Robert Gadon

Robert began his practice of Iyengar yoga in 1997 at the Unity Woods Yoga Center in Washington, D.C. He has studied with experienced and talented yoga teachers from the United States and abroad, primarily in the Iyengar tradition. His principal teachers include Carolyn Bluemle of Takoma Park, MD, Lois Steinberg, Ph.D. of Urbana, Illinois, and Theresa Rowland of Madison, NJ. He maintains a mentoring relationship with Ms. Rowland and Ms. Steinberg.

In April 2010, Robert graduated from a 4-year, 500-hour Iyengar yoga teacher training program at Studio Yoga in Madison, NJ under the direction of Ms. Rowland. He currently attends the Advanced Studies Program at Studio Yoga. In 2009, he completed his first level national Iyengar yoga teacher certifications exam ('Teacher in Training' level). Robert began teaching yoga classes in Wilmington, DE in 2004, and has taught students of all ages.

Yoga teaching represents a life change for Robert. For 17 years, he was employed as an occupational and environmental health professional with consulting firms, and manufacturing companies. In 2006, Robert retired from 9 years of practice as a board certified industrial hygienist (CIH). He holds a B.S. in Natural Resources from The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and a M.S. in Occupational and Environmental Health from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.

He is married to the Reverend Barbara Hoag Gadon, a Unitarian Universalist minister presently serving the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington. Barbara is an avid collage artist, preacher, and writer. She blogs about Unitarian Universalism and liberal Christianity at 'Leap of Faith'. Robert and Barbara live in Wilmington in a 1923 house with high ceilings, wooden floors, and plaster walls that they are gradually restoring. They share a passion for good food, good books, dumb jokes, and Scrabble.