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Hello everyone, Cory Bryant here. In June I'm moving from my home of 16 years - Washington, DC - to Nashville, TN to be closer to family and to open a yoga shala: ASHTANGA NASHVILLE. I've been teaching yoga in DC for 11+ years and even resigned my position with the FDA in Dec 2015 to pursue teaching full-time. I love yoga --- study, practice and teaching --- and I love sharing it with the world!
This is a dream coming true for me and I'm fortunate in that I have secured a reasonably priced space in the heart East Nashville to open the shala. I'm crazy about the space --- it's simple and lived in (I've included a couple photos here). My plan is to get in there and clean, paint, add signage and some shelves and bring in the bhav using all the awesome dharma prints and statues I've collected. That said, these past 3.5 years of full-time commitment to learning and teaching, along with the expense of living in DC, have pretty much wiped out my resources, so your help is needed.
Now, it's not your problem, I know that and I really don't want to burden anyone -- but, if you have a bit to spare and you'd be inclined to help me out, I will GREATLY appreciate every little bit.
It will take some time to reach a sustaining level of cash flow and I'm giving up the security that Flow Yoga Center (my yoga home since 2005) has provided. These first few months I expect I'll have minimal income, so the money you donate will go directly to keeping food on the table and the doors of the shala open as I work hard to get the word out and build the Ashtanga community in Nashville.
I'm super optimistic about my chances and will pour my heart into this endeavor. The Nashville yoga scene is booming; however, there isn't much Ashtanga and there's no Mysore (which will be the bulk of my offering), so the opportunity is prime! I'm also excited about working with the church -- I've made a commitment to them that ASHTANGA NASHVILLE will participate in and contribute to their efforts to support the homeless of Nashville through a group called "Room in the Inn".
Thank you so much for all the support over the years and for considering financial support as I make this leap. It will be such a blessing to see you all enter the shala in the coming years when you visit us in Nashville!
Om shantih,
Cory
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