Anna Winkler (Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing: Meditation Retreats in the New York Catskills)
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Biography
Anna Winkler has devoted her life to yoga practice and teaching since 1989, when she completed her certification with the Sivananda Yoga Organization in India and Canada. She spent six years as a volunteer staff member there, supporting Yoga Teacher Training programs and contributing as a model for two yoga books, among other roles. Since 1997, Anna has studied Ashtanga Yoga with Eddie Stern and other authorized teachers, and she has been teaching Ashtanga since 2002.
Her ongoing study of Iyengar Yoga at Studio Yoga in Madison, NJ, began in 2007 and led to her second 500-hour teaching certificate. Anna teaches an Alignment Based Hatha Yoga class, and her Ashtanga classes are also strongly informed by alignment principles. She has been teaching in the Maplewood, NJ area since 2001 and is the founder and director of Shakti Yoga & living arts, established in 2005.
In addition to her yoga background, Anna is a Licensed Massage Therapist and a Certified Ayurveda Lifestyle Consultant, bringing a well-rounded perspective to her work in wellness and healing.