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Welcome to Brian Tobin Yoga!

My name is Brian Tobin.  I was born in a rural town outside of Albany, New York.  I spent my childhood surrounded by my mother, father, and younger brother.  My first experience of meditation occurred at the end of the small country road that I grew up on.  This is a place that I would sit quietly and observe nature with my father.  Later in life, I found out that this was the site of Vosburgh Village, one of the largest Iroquois communities in the Northeast.

When I completed high school, I received a scholarship to attend Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.  During these studies I started to spend more time in nature, and began to pierce through some of the illusions of my mind.  This was also where I began to open books about Yoga and Meditation and where my practice took form.

To complete my undergraduate degree I went to Pondicherry, India.  I lived in Auroville, an international Eco-village, learning about yoga, permaculture, raw foods, and community living.  This was my first immersion into the science of Yoga.  I spent months of daily practice and began to have moments of stillness and Awakening within my mind and body.  I then traveled throughout India, Europe, and the Middle East.  After seeing many sacred sights it was time to return to the United States to integrate this new knowledge.

When I came back to the United States I settled into my new home of Burlington, Vermont.  Quickly I was connected to a piece of land in Lincoln, Vermont called Metta Earth Institute.  A new phase of practice and life began as I immersed in a farm-based lifestyle and helping to run the retreat center.  During this time, I immersed in the study of Tantric Hatha/ Raja Yoga and deeper forms of meditation.  I began to cultivate a path of daily practice, or sadhana.  I completed my 200, 500, and 800 hour Teacher Trainings.

For the past 10 years I have continued to immerse into the various lineages that influence my practice.  My studies have revolved around teachings from the Sivananda, Krishnamacharya, Yogi Gupta, Babaji, Ghosh, and Goenka Vipassana lineages.  I teach weekly drop-in classes, workshops, work 1:1 with students, and  lead international retreats.  I continue to developed curricula and training programs to support my students to improve their daily lived experience.

Beyond my yoga practice and teaching, I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and have a private practice in Shelburne, Vermont.

I live in Charlotte, Vermont 

Please send me a message to connect and Welcome to Your Practice.


Namaste,
​Brian

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  • About
  • Services
    • Public Yoga Schedule
    • Private Instruction
    • Workshops and Series
    • Retreats
    • Psychotherapy
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Things I like