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Kerry
Anne was first introduced to yoga and pranayama in 1992, when
she studied Iyengar yoga and "breathing meditation", which included
a technique that is often referred to as "rebirthing" or "circular
breathing" in the west. It was then that she discovered the possibilities
to create deep mental, emotional, and physical space (or Awareness)
though asana and pranayama.
She has since studied and explored many styles of yoga and therapeutic/expressive
movement, including, Iyengar, Vinyasa Flow, Astanga, Vinnie yoga,
as well as Feldenkrais (awareness through movement,) butoh, and
other modern dance techniques. Kerry Anne considers the yoga she
teaches Tantric for many reasons, one being that she emphasizes
the use bhanda, kriya, pranayama, and visualization and meditation
to move energy, all within the context of integrity of alignment
and compassion for limits. Kerry Anne is particularly influenced
by practices and teachers that incorporate movement with precise
alignment cues. She has studied with Tias Little, Aadil Palkhilvala,
Gabriel Halpern, Angela Farmer, Rod Stryker, Barbra Benagh, Sean
Corn, Mark Whitwell, among many others.
Her language is sparse and carefully selected to encourage students
to shed automatic (and often erroneous/negative) associations
in the mind, and patterned holding /movement in the muscles that
create inefficiency, struggle, and pain. She seeks to inspire
her students to explore their yoga practice honestly, with the
spirit of deep listening, and to find an approach and combination
of techniques that create an awareness of a sacred space within,
from which to heal and grow.
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