Biographies
[photo: Nancy Rothstein]
Charles Ekabhumi Ellik is a poet, artist, husband, student and teacher of Classical Tantric Hatha Yoga. He is a student of Dharmanidhi Saraswati of the Trika Institute, and a graduate of Yoga Mandala's Teacher Training Program. After a 9-month internship with David Moreno (Abhimanyu Saraswati), and studies of many other styles of Yoga, he went on to teach Hatha Yoga full-time.
At the behest of his guru, Ekabhumi began teaching children's Yoga in 2005. Today he teaches classical yogic practices in an innovative program (also with his guru's blessing) named Hanuman Youth Yoga, which incorporates aspects of all eight limbs of Yogic practice, as well as martial arts and dance.
[photo: Nathan Henderson-James]
Charles Ekabhumi Ellik is a poet, artist, husband, student and teacher of Classical Tantric Hatha Yoga. He co-founded and hosted the Berzerkeley Poetry Slam (celebrating 13 years), one of the most storied and successful slams in the world. He has shared the stage with nearly every notable slam champion, and plenty of underground legends. Ekabhumi has performed and/or taught on many radio stations, in universities, slams, coffeehouses, and living rooms across North America.
[photo: Alex Shonkoff]
Charles Ekabhumi Ellik embodies a rare combination of successful published poet, award-winning performer, respected organizer, and popular emcee. He is founder and occasional emcee of the Berkeley Poetry Slam, which has earned "Best of The East Bay" and many other awards since its inception in 1999. In addition to The Berkeley Slam, he has hosted myriad other slams and open mics throughout California, attesting to his formidable emcee skills. In 2007 he won the national “Head 2 Head” haiku championship.