Ana forrest biography

School of modern yoga

Forrest Yoga is a style of yoga as exercise. It was created by and named for Ana T. Forrest in ^[2] It is known for "its long holding of positions, emphasis on abdominal core work, and standing series that can go on for 20 poses on each side".^[3] Reputed for its intensity, the style emphasizes connecting to one's feelings in order to work through physical and emotional trauma.^[4]

Description

Ana Forrest derived her practice from some aspects of Sivananda yoga, along with attention to alignment and use of props found in Iyengar yoga, and the heat and flowing sequences of Ashtanga vinyasa yoga.

As the style evolved, she created a number of additional poses and sequences adapted to modern society,^[3][5] such as wrist stretches to prevent and relieve carpal tunnel syndrome.^[6] She also created shoulder shrugs to relieve tension and loosen the upper back,^[7]abdominal exerci