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Studying yoga in Anna's classes is to be asked to challenge
yourself and your own expectations of what you can achieve. She builds a platform for the challenge with a thorough knowledge
of the practice and a keen awareness of each student's situation. To this she adds a gentle good humor that encourages her
students to take their practice seriously and their relative successes and failures not at all. It is above all else FUN.
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Anna's encouragement, attention and playfulness make each class a wonderful experience. She has the unique
ability to be both calming and energizing as she inspires her students to challenge their spirits, minds and bodies. -student
Your
class was one of the first places in the insular yoga micro-culture that I felt comfortable and welcome. You added a human
dimension to an environment that all too often takes itself far too seriously for my tastes. -student
Your class was
the first yoga class I ever attended, and was the reason I wanted to keep coming back. -student
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To say that Anna helped us out would be completely missing
the mark. I just don’t know how it would have been possible without her. Rachel concentrated on the labor, and I concentrated
on supporting Rachel, holding her hands through every contraction of the labor. Anna took care of everything else. She seemed
to know what we needed before we did. Because she took care of everything else, I was able to devote my full attention to
Rachel, and Rachel was able to devote herself to the labor and birth. -proud dad
I was able to have a very positive
birthing experience largely due to Anna’s support and participation as a doula. One of Anna’s greatest strengths
is in being able to intuit how to be present to the particular needs of the laboring couple. I found labor to be an extremely
intimate experience between my husband and me and I appreciate that Anna was able to protect that space for us, while at the
same time understanding how she could be present and meet our needs. -proud mom
Anna was wonderful to work with –
she is a wealth of information, and provided great suggestions and information leading up to Micah’s birth. She is a
fabulous combination of objectivity and experience, grace and tact. Even our doctor asked for her card because she was such
a valuable addition to the team who helped us during delivery. -proud parents
After our son was born Christina was
very appreciative of the Anna’s continued focus on her, ensuring she ate and drank and was comfortable. And we were
both extremely grateful for the post-delivery visit, at which time we were at our wits end dealing with a crying newborn.
Anna’s calming presence instantly soothed both our son and the unnerved parents. She departed a tremendous amount of
knowledge on infant care, breastfeeding and post-partum exercises/care for Christina. -proud parents
It was very comforting
to have Anna totally focused on me and my husband's needs. Something that really stood out was her post-delivery visit, where
she sat with me for an hour while I tried so hard to get the "latch" right for breastfeeding (and also demonstrated how to
comfort the child as she waited!) Anna's knowledge, patience, and good humor were invaluable and made our birth a wonderful
experience! -proud mom
Our baby presented "face up" which caused painful back-labor. Anna had many remedies for the
pain, including different positions and applied pressure and ice packs on just the right spots. Amazingly, Anna also recommended
positions and movements for turning the baby. To our great relief, the baby turned before being born! -proud parents
THANK
YOU thank you thank you thank you. We were clearly right to include you on our Dream Team of support and care. I can't tell
you how dramatic an improvement in our life you have very suddenly made. I'd describe it as going from...near chaos, minimal
control, severe sleep deprivation, and perhaps not far from borderline panic to...semblance of order, a share of control,
moderate sleep deprivation, and cautious optimism which constitutes a major positive change. -proud dad
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