MY STORY

Modern living is not easy. Sometimes it can feel like there are so many expectations of us that we have no time to stop and connect with what really matters. We may get to the point where we are struggling with our physical or mental health, overworking or addictive behaviours. We know we need to make changes but we don’t know where to start or how to find the time. That is where it all started for me.

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Fifteen years ago I first walked into a yoga class and had the tiniest inkling there might be something in it that could help me. A few years later, I took a life-changing trip to India including a yoga retreat, at which point I knew for sure that yoga offered the possibility of a new way of living. For the first time I could remember I felt connected, hopeful and alive. My life began to open up and it was only a matter of time before I enrolled on a yoga teacher training programme to deepen my personal practice and learn how to share its benefits. 

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The way I teach makes yoga accessible to a wide range of body types, abilities and ages, offering the option to embrace challenge or take it more gently. My intention is to create a warm and playful environment in which people feel safe to explore new possibilities without feeling pressurised to do so. My classes combine breath work, feel-good flowing movements, asana (yoga poses), and relaxation, weaving mindfulness throughout and facilitating a sense of deep connection. I love to draw on whatever is inspiring me, from the yoga tradition and beyond. I offer public and private group classes, workplace packages, one-to-one sessions and retreats. I also work for a London-based charity, teaching yoga to people in recovery from addiction.

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Find out more

If you have any questions about my yoga sessions, drop me an email at annarookeyoga@gmail.com