About Ann
ANN IS A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WITH OVER 18 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE.
SHE HOLDS AN E-RYT CERTIFICATION THROUGH A YOGA ALLIANCE APPROVED SCHOOL, TRAINED BY ALEXA & ANDREW LANE ERYT500'S, OF ALOKA YOGA. SHE IS ALSO CERTIFIED IN PRENATAL YOGA & HOLDS AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN THERAPEUTIC RESTORATIVE YOGA & YOGA THERAPY.
ANN HAS COMPLETED HER ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH MASTER TEACHER JUDITH HANSEN LASATER, Ph.D, P.T. TO BECOME A CERTIFIED RELAX AND RENEW INSTRUCTOR. THE ONLY CERTIFIED RELAX & RENEW INSTRUCTOR & TRAINER IN THE SARATOGA SPRINGS AREA.
ANN HAS ALSO STUDIED WITH BO FORBES OF ELEMENTAL YOGA & AMY WEINTRAUB AUTHOR OF YOGA TO BEAT THE BLUES. BOTH LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF YOGA THERAPY FOR EMOTIONAL WELLNESS. SHE RECENTLY TRAINED WITH BESSEL VAN DER KOLK IN INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS FOR TRAUMA. SHE HAS COMPLETED THE LEVEL 2 PHOENIX RISING YOGA THERAPY PROGRAM & IS SOON TO COMPLETE HER CERTIFICATION. AN AMAZING MIND/BODY THERAPY. ANN FEELS GREATFUL & HONORED TO WORK WITH ALL OF HER CLIENTS. SHE IS HUMBLED BY EACH BODY SHE WORKS WITH & LEARNS FROM EACH & EVERY ONE.
SHE HAS STUDIED WITH LAURA HARTMAN, A DYNAMIC INTEGRAL CERTIFIED TEACHER WITH 30 YRS. EXPERIENCE. LAURA IS A TEACHER TRAINER, STUDIO OWNER & HAS LEAD RETREAT GROUPS AROUND THE GLOBE. SHE WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH YOGA FOR ATHLETHES.
ANN SEEKS ONGOING TRAINING WITH LAURA WHENEVER SHE CAN AS WELL AS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS TO REFINE & SPECIALIZE HER PRACTICE. SHE HAS ALSO STUDIED UNDER SADIE NARDINI, FOUNDER OF CORE STRENGTH VINYASA YOGA IN NYC. ANN MODELS HER CLASSES AFTER SADIE'S WORK-WORKING FROM THE CORE.
I STARTED MY CAREER AS A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER OVER 18 YEARS AGO. THE LAST 12 YEARS I SPENT IN PRIVATE PRACTICE ON LONG ISLAND UNTIL MY FAMILY & I RE-LOCATED TO SARATOGA SPRINGS. I HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE & SPENT THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME DOING THE THINGS I LOVE MOST- BEING WITH MY HUSBAND, THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN & MY YOGA PRACTICE.
I HAVE BEEN A PRACTITIONER OF YOGA FOR MANY YEARS BEGINNING IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN IT WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR PHYS. ED.; THROUGHOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL, WHEN I NEEDED TO DE-STRESS AND THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY & STRESSFUL "MOTHER YEARS" RAISING TWIN BOYS & OUR DAUGHTER. IT WAS ALWAYS MY RETREAT, MY SANCTUARY. THE PLACE I RETURNED WHENEVER I NEEDED TO CENTER AGAIN.
I CONTINUED TO GROW IN MY OWN PRACTICE & REALIZED THE ENOURMOUS EFFECT IT HAS ON ONE'S LIFE BOTH EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. PURSUING MY CERTIFICATION SEEMED LIKE THE NATURAL PATH TO TAKE TO HELP OTHERS ALONG IN THIS JOURNEY.
I CONTINUE TO TAKE ON-GOING TRAINING TO STRENGTHEN MY OWN PRACTICE AS WELL AS TO GROW AS A TEACHER. I STRIVE TO MAKE MY STUDIO & CLASSES A WARM, WELCOMING PLACE TO EXPLORE THE PATH OF YOGA & ALL THAT IT HAS TO OFFER.
NAMASTE, ANN