Yoga coaxes us to move from the confines of a timid engagement in life to a full embrace of ourselves as manifestations of Divine Consciousness! Along the way yoga challenges us to move into full worthiness and loving unconditionally, because that’s our true nature. As we discover who we are underneath the layers, we find extraordinary richness and beauty, and we can live from the spaciousness of our heart.

Betsey Downing, Ph.D., E-RYT-500, the "Grande Dame" of Anusara, has been a yoga practitioner since 1972 and a meditator since 1974. She is one of Anusara Yoga’s senior certified teachers, and has studied with John Friend as her primary teacher since 1994. Her early influences were Sivananda yoga, Joel Kramer, and then Iyengar yoga for many years. She directs Garden of the Heart Yoga Center in Sarasota, FL, and has taught workshops and trainings nationally and internationally, including at Kripalu and Omega. Betsey holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia, and is listed in the World’s Who’s Who of Women. Betsey’s teaching is vibrant with her passion for yoga and special expertise in progressive teaching. Her goal is to create an opportunity for students to connect with their power and wisdom … and to touch the sacred.

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