Nationality American Other names Luke | Alma mater The Thacher School Name Lucas Rockwood | |
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Born May 26, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-05-26 ) Minneapolis, Minnesota Website www.yogabody.com
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Change Your Breath, Change Your Life | Lucas Rockwood | TEDxBarcelona
Lucas Rockwood is an American yoga teacher trainer, entrepreneur, writer and performer. He has written Fifty Minutes, which premièred at the New York International Fringe Festival.
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Career
Lucas Rockwood was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1978 and grew up in southern California where he attended The Thacher School.
In 2000, Lucas Rockwood along with Sherri Kronfeld co-founded After Hours. As a playwright, his work was seen at The Producers Club, Wings Theater, New York Comedy Club, and TSI in New York City. He also performed in two shows in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2000 with Start Again Productions. His other co-production Fifty Minutes premièred at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2001. At the age of 25, he left the States to go to Bangkok on a sabbatical.
Lucas founded Absolute Yoga Academy in 2006, one of the top 10 yoga teacher training schools in the world. It offers courses in Thailand, Holland, United Kingdom, and The Philippines and train 250-300 yoga teachers every year.
In 2007, Lucas founded YOGABODY Naturals, an internationally renowned nutrition, education, and publishing organization.
In 2010, Lucas published The YOGABODY Handbook.
In 2013, Lucas founded YOGABODY Fitness, which has 3 yoga studios in Barcelona.