What People Are Saying

In October of 2021, I participated in a 9-day plant dieta hosted by La Medicina retreat in Peru. As part of my integration gift, I was given a session with Brian to help me figure out how to acclimate to my surroundings after having come from such a beautiful and intense journey.

Brian has this beautiful no-nonsense approach that hits you right in the heart. Some words are sweet medicine and some are tough love medicine but regardless, it went down and stayed down. He knows exactly how to say something, especially if it's a hard truth, without judgement.

To say that Brian helped me integrate after my Peru trip is an understatement. I believe Brian was an integral pit stop on the journey to reclaiming myself.

I am forever grateful for his wisdom, guidance, patience and wisdom. What a gift to have met him in this lifetime.

— Kristina, Coach & Herbalist

I’m truly grateful to have met Brian. He is exceptional at helping you identify the root cause of your dilemma and guiding you in finding solutions.

With only 4 sessions, I was able to identify and develop a deep sense of peace towards a difficult situation.

Simply a genuine and intuitive teacher.

— Mat, Nurse Practitioner

Brian has been instrumental in helping me look at my past trauma in a different way. His experience in the yoga tradition, Jungian form of therapy, and other treatment modalities is a welcome departure from traditional talk therapy.

After 4 bouts of cancer, numerous surgeries and radiation, being a long time meditator, and many years of talk therapies, I had yet to arrive at a place of inner healing. At the age of 74 I had to find a better way and ask myself: if not now, when?

Compassionate Inquiry, as developed by Dr. Gabor Maté was the gateway to begin this journey. Brian’s skillful and compassionate coaching has greatly helped me in this process. Age is no barrier to investigating and healing. Thank you, Brian!

— Ute, Canada

Working with Brian one-to-one via video conferencing is an incredible experience. It provides a unique intimacy with teacher and subject.

Unlike having to coordinate and attend a meeting in the same physical space, there is very little discomfort in planning to be and arriving in front of each other every week.

In a very short period of time, Brian has managed to provide me with friendship, sound psychotherapeutic advise and unparalleled yogic guidance. All of which have equally been, and continue to be, life changing experiences.

— Nelson, Sri Lanka

Brian James is a very dedicated Yogi and Yoga Teacher following the Krishnamacharya tradition.

He is very talented and a very keen student, practitioner and teacher of Yoga. I wish him well in all his endeavours including teaching Yoga in the Krishnamacharya tradition.

— Srivatsa Ramaswami, vinyasakrama.net

Brian is not offering his yoga to you. He is inviting you to find your yoga in the intimacy of your breath so you can be connected to your own flow of life.

After an Ayahuasca ceremony this gentle process was really helping to translate what the medicine gave me with respect and gratitude.

I love the simplicity of the process. It is priceless before and after the ceremony for weaving the teachings of my altered state of consciousness into the reality of my human condition.

Brian’s classes were an essential part of my integration at The Temple of the Way of Light. Since his teaching is portable, I am taking it home with me.

— Claire, Paris

Brian James is a dedicated student and teacher of the ancient principles of evolutionary consciousness, healing science and practices of Yoga.

In his new manual ‘Harmonic Movement’ he teaches accessible practices and knowledge for all ages and abilities.

The wisdom teachings and suggestions of the Ancestors are designed to show us how to create and live our dreams fully as well as guiding us to age with vitality, clarity, grace and acceptance. Anything that furthers that gets my support. Thanks Brian for an excellent guide.

— Danny Paradise, International Yoga Teacher

From my first class with Brian I was hooked, his passion and enthusiasm are infectious. I arrived a complete beginner, and left with the tools and the confidence to develop an empowering and personal daily practice. I can’t thank him enough.

— Ben, UK

It’s hard to believe how open and focused I feel after just a month of daily yoga with Brian James! I’ve seen a noticeable improvement in flexibility, balance and strength with a 30 - 45 minute session, every morning in my living room.

I enjoy Brian’s focus on the breath and how it directly determines the quality of each movement. His gentle reminders to allow the breath to envelop the movement allow me to relax into each pose instead of worrying about getting things “just right.”

My previous experience of yoga classes were in a giant room with 100+ participants, sweating, over-exerting themselves in a way that felt competitive. The practice that Brian shares is demanding and yet, deeply contemplative and grounding. I highly recommend this practice to anyone desiring a powerful moving meditation that brings the soul, mind and body together as One.

— Eric, California

I have been doing yoga, or maybe I should call it yoga-inspired exercises, on and off, for years but it wasn’t until I came across your videos that I actually started to fall in love with yoga.

I find that rather than dreading yoga as another thing on my checklist to get done, I actually look forward to it. It has been such a wonderful influence on my daily experience and is now a core part of my practice.

I found your videos when I was inspired to get back into yoga after my partners cancer diagnosis. Since then I have been going your sequences almost every day and my partner (who was never a fan of yoga before) joins me when she has the energy.

It has become an amazing way for us to connect with each other in the midst of our crazy lives of work, school and parenting. Thank you so much for helping make that possible.

— William, Toronto