Cory Bryant

In 2009 after teaching a yoga class in Washington, DC a student approached and asked Cory if he would like to be the yoga teacher on a 10-day trip to Nepal. He accepted the offer on the spot and in 2010 went on his first Nepal adventure. It changed the course of his life. Fast forward to 2019 and he has resigned from a “successful” career as a PhD Scientist/International Policy Expert at the FDA and moved to Nashville to open a yoga studio (Yoga Shala Nashville). In the interim years (between 2010 - 2017) he returned to Nepal four more times to co-lead this pilgrimage – each time taking on a bigger role. Then covid happened and travel plans were stalled. It was during that time that he was given the opportunity to take over, rebranding as The Spiritual Pilgrim. In 2022, after the covid hiatus, pilgrimages resumed and now TSP has expanded to offer multiple pilgrimages each year — including to India and Bhutan! Cory is a highly experienced (20+ years) yoga teacher and meditator. He is honored to serve as the pilgrimage leader, meditation teacher (and sometimes yoga teacher) for TSP programs. He guides in the style of the Tergar tradition of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and is continually working to develop his own practice and teaching skills. He is a member of the 2024-5 class of the Tergar Meditation Teacher Program.

In 2009 after teaching a yoga class in Washington, DC a student approached and asked Cory if he would like to be the yoga teacher on a 10-day trip to Nepal. He accepted the offer on the spot and in 2010 went on his first Nepal adventure. It changed the course of his life. Fast forward to 2019 an...Read More