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Yoga Journal Japan — Jan 2012 — Teacher #72: 長澤竜太 (Nagasawa Ryuta) profile (YogaJaya instructor)

Created 2026-05-13
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Publication: Yoga Journal Japan Issue: Jan 2012 (filename 2012_01_YogaJournal_Article.pdf) Language: Japanese NAS path: 2012/2012_01_YogaJournal_Article.pdf Column: “生きるのが楽になる” ヨガを穏やかに伝える (Teacher #72 profile) Format: Teacher profile page

Summary

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A teacher profile of 長澤竜太 (Nagasawa Ryuta), YogaJaya-certified instructor and YJA300 graduate, listed as Teacher #72 in Yoga Journal Japan’s ongoing teacher profile series.

Nagasawa Ryuta Profile (as printed)

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  • Born: 1980
  • Certification: YogaJaya Certified Instructor (YJA300)
  • Background: Former aspiring professional snowboarder; injured his collarbone while studying in Canada; abandoned snowboarding career and traveled extensively
  • Yoga start: 2006
  • Teacher training: YogaJaya 300-hour Teacher Training, completed 2009
  • Teaching began: 2010 (“自然の流れのままに” — naturally, in the flow)

Article anecdote: While traveling after his injury, he heard about a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat at a party and had “an amazing experience” that led him to yoga. He drew parallels between snowboarding — “a world of self-inquiry about how to jump beautifully on your own” — and yoga practice on a single mat.

Teaching Style (per article)

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Calm speaking style, subtle adjustments, open and easygoing class atmosphere.

Q&A Highlights

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  • Q1 (What does yoga give you): Makes you neutral and relaxed (自分をニュートラルに、楽にしてくれる)
  • Q3 (What do you wish you could do): Learning to manage schedules
  • Q4 (Message to readers): Please come visit the class

YogaJaya Contact (as printed)

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東京都渋谷区恵比寿西1-25-11 2F / ☎ 03-5784-3622 / www.yogajaya.com

Key Facts

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  • YJA300 certification — confirms YogaJaya’s 300-hour teacher training was actively graduating students by 2009; Nagasawa’s profile is the first individual YJA300 graduate named in the press archive
  • Patrick not directly named — this is a student/instructor profile; Patrick’s role is implicit (he ran the certification program)
  • Snowboarder to yoga — Nagasawa’s background echoes Patrick’s own narrative of athletic/physical practice as a gateway to yoga (Patrick is an avid road cyclist and snowboarder per D01/D02)
  • 2010 teaching start — the same year as the concentrated 2010 media push; new instructors beginning to teach suggests YogaJaya was scaling its teaching staff
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Full Text & Translation

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Transcribed from PDF scan at 250 DPI. Single-page teacher profile; headline and studio info legible; body text columns are small and partially illegible. Uncertain characters marked [?].

原文（日本語）

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〔特集：新進気鋭のヨガ講師 #72〕

「生きるのが家になる」ヨガを穏やかに伝える

長澤竜太

スノーボードに熱中していた長澤[?]が、ヨガと出会ったのは[?]…ヨガを通じて自分の[?]…ヨガを穏やかに[?]… 〔本文詳細：小文字の3段組で判読困難〕

〔スタジオ情報ボックス〕 ヨガジャヤ 東京都渋谷区[?] TEL：[?] www.yogajaya.com

English Translation

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[Feature: Up-and-coming yoga instructor #72]

“Living Becomes Home” — Transmitting Yoga with Gentleness

Nagasawa Ryuta

Nagasawa, who had been passionate about snowboarding[?], encountered yoga[?]… Through yoga, he found[?]… Transmitting yoga gently[?]… [Body text detail: three-column small text, partially illegible at available scan resolution]

[Studio info box] YogaJaya Shibuya-ku, Tokyo [full address illegible] TEL: [illegible] www.yogajaya.com