You are the guru.
The wisdom you seek lives in you. It always has.
Who I Am
A fellow traveler.
Not a guru on a pedestal.
I am Dustin Mann. Father, husband, yoga teacher, life coach, and perpetual student of the human experience. I live in Manhattan Beach with my wife and two sons.
The pandemic broke me open. Harvard degree. Healthcare executive. Father. And yet — lost. The darkness became my teacher. Yoga did not fix me. It revealed what was already whole.
I teach Kundalini yoga because it is the practice that found me. It asks you to feel. To breathe. To remember who you were before the world told you who to be.
I do not call myself a guru. Guru means "dispeller of darkness." The only guru you need is within you. I am here to offer tools, not answers. To walk beside you, not ahead of you.
When you become your own guru — I have done my job.
Father first.
Everything else second.
The practice is not the mat. The practice is the moment you choose breath over reaction.
Current Teaching
The 7 Chakra Series
A seven-week Kundalini yoga journey ascending through the energy centers. Each Sunday, we explore one chakra through breath, movement, mythology, and mantra.
Root Chakra
Muladhara
Grounding, stability, survival, trust. We plant roots so the storm cannot move us. A tree with deep roots laughs at the wind.
Sacral Chakra
Svadhisthana
Creativity, pleasure, emotional flow. The water element teaches us: what resists, stagnates. What flows, lives.
Solar Plexus Chakra
Manipura
Personal power, will, transformation. Your fire is not aggression. It is the quiet certainty that you belong here.
Heart Chakra
Anahata
Love, compassion, connection. The heart does not open because conditions are perfect. It opens when you choose love anyway.
Throat Chakra
Vishuddha
Truth, expression, authentic voice. Speak. Not to be heard. But to be whole. Every word is a small act of manifestation.
Third Eye Chakra
Ajna
Intuition, insight, inner knowing. The answers were never outside you. Stillness is not the absence of noise — it is the presence of knowing.
Crown Chakra
Sahasrara
Unity, transcendence, dissolution. The crown is not above you. It is the moment you stop separating yourself from everything else.
1:1 Coaching
If you want to go deeper,
let's talk.
The mat gives you a place to rehearse. Coaching gives you a place to be honest.
I work one-on-one with people navigating transitions — career shifts, post-crisis growth, spiritual awakening, or the quiet realization that success and fulfillment are not the same thing.
This is not therapy. It is not consulting. It is two humans sitting together, one asking the questions that make the answers unnecessary.
"The guru does not give you the answer. The guru gives you the question."
Words from the Mat
Dustin is an amazing guide. His classes are an oasis amidst the energetic chaos that is Southern California. It warms my heart to have the honor to know men like Dustin who lead from a deep heartfelt emotional space.
I love your classes. I feel like I am being pushed, held, and healed all at the same time!
Dustin's classes are like an out of body experience. He works side by side with you, guiding your inner warrior out to play.
It is such a pleasure to practice with your guidance. Thank you for your energy!
Your class was so healing... the words you shared were exactly what I needed to hear.
The Foundation
Bringing light,
one human at a time.
The Guru Cosmos Foundation is a 501(c)(3) in California. Its mission is to provide direct support — meals, shelter, and mental health services — to humans who are currently houseless.
We aim to substantially change the trajectory for one human at a time. Not at scale. Not with systems. One person, one act of real care.
All profits from my yoga offerings are dedicated to this cause. All donations for workshops and classes are tax-deductible.