Training
October 1999 – Present
Yoga Teacher
Full-time yoga teacher at various studios and private health clubs in Chicago. In addition, teaches private sessions and special programs on an as-needed basis. Insured by the California Yoga Teachers Association.
Vincent Hunihan's Bio
Vinnie has been studying yoga for the past 16 years, and shares his wealth of experience, good humor, and extensive yoga knowledge with his students during each class. His background as a NROTC (Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp) candidate in college, a Wall Street Bond salesman, an independent trader at The Chicago Board of Trade, combined with his extensive travels to deserts in Africa, peaks in the Himalayas, jungles in Thailand, a passage through a meditation ashram in India, and a Vipassana meditation practice (www.dhamma.org) provide a rich background for his continued studies of Yoga.
This old man’s style
Most of Vinnie’s yoga years were spent under the tutelage of Gabriel Halpern at the Yoga Circle in the Iyengar tradition. In addition to studying Iyengar under Gabriel since the early 80’s, he has taken Ana Forrest’s teacher training and a teacher training intensive at Moksha Yoga in Chicago. Vinnie has attended countless yoga workshops over the years and continues to do so. He integrates the various lessons learned from Anusara yoga, Viniyoga, Astanga and Iyengar yoga into his own unique teaching style. This old man’s style is fun, yet challenging and stimulating for students of all levels.
Not so much teaching, as sharing
During his chaotic trading years, Vinnie learned the true benefits of yoga for relaxing and developing a deeper integration of mind and body. Vinnie has incorporated the yogic principlesVinnie on an Elephant into his everyday life. He considers himself less a teacher than as someone who is sharing something that has had a significant impact on his life. Vinnie often practices with his daughter and enjoys teaching young people.
Timeless awareness
During an extensive visit to Osho’s (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) meditation ashram in Poona, India, Vinnie was given the name Bodhi Akal. The word bodhi means “awareness,” and akal means “timeless.” Akal brings his timeless awareness and a healthy dose of good humor to each class, and shares both liberally with his students.
Join him for an eclectic, energetic and entertaining 90 minutes of yoga.