Brinson Leigh Kresge

Kresge most recently taught yoga, self-care, movement exploration, and introspective practices (meditation, pranayama, and visualization) as an Adjunct Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

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Her practice and teaching experience in movement and meditation are grounded in her past roles as a professional dancer and choreographer, senior Mysore Ashtanga instructor at Ashtanga Yoga Richmond, a Mindfulness Instructor at Richmond’s Institute of Contemporary Art, and a Thai Bodywork and Ayurvedic Massage practitioner. She continues to offer private sessions as a Wellness Consultant and uses her training as a death doula to bring death into a more holistic conversation about living. 

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Regardless of modality, Kresge encourages the conscious cultivation of self-reliance, self-discipline, and practices of self-reflection. She endeavors to inspire students to wonder and tap into their unique creative spirit, which manifests as balance, energy, and participation as engaged citizens. 

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Kresge has maintained a twenty-four-year yoga/movement practice and has taught for the past eighteen years, twelve of which were at the university level. She has participated in six, five and ten-day silent meditation retreats and has gone on six multiple-month trips to India to immerse herself in Ayurvedic and yogic study. She has led retreats in Samara, Costa Rica, and Taos, NM, and has taught classes, workshops, and teacher trainings in Boston, MA; Floyd, VA; Richmond, VA; and Osaka, Japan.

 

Kresge currently resides in Wilmington, NC--writing, teaching, surfing, contact improving, and making art. She continues to study directly under her meditation teacher, Pat Buxton.