Rina Deshpande

Rina Deshpande, a teacher, writer, and researcher of yoga and mindfulness practices, grew up with Indian yoga philosophy and rediscovered its value in self-care as a New York City public school teacher. A pioneer in online instruction, she helped launch the Relay Graduate School of Education, a blended-learning graduate school for K12 teacher training. She continues to share the benefits of yoga across the globe through Yoga Journal, Headspace, and the Huffington Post.

• NY Professional Certification: General K-6 Elementary Education - obtained 2006 (permanent)
• NY Professional Certification: Bilingual Education (Spanish-English) - obtained in 2006 (permanent)

Education

• Master of Education - MEd Harvard University Graduate School of Education (2014 — 2015)
• Master of Science - MS Pace University (2004 — 2006)
• Dual Bachelors - BA + BS University of Florida (2000 — 2004)

Companies

• Lead Advisor, Professional Development, Curriculum Design, + Wellness MeshEd Collective (2020)
• Curriculum Designer, Lead Instructor, + Professional Development Consultant LitLife, Inc. (2019)
• Teaching Faculty + Column Author Yoga Journal (2018)
• Wellness Author of Science-Based Articles Sonima, Talkspace, Self Magazine, Yoga Journal, Headspace, Learning & The Brain (2015 — 2021)
• Wellness, Professional Development, + Learning Design Consultant WeWork (WeGrow) (2019 — 2020)
• Wellness, Learning Design + Professional Training Lead Whittle School & Studios (2018 — 2019)
• Head Curriculum Designer, Resilience Training mobile app (SHIELD) Charles River Analytics (2015 — 2019)
• Clinical Research Curriculum Coordinator Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (2015 — 2017)
• Organizational Management + Curriculum Consultant Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching + Learning (2015 — 2016)