Welcome to Gogebic Yoga
Greetings!
My name is Anna Wakefield, and I am a Certified Yoga Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher. Above all, I am a student of yoga. I aim to support growth in the world with patience, kindness, and love through my offering of shared yoga practice.
I work with individuals and groups to reduce suffering, increase function, and expand consciousness using the tools of yoga, somatics, and ayurveda.
I offer online classes and private sessions, as well as in-person yoga sessions and classes in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Gogebic area).
As a yoga therapist and teacher, my role is to provide safe, accessible tools for you to do your own exploration. I love working with beginners, helping them to establish a balanced, holistic yoga practice - and experienced practitioners, whom I can assist in refining their ongoing work with yoga. I would be sincerely honored to support you on your yoga journey.
Welcome, and enjoy.
Yoga Practice: The Grand Experiment of Connection
Yoga
Yoga comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, meaning "to yoke".
So, yoga literally means union or connection - connection to the Self, to the world, to the divine.
Experimentation
The practices of yoga are the results of personal experiments in the art of living performed by curious practioners, yogis, using the body, mind, and breath.
Love
Another name for connection is love. The cultivation of true love for ourselves and for the world is powerful practice, and worth our efforts.
Classes
Online Classes -
Visit to satsangyogatherapyonline.org to check out my current online class offerings (live and recorded). I would love to practice with you!
In-person Classes -
Living in a remote part of the U.P., I try to be strategic in my local class offerings to minimize unnecessary travel. If you are interested in joining an in-person class or meeting for a private session in Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, or Marenisco please let me know by filling out the contact form or emailing gogebicyoga@gmail.com. Let’s get something going near you!
If you would like to be updated about class offerings by email (online and in-person), please fill out the contact form below.
Private Sessions (online or in-person) -
I love working with people one-on-one to support wellbeing using the tools of yoga. There are many practices, both physical and non-physical, yoga offers us to feel better and freer! Let’s work together to find the right combination of physical movement, mental relaxation, and stress reduction techniques to get you on the path to whole-being wellbeing! We can meet in-person or on Zoom.
To schedule a private session, please submit a contact form below or email gogebicyoga@gmail.com (sliding fee scale available)
Lineage and Influences
With great love, I'd like to share with you some of the honored teachers who have helped to guide me on my yogic journey:
Ram Dass - While I had previously attended studio classes, my work with yoga did not begin in earnest until a friend turned me on to the teachings of Ram Dass, the great American counterculture yogi. If you are curious about his body of work, I encourage you to check out RamDass.org for more information.
Yoga North - The teachers and community at Yoga North International SomaYoga Institute are near and dear to my heart. With great experience and wisdom, Yoga North guides individuals and teachers-in-training in the study of their unique methodology: SomaYoga. They offer many classes, workshops, and training courses. For more information, visit yoganorthduluth.com.
What Our Clients Say
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