Breanna
she/they

"I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear."

—nina simone

Breanna was born and raised in Durham, NC, and took her first yoga class at 16 in the city. They've kept the practice with them as they've gone through every phase of their life. Breanna double majored in Africana Studies and Gender and Sexuality studies during undergrad at NYU and is currently completing their Ph.D. in Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. Breanna moved back home to Durham in the spring of 2022 from Berkeley, CA, and found Midtown later that year. She took her 200hr training with Midtown in the Winter/Spring of 2023 and has found a deeper joy and commitment to the practice outside of the postures. Breanna understands yoga as a place of profound connection: to their body, to their authentic self, and to visions of liberation. She hopes her students leave class a little more connected. Outside of Midtown, you can catch Breanna trying to convince herself that she does, in fact, need something else from Home Goods or riding around town with her pitbull pup in the backseat. Ask them about their favorite sci-fi book; you'll be in for a treat!