SENSEI K. MORGAN MATTISON, MS

Hatha Yoga Instructor and Founder, Aomori-ken ryu Self-Defense

Sensei Kevin M. Mattison is an accomplished Yoga Instructor and Martial Artist. He has merged and blended all he has learned into a single, evolved system suitable for anyone to become healthier, stronger, well balanced, and more confident. Kevin is a consummate professional, loved, and respected by his students and colleagues. At the same time, he facilitates and guides his clients to proficiency in first and foremost, healing themselves (establish and maintain optimal health), coupled with an evolved ability to defend themselves.

Sensei Mattison is a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor. He is a graduate of Bikram Choudhury’s intensive, in-residence, Yoga Teacher Training program (B-YTT 500+). To earn his certification, Kevin practiced Hatha Yoga in a facility heated to 105oF with 40% relative humidity. He practiced 90-minutes per session for 9 consecutive weeks, twice a day. In between Hatha Yoga sessions, Sensei Mattison studied The Tibetan Rights of Rejuvenation, anatomy and physiology, Indian philosophy, and principles of the 8 kinds of Yoga along with their therapeutic effects on the human body. He has taught over 10 000 classes to over 6 000 students and owned, Hot Yoga 1000; the FOREMOST Bikram Yoga Studio in Newbury Park, California!

He is a former collegiate athlete and holds a BS in Mathematics from Auburn University along with an MS in Meteorology from Texas A&M University. Kevin is also the former Senior Technical Advisor to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety. Prior to retirement, he was the Commander of the largest operational unit of its kind on foreign soil.

He has practiced Hatha Yoga and Martial Arts, including Chinese Go Ju ryu in Japan, and other traditions throughout the US and abroad; holding Black Belts in Danzan ryu JuJitsu, Ryute Kempo Karate, and Chung do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. Kevin has taught in California; Maryland; Oregon; Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India; Virginia; the United Kingdom; Washington State; and Washington, DC. He has integrated Hatha Yoga principles with his self-defense system and teaches this system to Yoga practitioners, beginners, and Martial Artists.

Kevin has held several positions within the US military and assures his students’ confidentiality. He lives in Washington, California, and Oregon.