Thai Massage, Golden Shield Qigong, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Sufi teachings from the Rifa'i-Marufi Order as well as others. With over 18 years of experience, he works well in classroom settings to meet each individual?s needs with proper guidance and thorough instruction. Also, he has extensive assessment and therapeutic experience and has addressed physical symptoms arising from various challenged conditions such as Muscular Dystrophy, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Scleroderma, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, quadriplegia, paraplegia, Parkinson?s as well as other minor and major ailments.
Clayton is a contributor to Origin. Magazine as an Art Columnist, as well as a contributor in the Yoga/ Lifestyle section. He has a BA in the Humanities Honors program from the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed his thesis The Fundamentals of Classical Yoga in 1998, and a Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership and Ethics from St. Edward's University. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Website: ahaustin.com
Facebook: clayton aynesworth
Twitter: @claytonjiyoga
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