ANUSARA YOGA Yoga from the heart of GRACE...
Experience the uplifting effects of this exquisit practice that so beautifully blends Tantric wisdom, love and devotion, and powerful asana postures.
BY NACY GOODFELLOW

From my first Yoga class I knew that I had found something special, something that immediately sparked my curiosity and intrigued me in a way I hadn’t experienced before. I was only 21 years old but I began practicing with earnest and zest, starting at 5am everyday. I was very fortunate to have found a gifted and compassionate teacher who guided me in the Ashtanga Vinyasa method for my first 2 years. It was then that I moved to Costa Rica and began a very personal and disciplined self-practice.

At the urgings of friends, I began teaching a small group of students and shortly afterwards traveled to Bali where I attended an intense 2 month teacher training course.

Yoga had become a way a life; it created an ability to listen deeply within and I found sources of strength and sensitivity that I hadn’t previously been aware of. After 15 years of Ashtanga practice, I was introduced to the Anusara method, which immediately opened me up to a whole different perspective.

The Sanskrit word “Anusara” means to be flowing with Grace and is a heart-based practice rooted in Tantric philosophy. Through the Universal Principles of Alignment one is able to increase pranic energy flow and profoundly open the body. With the practice of balanced action between self-effort and surrender, the student connects to the innate goodness and beauty present in us all.

I have been studying and practicing the Anusara method for almost 4 years now and have nearly completed the certification process.