Daniel Orlansky, MA, E-RYT 500, has taught yoga since 1992. The former director of Boston University's Yoga Teacher Training program, he is certified in Jnana Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Kundalini Yoga, and is a graduate of the Boston Shiatsu School. He holds a master's degree in expressive arts therapy and dance therapy from Lesley University. Daniel is the creator of Meridian Yoga, which blends shiatsu, yoga asana, and the Chinese meridian system to open and strengthen the body. 

A devoted student and teacher of qigong, he unites his two passions in Dance of Heaven and Earth, an integrative yoga and qigong practice. A member of the Association of Vision Educators, Daniel co-teaches yoga and vision-improvement workshops with behavioral optometrist Dr. Marc Grossman. He leads 200- and 500-hour yoga teacher trainings throughout the United States and Europe.