A New Hampshire native, Brianna served 5 years in the Marine Corps as an avionics technician at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, and Iwakuni, Japan. A perpetual student, Brianna used her Montgomery GI Bill to obtain an associate degree in engineering and a bachelor’s degree in technical writing/mathematics/technology. More recently, Brianna is a graduate of Soma Yoga Institute's 300-hour advanced teacher training and Discovery Yoga's 200-hour Kripalu teacher training. Brianna uses her combined 20 years of formal dance and yoga training as well as her military training to create a safe, nurturing, and mindful practice. She is the co-founder of Namaste Newport and teaches at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT.