Brinson Leigh Kresge

Leigh most recently taught yoga, self-care, 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 is grounded in her past roles as a professional dancer and choreographer, senior Mysore Ashtanga instructor at Ashtanga Yoga Richmond, and a Mindfulness Instructor at Richmond’s Institute of Contemporary Art. 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, Leigh encourages the conscious cultivation of self-reliance, self-discipline, and practices of positive 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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Leigh has maintained a twenty-three-year yoga practice and has taught for the past seventeen years, eleven 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 taught in Boston, MA; Taos, NM; Samara, Costa Rica; and Osaka, Japan.

 

Leigh currently resides in Wilmington, NC, and continues to study directly under her meditation teacher Pat Buxton.