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"I had been practicing (hatha) yoga for a few years when I noticed a new teacher offering a class at my health club. After my first class with Anna, I knew that her yoga class was exceptional. Her special stress on basic postures and breathing was something I had not experienced with other teachers. No matter how many students were in those early classes, Anna always gave each individual attention and instruction. She emphasized precise body alignment, the need to go only to one's edge in each position, and the proper use of the breath. I began to see yoga in a totally new light. Anna opened a small studio near her home and I continuing taking classes with her. My practice continued to progress until, about a year ago, a compressed disc in my back became painful and I was unable to do a number of the postures without severe pain. After discussion with Anna I stopped coming to classes. Months passed and I decided to try to work with Anna on a one on one basis. She designed a yoga routine for me that I could do, given my back problems. It has been wonderful and my practice is again advancing. Over the years I have done a great deal of reading about spiritual growth and have meditated daily. I have always wondered about the need for a teacher. Couldn't I grow spiritually without a teacher? Some of my reading implied that one definitely needed a teacher and other writers were less adamant about the necessity for one. To make a long story short, I asked Anna to not only be my yoga teacher, but also help me with my spiritual growth. In the short period that we have now been working together, I have been led to amazing insights about myself and life and I have been given wonderful tools that have helped me open to growth and awareness in everyday living. My relationship with my wife of 41 years is deepening! With help from Anna, my meditation practice has also intensified and I am beginning to learn about the amazing advantages of having a teacher." - Ed Green, Professor, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech |