Our Philosophy

Any practice that leads to a greater sense of Wholeness is a practice of Yoga. Yoga is the Sanskrit word for practices that can be found around the world. The word "Religion" come from the latin "Re" -to bind back, and "Legio" - to make whole. The word yoga means to yoke back together, to make whole. Therefore we do not limit our teachings to the misconception that only yoga can bring you closer to that divinity that all religions teach; which is hidden under the veils of the false layers of self. We are lovers of the light not the lamp. Wherever truth and a gateway to greater wholeness can be found, we turn to that light. We also teach that to cavil over which Lamp is the greatest is to miss the point of yoga/religion altogether. Once people divide over what they believe religion is, then it is no longer religion. Our aim is to teach that which makes whole the individual and greater unifies humanity. Our aims are true to Yoga.

Cincinnati Yoga School offers regularly scheduled yoga classes, yoga teacher certification, offsite yoga classes, corporate classes and stress management workshops, Reiki sessions and training, as well as room rental and a variety of other services.

Our Program Director

William Brashear: (E-RYT 500) is the president of Cincinnati Yoga School. He has studied yoga since 1987 and has traveled back and forth to India for the past 5 years to deepen his practice. He was certified in India as an Astanga Yoga teacher by Masterji Vishwanath (nephew and former assistant to “Guruji” Patabhi Jois) and certified in America in the Kripalu Yoga tradition by Martha Abbot and in Thai Yoga Massage by Rishi Dion. In 2004 he assembled a crew of yogic teachers from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and other yogic lineages throughout India to create a model Graduate Degree program for Antioch University McGregor
(AUM) in Integral Yoga Psychology. He has served on the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of Cincinnati and other communities for many years and was asked by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of India to create materials to help Baha'i communities connect and correlate with Hindu and Buddhist communities through the teachings of yoga. A long time student of comparative/complementary religion, Will is the author of The Yoga of Religion (Inland Press, 2004) and was the host of YOGA: The Other 98%, a radio talk show that was on the station formerly known as 1530 WCKY –The Revolution of Talk Radio. Will can be contacted regarding general info, teacher trainings, Thai Yoga Bodywork (sessions and trainings), corporate classes, and wellness trainings.

Our Administrative Director

Brandia Cash Allen: CYS Director and Reiki Master. Brandia first began practicing yoga in 1993, and began working for CYS in June of 2001. She is the mother of 2 beautiful children. She loves to create things, from jewelry (on sale online and at CYS), to art, to poetry. Brandia's passion for yoga springs forth from its transformative qualities that she has experienced first hand, as well as witnessed in the lives of many others. Brandia can be contacted for general information requests, Reiki (trainings or sessions), donation/contribution requests, as well as student/ customer service.