Henri Garrison Desany

I came to yoga through my commitment to community health and well-being. Both on and off the mat, my primary focus is collective care and how yoga can be an important tool to support one another's ability to survive and thrive in this world. I had taken yoga classes off and on, but it was during the pandemic that I built my own yoga practice. I eventually completed my 200 hour yoga teacher certification at JP Centre Yoga. Inclusivity a major tenet of my classes, I also used trauma-informed approaches to my teaching, and offer modifications for a range of ability levels. My goal is to leave students with a sense of confidence and curiosity about their own practice--through intentional play with the poses, we can learn a lot about ourselves both on and off the mat. Beyond yoga, I also serve as a research scientist, studying trauma at the population level. I completed my PhD in epidemiology in 2022, and my master's in global health in 2018.