Bryan Russell

SchoolYoga InstituteBryan is co-owner and has been working with SchoolYoga Institute since 2007. He is a lead facilitator at SchoolYoga Institue Yoga Teacher Training programs, and has taught in China, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, and in NH and CA. Bryan is also the marketing and business manager at the institute and provides support for the growing organization.

Local Yoga Teaching in NH
Bryan has been teaching yoga classes in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire since 2005 and is also a facilitator for the Yoga Teacher Training Course in Keene offered through SchoolYoga Institute. Bryan is an active member in the local yoga community and has been involved with projects like YogaDay Keene, www.KeeneOnYoga.com, and has plans to start a community yoga center. Bryan’s classes vary in style and ability and he enjoys having fun and being creative while still maintaining a disciplined approach to the yoga practice.

Yoga Training & Education
Bryan completed his 200-hour yoga teacher training at the Sivananda Ashram in Val-Morin, Canada in 2005. In 2007, he received his 500-hour certification through the SchoolYoga Institute, where he studied Sadhana Hatha Flow and Sadhana Vinyasa Flow with Vedantin. Since 2007, Bryan has studied yoga at workshops and classes with Rodney Yee, David Swenson, Patricia Walden, Gary Kraftsow, Robert Moses and others, but he learns most from his students and from his personal practice.

Formal Education
MBA, Masters of Business Administration, Franklin Pierce University, Ringe, NH  2009

BA, Economics & Environmental Studies St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, 2002

Personal
Most of his free time is spent traveling or outdoors in NH. Bryan loves climbing, canoeing, backpacking, hiking, biking, skiing, hockey, frisbee, and gardening.