If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present….
Lao Tzu
About Anna
Anna is a dedicated Yoga & Mindfulness Teacher and Practitioner, as a fighter of multiple chronic conditions herself, she is passionate about physical, emotional, mental and spiritual healing, overcoming trauma, emotional and physical pain, chronic stress, and anxiety though yoga and mindfulness.
My approach to teaching yoga, is to make it accessible and functional, making it suitable to everyone, including people new to yoga & mindfulness, people dealing with chronic illness, limited mobility, mental health issues, pain and many more…
Yoga
Yoga is often described as a union of the body and mind, which is certainly an essential part of yoga, but it also means the unifying of other things, such as breath and energy, hard and soft, and soul and body…and in the state of Yoga, the body, mind, emotions, and soul become all in balance — a state of equanimity.
Anna has developed a unique style of ‘Mindful Yoga’ through combining her teacher training courses in Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga & Variable Anatomy, Restorative Yoga, Trauma Informed Yoga, Accessible Yoga including adaptations for bed, chair, or wheelchair, and Mindfulness.
This style of practice allows deep healing and relaxation, working with the physical body, anatomy, increasing flexibility and strength, improving mobility and posture, reducing tension and other body sensations, and working with the mind, neuroscience, stimulating the Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS), reducing the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS), reducing anxiety, depression and stress, improving cognitive function, sleep, allowing to break the negative circle of intrusive thoughts, fear, so called ‘monkey mind’, overthinking etc.
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I know first hand how it is to suffer with anxiety, burnout, chronic stress response, exhaustion, fatigue, chronic widespread pain, degenerative changes in the spine, hormonal imbalance, joint pain, stiffness, nerve pain, unregulated autoimmune conditions and many more…the practice of Yoga is a part of my every day healing & wellbeing protocol.
I have experience with conditions like Adrenal Fatigue, Back Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Hypermobility, IBS/D, Infertility, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Premature Ovarian Failure (Premature Menopause), Menopause, Women’s Health and more.
My way of teaching is functional and variable, we are all different, we all have different bone and tissue structure, range of motion, hence, I encourage people to find their yoga, explore, and listen to their bodies, do what feels good …
I absolutely love working with people, guiding, helping and supporting them through their healing journey…as the truth is, we all have some healing to do…
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a simple and very powerful practice of training our attention. It’s powerful because it can interrupt the habit of getting caught in thoughts, mostly about the past or the future, which generates more stress on top of the real challenges of everyday life. Over the last 30 years, academic research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and physical medicine have documented the wide range of benefits of meditation, particularly in an 8-week mindfulness course format.
With dedication and practice, mindfulness can be a perfect method to healing anxiety and stress that can often compromise our health, performance and quality of life, and provide a sensation of relaxation. Regular Mindfulness practice has shown that it can be an effective aid in the treatment of many mental and physical health issues like emotional pain, trauma, including early childhood developmental trauma, and adult’s life trauma, chronic stress response – fight – flight – freeze, as well as generally improving our performance, relationships, and well-being.
“ Mindfulness is a wonderfully easy and available practice, that can create the magic of coming back to yourself, reduce the suffering and increase the happiness…”
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“There is so much depth and beauty that mindfulness-based programs can bring to life. I am passionate about cultivating the power of being present in ‘The Now’, mindful attitudes, especially non–judgement, beginner’s mind, non–striving, acceptance, letting go, and gratitude.
The way I like to think about mindfulness, is as to simply be aware, to pay attention, and to bring focus to both internal and external experiences, feelings, or sensations as
they are happening…this helps to find grounding and stability in life, come out of being ‘disconnected’, find balance and resilience.
Services
Yoga Class
In Person, Live Online & On Demand
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Yoga Coaching
In Person & Online
Fancy trying yoga, getting back to it, or exploring it more in depth? During 1:1 session, we will focus on discovering ‘your’ yoga, suitable for you and your body, working on the ‘Mind & Body’ connection.
Mindfulness & Stress Reduction
In Person & Online
Using a combination of techniques to establish physical, emotional and mental balance. Promoting inner healing, fighting chronic stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, by relaxing your body and mind.
Nurturing & Spiritual Healing Session
In Person & Online (Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditation, Breathing)
Tailored to suit, person-centred, compassion focused, somatic approach (body centered), supporting your mind and body in moving from survival mode to rest, relaxation, healing and wellbeing.
These sessions are designed to help people with chronic pain, chronic and autoimmune conditions, fatigue, limited mobility i.e. Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, adrenal fatigue, hormonal imbalance, menopause etc.
Overcoming anxiety / stress, depression, trauma, grief/ loss, anger, frustration, overwhelm, childhood conditioning, PTSD, working with The Polyvagal Theory & The Vagus Nerve, de-coding your nervous system to understand your reactions, responses, behaviours and self-believes.
Mindfulness Now Program
In Person, Online, Group & Corporate Options Available
A fusion of key elements of both Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), within a flexible approach which is simple to integrate with other therapeutic approaches.
