Meet DeAnna Shires, M.Ed., ACC, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

DeAnna Shires is a dedicated Yoga Therapist and Vedic Counselor with a profound commitment to education and personal growth. Her teaching journey began at an early age, as she delighted in lining up her stuffed animals for lessons.

With a professional career commencing in 1999 as a Special Education teacher, DeAnna discovered that yoga became an essential tool for achieving work-life balance. A passionate practitioner since 1993, she transitioned to teaching yoga in 2003, where her two great loves converged. In 2004, she launched the Breathe into Recovery Program, which provides yoga tools for individuals struggling with addiction and trauma.  DeAnna holds credentials with The International Yoga Therapy Association as a C-IAYT and with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500.  Yoga Alliance recognizes her Breathe Into Awareness school of yoga at the 200 and 500-hour levels and is also recognized by the International Association of Yoga Therapy.

An innovator and enthusiastic explorer, DeAnna opened a yoga studio in 2007 and directed it for seven years before passing the leadership to others. During this time, she began curriculum development, training yoga teachers through her Breathe Into Awareness and Breathe Into Recovery programs. Drawing from a background in special education and extensive studies in the Vedas, including Yoga, Ayurveda, and Vedic Astrology, DeAnna specialized in working with individuals facing various physical and emotional challenges. In 2017, she expanded her expertise to include teaching people with neurological conditions, emphasizing an inclusive approach that nurtures every participant—from beginners to seasoned practitioners. Her group classes foster a fun, welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership of their practice, fostering a sense of achievement and empowerment. DeAnna is a student of Dr. David Frawley and Yogin Shambhavi of The Institute of Vedic Studies.

In addition to yoga, following a significant life transition in 2014, DeAnna developed The Soul Flight Path, a unique approach to Mindset Coaching that combines Vedic Counseling with contemporary neuroscience principles toward their optimal path for success through a process that sheds conditioning and re-wires the brain for freedom and authentic expression. This skeleton of this approach was developed and taught by Dr. Jayne Gardner, a program approved by the standards of the International Coaching Federation. In addtion to mindset coaching, in 2023, DeAnna completed training in Health Coaching with Wellcoaches, the Gold Standard for Health Coach Education.