Brian Healy (aka Murari), LMT, CKYT is the director and founder of Sanibel Wellness, and he is licensed as a Massage Therapist in Florida and New York, as well as a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and Holistic Health Educator. He has resided in southwest Florida since 1992. The Sanskrit name Murari (rhymes with Ferrari) was given to Brian by his spiritual teacher, Yogi Amrit Desai, during the process of his yoga training.

Massage & Bodywork
Brian has been a practicing massage therapy and energy healing for over 15 years and is a graduate of the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy. He has taken hundreds of hours of continuing education in techniques like Deep Tissue Massage, Orthopedic Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage Massage, Oncology Massage, Structural Integration, Clinical Aromatherapy, Reiki, Healing Touch, Medical Massage and Thai Massage. In addition to the Sarasota School of Massage Therapy, has studied at the Swedish Institute in New York City, The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York and The Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Brian specializes in Therapeutic Massage and bodywork treatments for: arthritis; headaches; migraines; neck and shoulder pain, strain and sprain; fibromyalgia; ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease); sciata; frozen shoulder; rotator cuff injury; surgical rehabilitation; joint replacement; Parkinson's Disease; stroke; carpal tunnel syndrome.
If you have an especially challenging musculosketal issue, Murari can help.

Yoga
Brian has been studying Kripalu Yoga for over 19 years and has been teaching group and private yoga classes for almost 17 years. His unique blend of humor, intelligence, insight, knowledge of anatomy, and his wonderful physical presence reflect the fact that he has also studied yogic teachings from many different traditions over the years, including: Tantra Yoga; Kundalini Yoga; Raja Yoga; Bikram Yoga; Iyengar Yoga; Tantric Buddhism; Tantric Taosism; and Thich Naht Hahn's Mindulness. He is a former resident and staff member of Kripalu Center, and a former staff member of The Wellness Center at Omega Institue. He is also a Charter Member of Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association. (KYTA).
Murari's Tantra Hatha Yoga Classes
"Your body is a doorway into bliss."
Murari's classes in Tantra Hatha Yoga blend conscious movement, breath, music, and meditation into a flowing, sensual experience of healing energy. The Tantric Path consists of removing the obstacles to your seeing all of creation as divine... as an infinite dance of energy (Shakti) and consciousness (Shiva). In this state we joyfully witness the interplay of female and male principles coming together to form body, mind, emotion, and awareness in blissful unity.

My Early Training in Yoga & Meditation
by Murari Brian Healy
I began my education in yoga at age 23 on Long Island, taking classes from a girlfriend at a beautiful studio on the North Shore. It was shortly after my dad died and I was seeking something. I didn't know what, but the way I felt during relaxation in Shaina's yoga class gave me a little hint. That led me to find a yoga group (in the Yellow Pages, by the way) in Old Westbury, near where I grew up, called Ananda Marga, the Path of Bliss . I came to discover this wonderful group of people had a yoga practice rooted in the teachings of Krishnamurti and the Yoga Sutras (although I didn't know that back then). The outer expression of these practices was mainly through karma yoga (selfless service), bhakti yoga (chanting the name of God), vegetarianism, fasting, reading scripture, and doing lots of seated, silent group meditation. There was very little moving, stretching and breathing (which I now know as hatha yoga), only enough to help us sit longer.
[What, no crazy stretches? How could THIS be yoga? It certainly wasn't what Shaina had taught me. :)]
The elder and renunciate members of Ananda Marga spent most of their time caring for others or planning the care of others, not bending and twisting. And the householder members spent alot of time with their families ... their kids were so smart, so centered! And they didn't have a TV or VCR!
[How did they watch their yoga videos???]
This re-introduction into the deeper meaning of the ancient art and science of yoga was life altering and I choose to take initiation into the practice. A marvelous man by the name of Dada Sujit Kumar, who was an elder in the order was visiting the US from India, performed the sacred ritual and gave me the sanskrit name Visheshwara, which I was told meant Ruler of the Universe. [Not bad for a beginner huh?]

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What Students Say About Murari's Classes: "I've been practing yoga for six years and this is by far the best class I've ever taken." -Susan B., Cleveland, OH

"Murari has a talent for shining the light of consciousness on places you didn't know you had." - Dr. Steven Richmond, MD, Worcester, MA

"In just one private session Murari opened a whole new door to me... a whole different way of experiencing yoga. And a completely different way of being in my body! Wonderful!" - Muriel S., Duluth, MN

"I have studied yoga with Brian for many years. He is a truly gifted teacher. And his voice is so soothing." - Leslie G., Sanibel, FL