Ann Barros is a senior Iyengar yoga instructor with over 30 years
teaching experience, including 5 years at UCSC, where she introduced the
Iyengar tradition to the Santa Cruz, California community. She has led
over 50 successful Yoga In Bali tours. She has led workshops both
domestically in California and Colorado, and internationally in
Singapore, Jamaica, Greece, Mexico, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and China, as
well as as her beloved Bali, which has become her second home and
remains where her heart is always. Ann first studied with BKS Iyengar in
India in 1976 who personally guided her into curing her own scoliosis.
She is certified by the Iyengar Yoga Institute of S.F. since 1980, and
later that year after studying again in India, first came to Bali.
After
30 years of teaching, Ann's eyes are well trained. She works currently
with chiropractors in the US. The chiropractic patients work
individually with Ann during their stabilization phase of recovery from
surgery or injury. Ann has many case histories of helping people - help
themselves - toward pain-free living and avoidance of surgery in some
cases. Ann's teaching approach is compassionate, yet challenging, with
emphasis on precise and careful alignment of the joints for the greatest
freedom: strength and flexibility, balance in the body, quieting of the
mind, and a soaring of the spirit. Her strong dance background and B.A.
in dance from U.C.S.C. combined with her love of art, music, yoga and
Hinduism has culminated in her creating a wonderfully balanced
life-style and tour program. Those who participate in her special Bali
Yoga tours and recent Asia Programs develop a solid foundation and
understanding of the poses. Ann gratefully acknowledges her teacher,
Shri BKS Iyengar. Ann has led successful Yoga in Bali tours continuously
since 1985. As of 2006, she now operates her own studio in the Iyengar
tradition in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia; and offers teacher training programs
and workshops.
