Brandi Rima

Brandi is a yoga instructor and psychology professor in the United States. She practices, teaches, and writes about all things yoga and psychology.

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Brandi is a private yoga instructor and psychology professor with a passion for helping others thrive through yoga. She has a deep love for all things yoga-practicing, teaching and writing about yoga. Marrying her background in psychology with her yoga training, she teaches and writes to support others on their own wellness and spiritual journeys.

Brandi resides with her husband, two bonus sons, two bio daughters and two dogs in New Jersey.

Qualifications

I am a certified 200 HR yoga teacher (registered with yoga alliance) with training in vinyasa and restorative yoga. I teach in studios as well as privately. I have a doctoral degree in Applied Social Psychology and am on faculty as a tenured, Full Professor of Psychology at Bronx Community College of The City University of New York. I have an record of publication, mostly in academic journals to date.

Contributor

On Being a Yogi Mum

A Parent’s Guide to Finding Balance, Flexibility, and Inner Peace – By Brandi Rima Reading time: 7 minutes It was a warm morning in May and I…

By Brandi Rima

Articles

Confessions of a newly-qualified yoga teacher

Five surprising realities of being a yoga teacher that I was blissfully unaware of as a student. By Brandi Rima Reading time: 5 minutes I stumbled across…

By Brandi Rima

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5 ways to create a body-positive yoga practice

Be intentional about creating a body-positive yoga practice. By Brandi Rima Knowing myself now, it’s hard to believe that I first tried yoga because I hated my…

By Brandi Rima

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The 6AM yoga lady

An uncomfortable truth about teaching yoga. By Brandi Rima I noticed a missed call from the studio right after my plane landed ending a weekend trip with…

By Brandi Rima