Doron Hanoch

The Founder: Doron Hanoch



Doron Hanoch is a Certified 550 hour teacher (ERYT), Director of the Doron Yoga School (RYS 200 & 500), Founder and CEO of the Doron Yoga & Zen Center at beautiful Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

He first discovered yoga and meditation in 1992 while traveling in the Far East. Since then he has studied with amazing teachers including the Dalai Lama, Pattabhi Jois and his family, Richard Freeman (teacher training, advanced trainings and assisting), Tim Miller (3rd Series teacher training), Mark Stephens (Vinyasa teacher training, continuing studies and mentoring), Adarsh, Shashadri,  Rolf and Marci, and Cidananda.

Doron loves growing food, cooking and eating. He studied cooking at The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and the Culinary Arts in New York City. He complimented cooking with becoming a Holistic nutrition consultant from The Global College of Natural Medicine and studies permaculture at the Occidental Center for the Arts in Sonoma, CA. He worked for Pure Foods and Wine in New York City, volunteered in the kitchens of many Ashrams and Zen centers as well as worked as a cook and chef at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA.

He is the author of Doron Yoga Cookbook   and    The Yoga Lifestyle (Llewellyn 2016)






As a Founder of Doron Yoga, Doron’s background and skillset holistically merge together on the mat with a strong yet steady flow incorporating breathing, mind focus, alignment, and humor. Try out one of his classes for yourself on the Doron Yoga YouTube Channel.

Cooking, eating, practicing yoga and meditating – pure bliss! 🙂