Tommy Ryan is a 200-hr RYT who didn’t like yoga the first time he tried it. It was too hot, and he thought it “wasn’t a great workout.” But like all of us will hopefully do, he grew up a lot since that first experience. He came to understand that asanas are only one of the eight limbs of yoga, and that yoga therefore isn’t really about getting a workout, even if sometimes that can be a nice side benefit. When it comes to Asana, he believes in proper balance and alignment as paramount. A deeply spiritual person, yoga and music are Tommy’s two strongest connections to what he likes to call ‘The Force,’ and he hopes to share that sense of wonder with others. He is a self-identifying nerd, an actor, teacher, musician, writer, editor, and a proud member of Mensa.