About the Instructor

Ryan Crosby, MSW, RYT is committed to bringing the benefits of yoga to the classroom as a way to contribute to the health and well being of students and teachers. She has been teaching yoga for more than 14 years, during which time she has taught people of all ages in a variety of settings.

Ryan brings a rich and varied background to her teaching, having received her BS in Speech Pathology and Audiology from the University of Cincinnati and her MSW in Community Organization and Social Planning from Tulane University. She is a Yoga Ed. Instructor and trained with Sonia Sumar who developed Yoga for the Special Child. She recently studied in India with the Himalayan Institute and is a certified Yoga Teacher, registered with The Yoga Alliance (RYT500).

Ryan has worked with a variety of organizations including:

• Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
• Portland French School, Portland, Oregon
• Boys & Girls Aid Society, Portland, Oregon
• Friends of the Children, Portland, Oregon
• Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation, Lake Oswego, Oregon
• City of Portland, Portland, Oregon
• GreenField Clinic, Providence Hospital, Portland, Oregon
• YWCA, Sarasota, Florida
• Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida
• Contemporary Craft Museum & Gallery, Portland, Oregon