One of the founders and directors of AcroYoga Montreal and also founder and former director at Ashtanga Yoga Montreal ( 2004 - 2016)  Eugene came to yoga via dance, after being asked repeatedly if he was a practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga. He was introduced to the form by Mark Darby in 1998. Eugene has attended workshops and intensives with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, John Friend, Ron Reid, Hart Lazer, Ramanand Patel, Father Joe et Agent Lynx..

Eugene is a Registered Yoga Teacher who both respects tradition and utilizes intuition—something he applies to his teaching as well as to his personal practice and throughout his life. Eugene’s compassionate yet direct style of teaching is inspired from his 40-plus years of experience and skill in dance, acro inspired movement and martial arts. He gives workshops in yoga, acroyoga and was a yoga-based creative consultant for the Cirque du Soleil’s Las Vegas show, Love.