Brian Dunning RPh, LMT, RYT

Growing up in rural Smithfield, VA I was an active kid and I loved being outdoors in the woods or on the water.  After graduating from Smithfield High School, I attended VA Tech (Go Hokies !) and then the Medical College of VA.  I graduated with a BS in Pharmacy, and began my career as a clinical pharmacist in 1988.

In 2000, I heard a segment about yoga on NPR, and decided to check it out.  I wandered into Inside-Out yoga studio on Colley Avenue for my first yoga class, and I have been practicing yoga ever since.  In 2006 I completed a 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training course and shortly after that I completed another 200 hour Teacher Training with Triyoga International in Basics and then Level 1.  During this period of my life, I worked as a pharmacist and traveled the US studying yoga asana, yoga philisophy, and meditation.

Fast forward and at age 51, I decided that it was time for me to follow a different path.  Act-2 of my life is all about listening to my true heart’s desire.  In 2016 I enrolled at The Fuller School of Massage Therapy.  My pharmacy education was very helpful, and I found that I could apply my previous knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in a new career that feeds my soul and allows me to help others.  I am now a Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga / movement instructor and Meditation Facilitator.  I now devote my energy towards helping others heal themselves on a physical and spiritual level, and I have never been happier.