#61 ANNA ASHBY - AUTHOR OF RESTORATIVE YOGA' POWER PRESENCE AND PRACTICE FOR TEACHERS & TRAINEES
Anna Ashby (@ashby_anna) has been studying and practicing yoga for over 30 years and has been teaching since 1999. An experienced teacher, she holds the highest level of certification by the Yoga Alliance Professionals - Senior Yoga Teacher (SYT) and Yoga Alliance (US) E-RYT-500. She also holds a B.A. (hons) in Modern Dance which she gained from Mills College in California in 1991.
Anna’s teaching style has evolved over the years from her study of dance, in-depth training with established, classical yoga systems that focus on alignment, and a dedicated meditation practice that developed while she lived for 12 years in a yoga ashram in upstate New York.
Her style reflects precise instruction that combines healthy alignment and intelligent sequencing with an appreciation for flowing artful movement. Her approach is methodical and accessible and incorporates the teachings of yoga in a way that is practical and makes sense in modern context. Classes and retreats are focused on learning and the environment is open and friendly.
She also specialises in teaching restorative yoga, a style of yoga that is passive, introspective and breath oriented where the body is supported on bolsters and blankets and still for longer periods of time than in an active class. The purpose of this type of practice is to shift the nervous system out of ‘fight or flight’ into a deeply felt relaxation response.
Anna teaches at triyoga in London and is one of London’s leading yoga teachers. She is a founder and senior faculty member of the triyoga™ teacher training programme, one of the most comprehensive and rigorous training programmes in Europe. Anna regularly leads retreats, workshops and trainings in the UK and Europe.
Her book, Restorative Yoga: Power Presence Practice for Teachers and Trainees was released March 2022.
WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT
-The process of writing a book
-Managing perfectionism and facing self doubt
-What is meant by power, purpose and presence
-The difference between Yin and Restorative yoga
-Nervous system regulation
-The importance of creating a safe space as a teacher
-Living in an ashram for 12 years
-The pros and cons of Zoom teaching
-Listening to your inner voice
QUOTES
‘You cannot relax if you do not feel safe.’
‘It’s really hard for me to stop and pause! I need this type of work to go slow and find equilibrium.’
‘I felt this amazing recognition; like somehow I’d come home.’
‘Yoga is a personal practice of taking responsibility for your own state.’
‘There are so many different pathways to the truth.’
REFERENCES
Jean Hall (yoga teacher)
Richard Rosen (author, teacher)
John Stirk (author)
Triyoga (UK yoga studio)
BKS Iyengar (yoga teacher, author)
Paul Grilley (founder of Yin yoga)
Chris Swain (yoga teacher)
Joey Miles (ashtanga yoga practitioner)
‘Autobiography of a Yogi’, Paramahansa Yogananda (book)
Kevin Gardiner (yoga teacher)
Naval Ravikant (American entrepreneur)
‘The Yoga of Discipline’, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (book)
‘The Other Shore’, Thich Nhat Hanh (book)
‘Small Arcs of Larger Circles’, Nora Bateson (book)
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THE HOSTS
@adamhusler - Drawing from a variety of lives lived off the mat, Adam Husler brings a unique perspective to those who seek more from yoga than making pretty shapes. He offers creative, effective and clearly-sequenced teachings that focus on balancing flexibility and strength; physically and mentally. Educated by globally renown teachers, including Jason Crandell and Michael Stone, Adam specialises in a signature style of Alignment-Based Vinyasa— fuelled by a fascination with anatomy and a desire to ask ‘why?’.
Based in London, Adam teaches a robust schedule in one of the worlds top yoga studios, Triyoga, and world leading gym, Equinox. On top of this, Adam leads workshops, trainings and teaches festivals continuously around the world, leaving him with thousands of teaching hours under his belt and plenty of appearances in national and international media.
For workshops, trainings, events and retreats, find out more here.
@iamhollyhusler - From belting out original pop tunes at the London O2 stage to 20,000 people, whilst supporting Westlife, to singing healing mantras and playing magical instruments, to seas of sleeping yogis, at events and studios across the globe; Holly’s journey has led to a deep desire to help people find conscious connection and their own inner peace.
For workshops, music, events and retreats, find out more here.
