Birgir Þorsteinn Jóakimsson has been interested in yogic philosophy since he was a teenager. He completed his teacher training with Jóga stúdíó and Yogi Shanti Desai in the summer of 1998. Birgir has taught people of all ages in many places since 1998, alongside his work as a graphic designer. He loves running, cycling and, most recently, sea swimming, which he practices with real passion. Birgir believes the key to being a good yoga teacher is to care endlessly for the people you teach. Then everything else follows.