Owners

Dean Telano - ND, PhD, MS, ERYT, RCYT, RPYT

Dr. Dean Telano is co-owner of True Living Yoga, Founder and Director of the Yoga Teacher Training Program at the Rahini Yoga School, and President of Bön Buddhism of Long Island.

Dr. Telano, a Certified and Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), has been teaching yoga, meditation, and wellness for more than 20 years. Dr. Telano's yoga experience ranges from teaching children as young as 3 and adults as old as 102. Moreover, his therapeutic yoga teaching experience includes helping people with a wide range of ailments such as Anxiety, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis, Arthritis, Cancer, Osteoporosis, Low Back Pain, Hypertension, and Diabetes. Dr. Telano has studied and holds certifications in Rahini, Hatha, Kundalini and Tibetan Yoga; and Meditation, Buddhism, Qigong, Reiki, and Ayurveda. He has studied under Ravi Singh, Shri Anandi Ma, Shri Deleepji, Dr. Rao, Grandmaster Dr. Warner Chen, Master Tianyou Hao, Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Geshe Murig Nyima Kunchap Rinpoche, Khenpo Ratsa Geshe Tenzin Dargye, and the 7th Kundröl Namkha Thinley Wangyal Rinpoche.

Dr. Telano has authored several yoga teacher training manuals and is a former college adjunct professor. Furthermore, he is a Naturopath with a PhD in Natural Health, a Board Certified Alternative Medical Practitioner, and an Exercise Physiologist. He has appeared on television, and at colleges, hospitals and other wellness settings teaching yoga, meditation, and wellness.

Naomi Miller, LCSW

Naomi Miller, currently a co-owner of True Living Yoga, is responsible for the administrative and sales related planning, programming, membership and registration for True Living Yoga, The Rahini Yoga School and Bön Buddhism of Long Island. Naomi is the head coordinator for all events and Buddhist related workshops offered at True Living Yoga.

Naomi is a certified psychotherapist who has been practicing psychotherapy through private practice for over 10 years. She has been successful in guiding and helping people to overcome emotional barriers through various modalities - focusing on ones spiritual path of self awareness and discovery. As well, Naomi has worked in psychiatric settings finding ways for people to compliment psychotropic medications with holistic approaches to mental and emotional illness.

Naomi is a passionate and avid supporter of PETA and animal rights. She contributes much energy towards living an AHIMSA lifestyle by being a vegetarian, practicing yoga, and educating others on methods of attaining balance and contentment.

You can contact Naomi for more information regarding our classes and events offered at True Living Yoga.

Heidi Johnsen - CRYT, E-RYT

Heidi is a certified Rahini Yoga Teacher, Registered Yoga Teacher (CRYT, RYT 200) since 2008, Co-Owner of True Living Yoga and Co-Head of Membership for Bön Buddhism of Long Island. She organizes and coordinates Dr. Telano's monthly Meditation classes, helps organize workshops taught by Tibetan teachers and Buddhist healers from India as well as events and classes at True Living Yoga.

Heidi is a senior teacher for the Rahini Yoga School's 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification Program. She has been practicing yoga for several years and teaches Rahini Yoga classes at True Living Yoga. She continues her studies in Bön Buddhism and is on the path to completing her 500 Hour Rahini Yoga Teacher Training Certification.

As one of the owners of True Living Yoga, home of Bön Buddhism of Long Island and the Rahini Yoga School, Heidi is thankful for her partnership and bond with Dr. Dean Telano and Naomi Miller, treasuring this incredible journey to help those in need of a healthier mind, body and spirit... a more joyful life.