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AUTISTIC BOYS
ASTONISHING
RECOVERY
MAYAN
HEALING
FOR
WOMEN
AMAZONIAN
HAIR
SECRET
KNOW
YOUR
DARK
SIDE
Yoga
therapy for
menopause
IS YOUR
HOME
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FIERCE LOVE
FROM A WARRIOR
na Forrest is infamous in the growing tribal universe that is yoga. Uncompromising too.
Demanding. Direct. Many adjectives you wouldnt normally attribute to a yoga teacher.
But shes also intensely focussed. Sure. Knowledgeable. Insightful. Compassionate. And
not a little mysterious. Above all shes a born teacher, taking yoga to its far reaches by
using it to help students recover from hard knocks, heal and go on to make the most of
their lives. When you find out a bit about her journey read her fascinating book Fierce
Medicine for all the gory, and glorious, details these unconventional pieces fall into place
and you realise not only how far she has travelled, but how far you could travel too.
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Ana Forrest has been changing peoples lives for nearly 40 years.
An internationally recognised pioneer in yoga and emotional healing, Ana created
Forrest Yoga while working through her own healing from her lifes trauma and
experience. YogaLifes Kish and Catharine Nicol met her in Hong Kong
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THE BEGINNING
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THE PRESENT
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Spirit, though song, dance and Forrest Yoga. Our people are
hungry for something that is real, raw, primal and authentic.
Our yoga Ceremonies tap them into where they are real
and raw and primal and authentic. It is so exhilarating!
Jos and I work with the didgeridoo adding
ancient vibrational healing to remove stagnant energy
and reogranise it. These healings also harmonise
the electromagnetic fields of the body, putting
order into reckless wave patterns, she says.
We [Jos and I, and my Forrest Yoga teachers] are giving
our people tools and the skills to use them to transmute
any craziness and anguish in their life, adds Ana. By walking
this Good Medicine road we learn to respect ourselves and
others. We are gleaning wisdom from our experiences,
and that brings healing and a broader experience of the
truth. As we heal, we get more generous of heart.
Anas generosity, in teaching and healing, stems
not only from horses and yoga, but also the Native
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Anas generosity, in
teaching and healing,
stems not only from
horses and yoga, but also
the Native American
Medicine Ways. Ana is
also a Pipe Carrier, which
is someone who has taken
on the responsibility
of the health and
well-being of the people
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Her own journey from feeling worthless to realising she was the opposite was also one of numerous realisations. One of my greatest realisations
was that I could love, was worthy of love and am
love, she says. Because in my past I wasnt loved.
I didnt have the neurological connections and
receptors to feel it. I started hunting and tracking love through books, and they sounded like
horseshit. I kept thinking, people talk about it.
They sing songs about it. Why cant I feel it?
Several animals horses and her Spirit guides
and people have shown Ana the pathway to love
and in return she takes these teachings onto the
mat. I help students bring their brain, mind and
heart into alliance. Learn what is worth fighting for
and what isnt. Identify the battle between heart
and mind and stop it. I teach how to work with
these elements together in yoga and everything
else you do. I start in the science lab of being on the
mat. Yoga is your time to vision quest. Were
working to help you break through.
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LEARN
WHAT IS
WORTH FIGHTING
FOR AND
WHAT ISNT