Adnan Tahirovic is a licensed osteopath (D.O.M.P), licensed massage therapist (Shiatsu, Swedish, and Tui na – one of the oldest forms of manual therapy), certified yoga therapist, internationally known Yoga teacher (www.adnanyoga.com), and a former professional athlete.

Born in Bosnia-Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia), Adnan had left the country after an obligatory army service and lived in France for over seven years. Studying under the legendary Dominique Valera, Adnan fought professionally in martial arts, karate and kickboxing.

Years of vigorous athletic activities left Adnan with a lot of physical issues such as knee problems. In 1991, after having moved to Canada, he attempted to find a solution to these problems. The solution was found in the form of yoga.

When Adnan approaches a new subject of study, be it a language (Adnan is fluent in French, German, English and speaks Mandarin) or a sports discipline, he totally submerges into it, putting all his energy and money available into his new infatuation. At the time, yoga has become his passion. As a consequence, in quite a short period of time, Adnan had become one of the most advanced yoga practitioners in Ottawa and, ultimately, a co-owner of Santosha, one of the first yoga studios in Ottawa.

In 2007, on a quest for acquiring more knowledge, Adnan moved to Taipei City, Taiwan. For over four years, he worked as a senior teacher at Space Yoga. He taught the beauty of yoga to thousands of student, through regular classes, workshops, intensive sessions, and Teacher Training. Concurrently with teaching yoga, Adnan studied Tui na, an ancient form of a therapeutic massage, as well as Traditional Taiwanese Structural Therapy. During these four years, Adnan wrote articles on yoga and healthy lifestyle for several publications, and became the most published foreign yoga teacher in Taiwan.

Starting in 2011, upon having returned to Canada, Adnan studied for a five-year degree in Osteopathy. He has been practicing Osteopathy in his private practice in Ottawa since 2015.

Adnan Tahirovic Studying at the British School of Osteopathy
Adnan Tahirovic studying at the British School of Osteopathy.