GREG PFEIFER

BIOGRAPHY

Greg Pfeifer was raised on the beaches and in the waters of Southern California. He is a lifelong surfer who has surfed all over the world. He has been a Los Angeles County Ocean Lifeguard for over 30 years. He also lived, surfed and lifeguarded in Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu, for several years. He is currently the lead Lifeguard in charge of Malibu Surfrider Beach, where he has worked for the last ten years. Greg was a Community College All-American swimmer at Santa Monica College,where he was first introduced to Hatha Yoga by his coach. He was amazed at how yoga helped him to recover from intense training, and relax and focus him for competition.

Greg went on to swim and complete his degree in Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he was first introduced to Kundalini Yoga. Enthused about how good Kundalini Yoga made him feel, he went on to become the president of the U.C.S.B. Kundalini Yoga Club. Greg was a stand out in national and international lifeguard competitions for many years. He was a two time United States Lifeguard Association national lifeguard ironman champion, and has been on eleven Judge Taplin Lifeguard Relay Championship teams as a swimmer and board paddler. Yoga was always an integral part of his training, and key to his success as an athlete. Greg went on to complete a Master's degree in education with an emphasis on physical education at Azusa Pacific University. He worked for four years as an instructor in the Los Angeles County Fire Department's Junior Lifeguard program. He also worked for four years as the assistant swimming and water polo coach, and part time Physical Education teacher at East Los Angeles College. When teaching and coaching he always taught the basics of yoga to his students and athletes.

In 2005 Greg fulfilled a lifetime drea and went to India, where he studied Kundakini Yoga and meditation and was certified as a level one instructor. In 2007 he completed his training and internship with Y.O.G.A. for youth and worked for several months teching Kundalini Yoga to youths, ages 13-17, who were incarcerated at juvenile hall in Sylmar, CA. Since then Greg has been teaching private and small group classes, and has continued his personal practice and yogic education. In 2009 he completed a level two Kundalini Yoga Instructor training module on "Mind and Meditation". He is currently completing a Level two module on "Conscious Communications".

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