Wade Oakley

Wade Oakley began practicing Ashtanga Yoga at the University of Virginia in 2012 under the guidance of Certified teacher John Bultman.

He was granted Level 2 Authorization by his teacher Guruji R. Sharath Jois in 2018 and was learning Advanced B with him after many extended trips to Mysore, India. To honor his late teacher, Wade strives to practice and teach in the spirit and tradition conveyed by Sharathji in Mysore and around the world.

As a teacher, Wade seeks to instill a sense of curiosity and personal ownership in a student's yoga journey. In his own practice journey, that approach has led to deep exploration beyond the mat in the areas of strength training, injury prevention, nutrition, and recovery — expertise that has greatly complemented his yoga practice and expanded space of the mat for personal growth. He firmly believes that an Ashtanga yoga practice can be a boundlessly enriching component of anyone's life.