Darren Main

Darren Main, (born January 20, 1971), is a yoga teacher and author currently living in San Francisco. He has written largely about Eastern spirituality for a more modern and Western audience. Main is best known for his second book, Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic. He has written several other books: Inner Tranquility; Spiritual Journeys Along the Yellow Brick Road; and his newest, Hearts and Minds: Talking to Christians About Homosexuality. Three of Main's books are currently in their 2nd edition and have been translated in various languages. Main also maintains a podcast called "Inquire Within" on his website www.darrenmain.com where he interviews various individuals on topics such as healing, spiritualism, and social activism. [1]

Early years

Main was born in Westerly, RI to John and Kathy Main (now Kathy Ascare). Main also has a brother, Jason Main and a sister, Jennifer Main.

Main's adolescent years were “filled with pain, rage and confusion” which led to drug abuse and depression. After an unsuccessful suicide attempt, Main claimed to have had a spiritual awakening. This spiritual awakening led Main to Alcoholics Anonymous and to Narcotics Anonymous and to Hatha Yoga and Meditation. Main also became a student of A Course in Miracles.

Education

Main studied Social Work at Mohegan community College, Community College of Rhode Island and at Rhode Island College. He also studied massage therapy at the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in Worchester, MA and trained to become a yoga and meditation instructor at The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA.

Teaching Yoga and Meditation

Main began teaching yoga in Providence, RI in 1992. He spent a year teaching in Bozeman, MT in 1993. Main moved to San Francisco, CA in 1994 where he currently teaches. In 1998, Main opened his San Francisco yoga studio, Castro Yoga with David Nelson. In 2000, Castro Yoga closed and Main began teaching for San Francisco’s largest yoga studio,Yoga Tree. In addition to his weekly yoga classes and various workshops, Main is also the Director of Yoga Tree's Teacher Training program. His book, Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic has become required text in a number of yoga teacher certification programs throughout the United States.

Shortly after his first book was released in 1999, Main began teaching throughout the United States and internationally.

In April 2006, Main founded a Naked Yoga for Men group in San Francisco and began teaching naked yoga (for men) at Mission Yoga. [2]. link to BAR article: [3]

Writing

Main is the author of several books including:

• Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic
• Inner Tranquility
• Spiritual Journeys Along the Yellow Brick Road
• Hearts and Minds: Talking to Christians About Homosexuality Spiritual Journeys along the Yellow Brick Road.

Main also writes articles and has contributed to Gay.com, White Crain Journal and the Kaiser Permanente HIV Update Newsletter.

External links

• DarrenMain.Com
• Gay.Com
• Shake Radio
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