Certified
north@forrestyoga.com
617-480-4412
Eastsound, WA
Anna has trained with and assists Ana Forrest. She's completed both the Foundation and Advanced Forrest Yoga Teacher Trainings. She studied anatomy for yoga teachers and body workers with Ellen Heed. She completed teacher trainings with Shiva Rea in India as well as in the U.S. With a white belt in NIA and a dance background she has a multifaceted understanding of the body and movement. During her undergraduate career where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Holistic Counseling Psychology, she also studied herbal medicine with Margi Flint and Tommy Preister.
Associate
jaiapapaya@hotmail.com
510-450-1630
Oakland, CA
Associate
alaranda@stx.rr.com
(956) 645-8333
Laredo, TX
Associate
cltriolo@yahoo.com
617-840-9188
Devon, PA
Associate
lynne@backbayyoga.com
(617) 375-0785
Boston, MA
Associate
tbevilacqua@metlife.com
(401) 588-9082
Cranston, RI
Associate
evolvingyoga@yahoo.com, dblackburns@yahoo.com
815-344-0359
Lakemoor, IL
Associate
isisward@earthlink.net
(707) 472-0451
Ukiah, CA
Certified
yoga@allettebrooks.com
Long Beach, CA
Lisa Allette Brooks is a yoga teacher and singer-songwriter committed to using both practices in a healing way, by cultivating connection to spirit. Current focus: working compassionately and constructively with injuries.
Mentor Teacher
brian@bodyworkyoga.com
(310) 418-8959
Los Angeles, CA
Brian currently teaches Forrest Yoga at Exhale's Center for Sacred Movement in Venice and Shakti's Elements in Santa Monica, California. Prior to this, Brian (www.bodyworkyoga.com) taught for five years at the Forrest Yoga Institute in Santa Monica. He has assisted Ana at workshops and during the Spring 2006 Teacher Training in Los Angeles. Brian's classes have clear purpose and his enthusiasm for teaching inspires both students and teachers to move forward in their lives and healing. Brian carries Ana's vision of teaching people how to practice and move through life in a Beauty Way. This translates in the practice as working without struggle and embodying freedom in the asanas. Outside of yoga, Brian maintains a bodywork practice specializing in healing pain through energetic deep tissue and cranial sacral bodywork. A continuing six-year mentorship with master healers Ana Forrest and Dr. Vincent Medici has given Brian an experiential relationship to "seeing" energy flow within and around bodies. He is a deeply kinesthetic teacher and healer, gifted in his ability to get students feeling, trusting, and strengthening their own Body's Intelligence. He is skilled at mentoring teachers in the art of "seeing" empathically and performing safe hands-on assists. He is also a teacher of Anatomy and Pain and Orthopedic Evaluation at the Shiatsu Massage School in Santa Monica.
Certified
calital@juno.com
Los Angeles, CA
Venetia's classes are powerful, exhilarating, and a safe haven of openness, compassion, and acceptance. Her spirit and confidence are infectious and inspiring.
Associate
vaughanc1@aol.com
713-963-0903
Houston, TX
Certified
ccaulker@yahoo.com
(206) 706-9920
Seattle, WA
Cindy Greenig is an experienced physical therapist and Certified Forrest Yoga Instructor since 2002. With an eye toward alignment, she creates classes that are safe, yet challenging for all levels of practitioners.
Associate
emily@innersightyoga.org
(917) 723-3803
New York, NY
Emily shares gifts of Forrest Yoga by inspiring students to authentically feel in every pose. Her warm and lighthearted nature is a breath of fresh air in NYC!
Certified
yogaluz@yahoo.com
Oakland, CA
Michelle brings over 10 years experience in yoga, fitness and bodywork. She inspires, challenges and offers a space for physical and emotional healing through a mindful yoga practice.
Associate
heidi@heidijocorey.com
(310) 569-6990
Santa Monica, CA
Certified
elissa_s@yahoo.com
(949) 289-1556
San Clemente, CA
Elissa delights in sharing Forrest Yoga with others and is committed to providing a space for her students that facilitates healing, self-discovery and personal growth.
Certified
sharonanda@hotmail.com
(707) 258-8772
Napa, CA
jlderryberry@yahoo.com
(630) 886-7255
Minneapolis, MN
www.JenniferDerryberry.com
Associate
breathe@yogashalavt.com
802-436-2721
Hartland, VT
Associate
info@padmayogavancouver.com
(604) 684 7734
Vancouver, BC
Associate
mail@mbody.eu
+4930 78951995
Berlin, Germany, NA
www.mbody.eu
Mentor Teacher
fonky1@steveemmerman.com
7732780877
Chicago, IL
CURRENTLY ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
Steve (www.turbodogyoga.com) has been teaching Forrest Yoga since 2000 and has assisted Ana Forrest at countless workshops, conferences, and both the Foundation and Advanced Teacher Trainings. He and his wife Talya lead workshops and retreats worldwide. Steve is on sabbatical as a Forrest Yoga Mentor and continually trains Moksha Apprentices.
Associate
shaunenglish@earthlink.net
860-575-3517
Centerbrook, CT
Certified
kimesteran@aol.com
812-366-4991
Georgetown, IN
Practicing since 1996 and teaching since 2001, Kim Esteran is a Certified Forrest Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500, RYT 500. She teaches in Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana.
Associate
stephen@studio34yoga.com
610-716-1615
Philadelphia, PA
Stephen Fisher, an instructor in internal Eastern arts since 2003, blends East and West in his teaching. Since 1995, Stephen has studied yoga, tai chi, and qi gong, training with yoga masters Ana Forrest and Joan White, and taijiquan master Steven Bennett. He completed his western training with a PhD in psychology from Yale University.
Mentor Teacher
gypsybill7@sbcglobal.net
(214) 682-1207
Dallas, TX
CURRENTLY ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
Bridget Foley (gypsybill7@sbcglobal.net) has been studying with and assisting Ana Forrest for nearly 10 years. She teaches Forrest Yoga full-time in Dallas and is a certified senior Forrest Yoga teacher. In addition to offering group classes and workshops, Bridget also incorporates healing modalities including bioenergetics, energetic healing and writing into private sessions, offering her clients the opportunity to create the life they most want to live through their work on the mat.
Associate
meimei@foxden.com
San Francisco, CA
Associate
deserthealer@hotmail.com
(310) 499-6195
Los Angeles, CA
www.deserthealer.com
Certified
yoga2heal@comcast.net
Madison, CT
MaryBeth discovered yoga on her road to recovery from cancer. She believes that through yoga, we can awaken the power within ourselves to heal the body, mind and spirit. MaryBeth's desire is to share the gifts of yoga with others, especially those who have dealt with the trauma of cancer therapy. She teachers with compassion to provide a safe environment for individuals to explore and unleash the healing power within.
Associate
caroline@carolinegeorge.com
970-708-1043
Salt Lake City, UT
Certified
brrglnt@metrocast.net
(603) 942-8669
Northwood, NH
I have practiced Kripaluy, Ashtanga and Forrest Yoga for over ten years. In 2001, I completed the Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT) program teacher training with Hannelore Moebious of Durham, NH. I teach in many settings including health clubs, community centers, churches and prisons.
Certified
jill@fourwindsyoga.com
(609) 818-9888
Pennington, NJ
Certified
maryann@thepoeticbody.com
(310) 441-9009
Los Angeles, CA
Associate
deniseny@mac.com
646-554-5704
Brooklyn, NY
Associate
carol_horton@sbcglobal.net
773-288-3878
Chicago, IL
Mentor Teacher
annhydeyoga@gmail.com
(713) 977-3567
Houston, TX
The Forrest Yoga Foundation course and certification process was the beginning of the most powerful and fulfilling work in my life. I look forward to supporting and guiding you through the same process so you can continue to develop your gifts, become a compelling teacher and inspiration to your students. The mysteries of you will start to unfold as you dive into the homework and a great sense of accomplishment and confidence comes from completing it and becoming certified. I want to help you get it done so you feel empowered to continue along this fascinating healing path that is Forrest Yoga. I continue to study extensively with Ana Forrest assisting her in workshops and attending advanced teacher trainings. In addition to Ana's Teacher Training Foundation Course, I have also completed the Boustany Yoga Teacher Training in 2000. I teach Forrest Yoga throughout the Houston, Texas, area (www.annhydeyoga.com).
Certified
tarajamesyoga@yahoo.com
505-918-3999
Albuquerque, NM
Certified
minniejardine@earthlink.net
(607) 564-1869
West Danby, NY
Located in the Fingerlakes Region of New York state, Minnie Jardine teaches Forrest Yoga at Cornell University in Ithaca as well as at her studio in West Danby. She completed the Foundation Teacher Training with Ana Forrest in Seattle in 2004, and the following year completed the Advanced Teacher Training course in West Hartford, Connecticut. She continues her studies with Ana and Jonathan, taking workshops and classes, and frequently assists them at workshops in Seattle, Portland, New York, and Kripalu.
Associate
louisajorge@yahoo.com.hk
+44 207-967-0635
London,
Certified
garykarten@hotmail.com
401 481-2558
Cranston, RI
Gary Karten has completed Foundation and Advanced Forrest Teacher Training. His spirit and heart re-awakened through Forrest yoga. He found that he has the ability to teach his students how to mindfully heal themselves through this sacred practice of breath and movement, relaxation, rejuvenation and self-awareness.
Associate
Dearbhla_k@hotmail.com
(310) 721-3452
Hollywood, CA
As we get deeper into our practice we come closer to claiming and celebrating our spirits. I am committed to helping students connect, nurture, embody, and celebrate their spirits.
Certified
carolking1234@yahoo.com
707-696-5464
Healdsburg, CA
Carol teaches with enthusiasm and passion. She has over 12 years of Forrest Yoga experience and a classical ballet background. She offers a safe environment to work compassionately with injuries.
Mentor Teacher
unmani44@bellsouth.net
561-261-7362
Pompano Beach, FL
CURRENTLY ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM.
Unmani (Jessica) King, aka Priestess, has certifications in more than 20 healing modalities and uses her skills and love for healing in the yoga room with her compassionate assists and insights. Unmani (www.yogiunmani.com), an invigorating and inspirational speaker, has worked in the area of personal growth for over 25 years.
Associate
brande_68@yahoo.com
801-486-0418
Salt Lake City, UT
Associate
megan@chichesteryoga.com
(845) 688-9769
Chichester, NY
Megan Leigh is the owner of Chichester Yoga, a studio offering Forrest Yoga classes exclusively. Stop in by Kayak or car and take a class.
Certified
toby@bostonyoga.com
(617) 867-9270
Boston, MA
www.bostonyoga.com
Associate
tracy@innermountainyoga.com
970-325-4553
Ouray, CO
Certified
chanel@yogathree.com
(800) YOGA-360
Somerville, MA
Associate
punyeuny@surewest.net
(916) 359-6658
Carmichael, CA
With gentle yoga poses and stretches, Eunice engenders energy in the body, going deeper into the spiritual and emotional aspects of yoga.
Associate
caramaiolo@yahoo.com
970-927-7606 home
Basalt, CO
Associate
sabinamari@gmail.com
Milan,
Certified
ecmather@hotmail.com
917-445-7190
New York, NY
Erica discovered Forrest Yoga while searching for practices to heal adult onset migraines. The surprising personal changes inspired by yoga are blessings; consequently, she encourages students to engage life's mystery.
Certified
feldman@uic.edu
(847) 444-1426
Deerfield, IL
Certified
lightspeed1210@hotmail.com
Houston, TX
Certified
jmelzer2012@yahoo.com
(707) 445-4789
Bayside, CA
Mentor Teacher
info@bluebuddhayoga.com
(925) 487-4592
San Ramon, CA
Through Forrest Yoga and bioenergetics therapy, Colleen has met her Spirit and made peace with her experience of depression. She created Blue Buddha Yoga (www.bluebuddhayoga.com) while in Chicago to reflect her interest in bringing yoga to those who live with depression. She authored a 6-week Yoga for Depression class series with companion workbook and has presented her classes in Chicago and Dallas. (She now lives in the East Bay of San Francisco.) Colleen is currently co-authoring a San Francisco State University sponsored study on Forrest Yogaŭs effects on depression. Through this work, Colleen hopes her students will learn to brighten and make their depression one of their life's greatest teachers. Since her initial Forrest Yoga certification in 2000, Colleen continues to be inspired by Ana while assisting her national workshops. In 2006, Colleen was delighted to complete Forrest Yoga's Advanced Teacher Training. She is grateful to be Forrest Yoga's Mentor Liaison and support this awesome Hoop of healing. Colleen is also certified in prenatal, post-natal and kids yoga and is constantly inspired by her two little wise children.
Certified
info@tomariken.com
(978) 808-3621
Andover, MA
Being a Forrest Yoga teacher is a dream fulfilled. After studying yoga for the last 25 years - Kundalini, Power, Vinyasa, and Iyengar - my passion is to teach Forrest Yoga.
Certified
rachelinouray@yahoo.com
(303) 579-1464
Omaha, NE
Certified
energiayoga@aol.com
206-860-3708
Seattle, WA
Cater the poses to your body type. Explore, investigate and experiment. Each moment unlocks a different doorway into a vast dimension of ourselves. Through Breath, Energy & Stillness, students are encouraged to empty themselves of self-limiting beliefs & make space for new things to unfold.
Certified
Kerry@chicagocenterforbodymovement.com
312-933-4962
Chicago, IL
Inspired by her teachers and a real curiosity of what deepening her own practice could bring into her life, Kerry decided to study with Ana Forrest. It has been an amazing and rewarding journey bringing with it a welcomed brightness into her life and new level of self discovery through her own practice. Kerry challenges her students to be present, breathe deeply, soften and stay in feeling during their practice. She encourages her students to take the gifts of what they learn in her classes beyond the mat and into their lives.
Certified
heatheronori@earthlink.net
(310) 281-6121
Santa Monica, CA
Heather Onori is a certified Forrest Yoga instructor and has her MA in Clinical Psychology She has been studying and practicing yoga for over 15 years and continues to pursue her studies in pranayama, meditation and energy work. Heather offers a compassionate and gentle approach towards her students. Currently Heather teaches at YogaHop www.YogaHop.com and at Shakti Elements www.Shaktiselements.com
Certified
bill@mindfuldogyoga.com
617-596-7528
Somerville, MA
Certified
puma23@ameritech.net
(216) 402-0266
Cleveland, OH
Certified
206 860-3622
Seattle, WA
Associate
christinetarapeterson@gmail.com
301-519-9322
Montgomery Village, MD
Associate
lrcraner@yahoo.com
(775) 225-8217
Verdi, NV
Certified
breathe365d@aol.com
310-721-0218
Los Angeles, CA
A certified yoga and Pilates instructor, Leslie's classes, workshops and retreats are compassionate, healing, playful, relaxing, invigorating, sweaty, and community building with an emphasis on integrity and an awareness in safe physical alignment. Teaching in one of Leslie's favorite things to do and she would love to share it with you.
Associate
jenniepratt@iwon.com
(617) 650-8287
Wilmington, MA
Associate
dikatq@comcast.net
815 545 6979
Crystal Lake, IL
Mentor Teacher
raffainfo@verizon.net
857-205-2500
Cranston, RI
Owner-operator of the Raffa Power Yoga studios in Cranston and North Kingstown, and Raffa Neuromuscular Treatment Center. Christine's expertise is in structural biomechanics, myofascial pain syndromes, and neuroanatomy. www.raffayoga.com
Certified
krankhorn@comcast.net
(847) 381-2889
Inverness, IL
Kathleen is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Reiki Master and Quantum-Touch Practitioner who promotes a balance of the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of each individual. Certified in 2000.
Certified
shaynareid@yahoo.com
(310) 285-3296
Santa Monica, CA
Mentor Teacher
kelley@tworiversyoga.com
425-333-4295
Carnation, WA
Kelley Rush has been a student of yoga for nearly two decades. She has studied extensively in the traditions of Iyengar, Viniyoga and Forrest Yoga. After years of deep soul searching, it was her love and connection to Forrest Yoga and its community that really made her heart sing and her Spirit soar! Kelley has studied yoga with Ana Forrest since 1998, completed the Forrest Yoga Foundation Course in 2000 and she enjoys assisting Ana in workshops and teacher trainings nationally. Kelley is proud to be a Forrest Yoga Mentor and is excited to be able to help teachers take their teaching skills and intuitions to the next level! In Carnation, Washington, Kelley has the unique blessing and great fortune to teach at her studio, Two Rivers Yoga (www.tworiversyoga.com) that also shares land with her home and family! Kelley's classes focus on strength-building bodywork, working with injuries and healing energy, while encouraging students inward to explore the depths of their spiritual potential. Kelley's vibrant teaching experience also includes an advanced teacher training with Shiva Rea; intense study and training with Robin Rothenberg & Gary Kraftsow; certification in Prenatal Yoga through Seattle Holistic Center; and doula training through Seattle Midwifery School.
Associate
willow@omkarawholebody.com
(503)819-2561
Portland, OR
Certified
nfsherer@aol.com
(847) 446-4520
Winnetka, IL
Certified
amslater@amslater.com
(312) 935-4658
Chicago, IL
Mentor Teacher
heidi@freshyoga.com
203-927-7604
New Haven, CT
Heidi Sormaz, PhD is the owner and director of Fresh Yoga studio in New Haven. She has studied Yoga for 13 years and taught for 8. For many years Heidi's focus was academic, studying the interrupting of cognitive habits (habitual thinking) with specific attention, focus and meditation. She brings these principles to her classroom, encouraging students to work with their minds as specifically as they work with their bodies creating an intensely mindful and dynamic class. Working this way allows students to understand the emotional walls they have created from their life experience and break the habits which keep them stuck in their bodies and lives. This way of working helped her move through her own challenges of dealing with severe social anxiety and recovering from an eating disorder. Heidi is a certified Forrest Yoga teacher and Forrest Yoga Mentor. She has assisted Ana Forrest in her national workshops and foundation teacher training courses. She has also studied Ashtanga and Iyengar yoga. In addition, she has extensive training in the martial art Taijiquan and the internal art Qigong. She is a senior student of Master Steven Bennett and teaches Taijiquan and Qigong at Yale University. She has been an educator, speaker, and corporate trainer with over 10 years experience in designing and leading seminars on stress management, meditation, and educator training. HDR Press published her book Performing Under Pressure and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine published her original research article "Meditation can Reduce Habitual Responding." In 2008 Yoga Journal selected Heidi as one of their "Next Generation of Yoga Teachers."
Certified
sprafkacj@yahoo.com
(630) 420-0672
Naperville, IL
Carol completed her yoga teacher training with Ana Forrest in August of 2005. She enjoys sharing with her students the healing influences Forrest yoga encourages and the challenges of truely getting in touch with your bodyand mind. Her classes are open to all levels and she teaches in the western suburbs of Chicago area.
Associate
laurensteg@gmail.com
831-917-9117
San Clemente, CA
Lauren loves sharing discoveries from her yoga practice with words and touch as a teacher. Lauren is a nursing student and will be sharing Forrest Yoga at her school and in hospital environments.
Certified
info@spirityoga.de
011-49-1743-182-847
Berlin,
Patricia founded Spirit Yoga in Berlin, Germany (www.spirityoga.de). She has completed the Forrest Yoga Foundation and Advanced teacher trainings and Jivamuti Yoga Teacher Training. Patricia developed her own pre-and post-natal yoga program and offers workshops and teacher trainings throughout Europe. She also produced the first German prenatal DVD and writes for Yoga Aktuell.
Associate
sandratill2001@yahoo.com
(415) 218-1970 cell/
San Francisco, CA
Sandra came to Forrest Yoga from a background in therapeutic bodywork. This innate knowledge and a desire to touch more people fuels her passion for teaching Forrest Yoga. www.sandytill.com
Certified
tomatz@earthlink.net
(303) 709-5525
Boulder, CO
Certified
francesca@flayogainstitute.com
(239) 992-5333
Estero, FL
Francesca Vanegas is director and founder of The Florida Yoga Institute and Yes To Yoga. "Forrest Yoga is a thrill in my life, that invites me to move beyond fear."
Associate
boxofmail@gmail.com
011-30-210-74-72-769
Athens, Greece,
Certified
shannonwells@ctcweb.net
(208) 229-0160
Boise, ID
Associate
wells@princeton.edu
(609) 688 0315
Princeton, NJ
Associate
liiswilliams@hotmail.com
011-972-35-222-537
Tel Aviv,
Certified
woodcrof@optonline.net
(631) 283-0554
Southampton, NY
Mentor Teacher
sinheemc@hanafos.com
822-10-8885-7916
Seoul, KR
Sin Hee McCabe (sinheemc@hanafos.com) brings a wealth of experience to her yoga classrooms in Seoul, Korea. She travels to the United States frequently and has studied many different forms of yoga. Her students now travel for hours on train to see her and enjoy the loving quality in her Forrest Yoga classes. She has completed the Foundational Teacher Training and two Advanced Teacher Trainings with Ana Forrest. She continues to assist Ana when she teaches in Hong Kong and looks forward to helping the mentorship program hone their remote program application.
Associate
grgurevic@msn.com
206-228-0523
Seattle, WA
Mentor Teacher
suzi@orcasmandala.com
(360) 376-4015
Orcas, WA
Suzi Zobrist celebrates a vibrant and passionate life filled with sunny days at the beach with her daughter, Solana and sweetheart, Bernard. Forrest Yoga has helped Suzi heal from ovarian cancer and has kept her breathing throughout motherhood. Her yoga practice is about embodying her truest self and living bold, bright and beautiful. Suzi lives on Orcas Island, Washington, where she teaches out of her studio, Orcas Mandala (www.orcasmandala.com). Suzi loves to guide and be witness to the evolution of her students as they learn to breathe, feel and awaken something inside them that feels good. As a senior Forrest Yoga teacher, Suzi assists Ana Forrest nationwide at workshops and teacher trainings and is honored to be selected as a Mentor Teacher.
Mentor Teacher
reegez512@hotmail.com
(303) 246-6942
Denver, CO
Looking for a new way to physically challenge herself, Regina stumbled upon her first yoga class eight years ago. Thousands of Downward Dogs later, she still finds joy in the strong physical aspect that yoga offers. Regina has been blessed with countless beautiful teachers -- most notably the students in front of her in each and every class at the studio she co-owns, Yoga Energi (www.yogaenergi.com). Although Regina has studied many different styles, including Ashtanga, Anusara, Power and Iyengar, her primary teaching influence has been Ana Forrest. Regina loves the strength and focus of Forrest Yoga and how it is designed to support our physical, mental and spiritual growth. Through this challenging practice, we can learn grace and calmness, as well as the strength of our own Spirit. Regina's true work lies in living her yoga off the mat as well. Finding compassion, love and gratitude in every moment has been the greatest gift yoga has given her. Sharing this gift with her students is her greatest joy.
