My Story
The mission of Brian Aubin Yoga and Wellness is to bring the benefits of yoga, meditation as well as the skills and compassion of stress management and meditative practices to all individuals - especially those affected with, or impacted by, Autism, Neurodiversity, Mental Health, and Recovery.
Brian Aubin is a Long Island native, who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in his late teens. Prior to and immediately following his diagnosis, Brian struggled with anxiety and depression, as well as alcohol and drug addiction and suicidal tendencies. Brian is now sober and healthy.
In 2013, Brian discovered yoga and wellness, attending classes and retreats at various studios across the country. Through exposure to these new ideas, Brian began to explore holistic health, such as Ayurvedic diets, spirituality and loving-kindness. This has benefited him profoundly.
Brian participated in a training to teach hot yoga in 2014. From there, he expanded his certifications to include 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Hatha Teacher Training; Trainings in Yoga of 12-Step Recovery, Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®, Five Element Yoga® , Accessible Yoga, Yoga of Recovery®, Relax and Renew® Restorative Yoga Level One and Level Two, and other specialized training to serve the underserved communities. He is also a Certified Reiki Conduit.
Through that search, he discovered Ashrams for Autism and completed the Samadhi Spectrum training . In Levels One and Two of the training, Brian learned how to use yoga and mindfulness to improve the lives of individuals on the spectrum and to assist the caregivers and parents of those living with ASD. Today, Brian is a teacher and staff member at Ashrams for Autism. Sharon Manner, the organization’s founder, feels “honored and grateful to have Brian on her team.”
There is no one panacea for Autism, Neurodiversity, Mental Health + Addiction, but Yoga and Meditation have helped Brian to feel more grounded, and much less anxious and depressed. Due to that, Brian wants to share Yoga, Wellness, Stress Management & Reiki with other individuals with Autism and Neurodiversity, Mental Health & those in Recovery. Brian plans on dedicating his skills and energies to these underserved populations. Through the powerful and healing force of Yoga and Wellness, Brian truly believes that his students will learn to access a world where they are happy and free.