Priya Colleen Ryan is a yoga therapist. She began her journey of practicing and teaching, searching for relief after 20 years of Crohn's Disease symptoms and surgeries and then the dissolution of her marriage. Pain can be our greatest teacher! Her first mentor, Samantha Olson Seddon revealed the many benefits of yoga and guided her to share those gifts teaching her classes until 1996. Starting with a Beginners Teacher Training in 1997, Priya has spent decades learning and growing at Yogaville (Satchidananda Ashram). Other trainings include Cardiac Teachers Training 1999, Thai Yoga Massage 2003, Intermediate Teachers Training 2004 & 2011, Living Yoga Training 2011, Yoga of Recovery Teachers Training in 2013 and 2020-present (mentorship), Laughing Yoga Teachers Training 2020. Then at Heartwood Yoga Institute for 300 Foundational Teachers Training in 2020 on to Modules A, B and C of Yoga Therapy 2021-2022, Yin , Restorative and Aerial Yoga Teachers Training 2023, and Yoga Therapy Practicum 2024. There's always more to learn! Priya is passionate about all aspects of yoga. She wishes to share this with anyone interested in bringing more peace, love and joy into thier lives and the world!