"Yoga is the practice of overcoming the obstacle of the mind to experience one's own true nature."
Adventurous and playful at heart, Anne is a E-500-RYT and YACEP yoga and meditation teacher who believes in the connecting power of yoga. Teaching since 2009 Anne designs her sequences to be both challenging and rejuvenating. Her intention is to create a supportive holistic space for her students to connect back to themselves through mindful movement. She currently lives and works in Maui, Hawai’i.
A lover of movement, Anne came to the practice as a way to regain the freedom in her body she experienced when she danced ballet. Holding a desk job at Harvard Medical School for seven years, yoga provided a catalyst to break the repetitive patterns of her day and helped Anne open up to be more present and capable in other aspects of her life. Anne designs her classes to give that same experience to her students through mindful movement and encouraging them to explore and be open to listening to themselves.
Deeply caring about the structural alignment of each pose, Anne first addresses the physicality and then layers in the subtle elements of the practice. With a degree in Biology and Psychology, Anne has studied the impact yoga has on the relationship of mind and body and believes in yoga's inherent benefit for holistic wellbeing.
Anne studied abroad and lived with a host family in Rome, Italy and after college Lived in Bangkok, Thailand for a year where she taught second and third grade science. Anne fell in love with exploring the world and learning about the people she met along the way. She currently leads international yoga and culture retreats and has led retreats to Greece, The Azores, Ireland, Maine, and New Hampshire. Her next retreat is at lake Atitlan, Guatemala Sept. 21-28, 2024.
In 2017 Anne spent a month living and learning at Radhanath Swami's Govardhan Eco Village in Mumbai, India. There Anne received her 300-hour Bhakti Yoga training through Supersoul Farm Yoga led by Raghunath Cappo. This was a formative training that deepened her practice in ayurveda, therapeutics, yin, and her understanding of the philosophy of yoga.
Anne graduated from Harvard Extension School with a Master of Liberal Arts in Visual Arts in 2019. Her work was in the community impact of the Grove Hall Mural Project in Boston. She is currently in school at the University of Hawai’i in the Master. Gardener program.
You can find Anne teaching and hosts workshops around Maui. She hosts international retreats, the next one will be in loves working with corporate groups and private clients, so reach out!
Watch Anne’s interview in building the yoga program with the Boston College Football Team.
Read Anne's interview with Boston Voyager Magazine: "Life and Work with Anne Patrick"
Anne is grateful and indebted to her teachers: Renee LeBlanc, Lynne Begier, Raghunath Cappo, Kaustubha Das, Dharma Shakti, and Matt Worley