Julie Platus earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of California at Los Angeles. An ACE 9-year gold-seal certified personal fitness trainer from Los Angeles, California, Platus has appeared on radio, television, in Glamour magazine (5-year contributor of the Body Basics exercise column), and lectured to top management at Fortune 500 companies. She was personally certified to teach yoga by Dr. Larry Payne, (former president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, author of Yoga Rx and Yoga for Dummies). Ms. Platus received advanced training in yoga from A. G. Mohan, and T. K. V. Desikachar, direct disciples of Sri T. Krishnamacharya, who was also Iyengar’s teacher. In Paris, Platus has instructed at WICE, the American Woman’s Group, the U.S. Embassy, Club Med Gym, the IEA, and the OECD. She has instructed fitness since 1980.

 

An article by Annabel Simms (www.annabelsimms.com, see "other publications" for article), entitled "In Search of the Perfect Yoga Teacher" has been written (Aug. 5, 2006) about Ms. Platus for the Financial Times (FT.com).