Anna Swank Yoga

Dear students, now is your chance to study with my marvelous teacher in the comfort of your own home! Jennifer Beaumont, senior Iyengar instructor and director of the Light on Yoga Institute of Grand Rapids, is offering both live and recorded classes for very reasonable prices, and her precise, penetrating instruction is sure to cut through the quarantine malaise. Practice, practice, practice my dears, but only, as Dr. Suzuki recommends, on the days you brush your teeth.

Light on Yoga Institute: Iyengar Yoga Center of Grand Rapids Iyengar Yoga Grand Rapids

Low gravity day!

An amazing shot from our Know Your Ropes workshop with Anna Swank last weekend. Greg began practicing Yoga 18 months ago and has been hitting the mat consistently ever since, you can find him in class most every day of the week! 70 has never looked so good! 🙌💪🙏

Subbing James' class at Parkview Yoga Mons 5/20 and 5/27 2-3:30pm! Come practice xoxo

I am always humbled by those who come ready to try something entirely new. Thank you to the brave and spirited yogis who came to learn on Sunday, upside down, and to the beautiful Health is Wealth Yoga Family. xoxo

New workshop series! Next up: March 17 3:30-5:30pm

What a curious, courageous, game group f yogis came out for my first workshop at Health is Wealth Yoga! Keep practicing and see you all Match 17 for the next one. ♥️

Thank you for this welcome, Health is Wealth Yoga!

Hello! This is Anna, she is going to be offering several wonderful workshops at Health is Wealth Yoga in the coming months. Read below for details on her first workshop with us on Sunday, Feb 10 and to read a little bit more about the lovely Anna Swank.




Inner Warmth, Outer Shine
Anna Swank, RYT200, CIYT-in training
Sunday, February 10, 3:30-5:30
Health is Wealth Yoga
$20

About the Workshop:
Did you know that once upon a time, Yoga gurus made their pupils meditate on Himalayan mountainsides until the intensity of their concentration melted the snow around them? Well, we may not manage that in this workshop, but we WILL banish the cold with a dynamic asana practice to harness the power of heart-opening. We'll explore and experience the Yogic concept of tapas -- sustained burning to achieve transformation -- through our radiantly vibrating bodies, as we work first to loosen our cold- and coat-hardened limbs, then inward toward the center, to free our hearts from the cages of collapsed winter chests. You may just walk out ready to melt the snow! This workshop is open to all, although some previous knowledge of basic yoga asanas will be helpful.



About the Instructor:
Anna began practicing Yoga as a teenager in a black-lit bedroom, and studying formally at the Iyengar Yoga Center of Marseille, France in 2004. She trained as a Yoga teacher in 2012-13 at YogaWorks in New York City, where she taught Yoga to adults and high school students before moving to Kalamazoo in 2014. Since then she has been pursuing the rigorous but rewarding path toward certification in the Iyengar method, under the mentorship of CIYTs Mary Reilly and Jennifer Beaumont. She is passionate about sharing the grace and precision of Yoga master BKS Iyengar's teachings with her students, and witnessing their transformation.

September never fails to make me feel oh-so-temporarily super-human, and that burst of back-to-school energy can be at once exhilarating and intimidating to harness.... I have new crayons and a plan, now what? Will this pan out the way I envision? How high should I set my expectations? And, most pressingly in Michigan, will this flame of ardor burn as brightly once the snow begins to fall? Will I be disappointed that I couldn’t sustain my Septemberian hopes? Yoga offers a useful perspective for facing these inevitably transient energetic shifts with equanimity: that we should work without fixation on the fruits of our labors. That is, relish the energy and optimism of this seasonal moment, enjoy the experience of working and planning so effortlessly, so that when the surge wanes we still have the unalloyed spark of that experience to see us through the winter. And as the Gita reminds us, “No step on this path is wasted.” The ardent, hopeful work we do now will light the path onward. So, Happy “Non-attachment-to-the-fruits-of-your-Labor” Day to you all! xxoo

This just in: Thursday morning Yoga at Factory Coffee is on for the rest of June!

"How can you know God if you don't know your big toe?" -- BKS Iyengar

I hope those of you who joined me for class at Factory Coffee last Thursday know your big toes a bit better . . . now it's onward toward the core! Hope to see you Thursday as we continue our body/mind Spring Clean. xo

Just think how tasty one of these will be after Spring Cleaning Yoga upstairs at Factory! See you radiant beings next 3 Thursdays at 9:30...xoxo

After a very brief 17 hour hiatus from yesterday. Nitro Cold Brew is back on tap!

Hello Everyone! At long last, I am teaching a public Yoga course in Kalamazoo! Thank you to Alicia Dawn and Infinite Bliss Yoga for welcoming me into their community. The course will run on Monday evenings 7:30-9pm in April and May at Infinite Bliss Yoga on Walnut Street. Brochure forthcoming. Spread the word, and let me know if you'd like to register!