About Ann
ANN IS A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WITH OVER 18 YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE.
SHE HOLDS A 200 HOUR+ CERTIFICATION THROUGH A YOGA ALLIANCE APPROVED SCHOOL, TRAINED BY ALEXA & ANDREW LANE ERYT500'S, OF ALOKA YOGA. SHE IS ALSO CERTIFIED IN PRENATAL YOGA & CURRENTLY HOLDS CLASSES AT SARATOGA HOSPITAL WHERE SHE STARTED THE PROGRAM.
ANN HAS COMPLETED HER CERTIFICATION IN RESTORATIVE YOGA WITH MASTER TEACHER JUDITH HANSEN LASATER, Ph.D, P.T. TO BECOME A CERTIFIED RELAX AND RENEW INSTRUCTOR.
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 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. ANN SEEKS ONGOING TRAINING WITH LAURA WHENEVER SHE CAN.
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