Great schools and training programs offer learning opportunities that go far beyond the syllabus. We asked some amazing folks from the community to share stories from their educational journey with us.

J Gulinello

I was trained at the oldest graduate program for human nutrition in the country. I feel fortunate that the program was also functional medicine based and now trapped in the old way of doing things. We pushed boundaries and were always encouraged to ask questions, stay curious and back up our assertions with evidence. Read more>>

Noushin Mazlaghani

In my training experiences from massage therapy/polarity energy/ … to kundalini yoga I noticed the wide range of different knowledge, wisdom, information, techniques, practices….. Read more>>

Joan Hyman

My first teacher training was in Santa Monica, California with Maty Ezraty and Lisa Walford. They were both certified and highly acclaimed yoga teachers. Maty taught Ashtanga and Lisa was a Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher.They were the “real deal” and there were about forty of us in the teacher training. When we completed the training, they told us we were only at the beginning of our path and this was the beginning of a new journey . Read more>>