Bryan came to the practices of Vinyasa yoga and meditation in 2011 as means for working with anxiety and depression. Continuously transformed by these practices, Bryan seeks to share their power with others. The foundation of Bryan’s teaching grows from his daily asana, dhyana (meditation), and pranayama practice as well as study with Ellie Burke, Karen Kelly, and Heather Seagraves, with whom he completed the YogaWorks 200 hr RYT program. He has completed a mentorship program with Ellie Burke as well as Jason Ray Brown's Kinesiology of Yoga Asana online program. He has completed workshops with Leigh Kresgie, Ty Landrum, Tim Feldmann and Chrissy Carter and has been studying Ashtanga Yoga since 2018. His current teachers include Kyra Haigh, Gina Romagnoli, and Leigh Kresgie. He teaches daily Yoga classes during the winter and spring at Collegiate School in Richmond, VA, where he also serves as Band Director. Bryan has served on the board of Project Yoga Richmond, an organization that focuses on donation-based classes and community service through yoga. He formerly taught group classes at Ashtanga Yoga Richmond.
We practice asana to find strength without tension. Unburdened by tension, we move freely. Moving freely, we learn stillness. In stillness, we observe the breath. Observing the breath, we quiet the breath. Quieting the breath, we observe the mind. Observing the mind, we experience thoughts as sensations passing through awareness. When all thought passes through, only emptiness, our true nature, remains. The practice becomes an act of devotion when we realize emptiness is always present.
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