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Certified Teachers Bernadette Birney and Noah Mazé Resign from Anusara

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Two more Certified Anusara Yoga Teachers have announced this morning they have resigned from Anusara Yoga. This morning we learned that Bernadette Birney, the first Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher in the state of Connecticut and a driving force in the establishment of Anusara in that state, has posted her resignation letter on her website.  Bernadette [...]

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Breaking News: Letter from Ross Rayburn on Anusara’s Future (updated)

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The following letter comes to us this morning from Ross Rayburn, a Certified Teacher who has emerged as a leader in the Anusara Community: Dear Friends in the Anusara Community, I’m writing to you from Indonesia where the bright sun is reminding me that this too shall pass. This morning (Indonesia time) I recommended to John he [...]

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John Friend explains Wicca and Anusara

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One of the accusations against John Friend, brings up questions about his involvement with Wicca and how it relates to the philosophy of Anusara Yoga. Last year at the launch of the Dancing with the Divine World Tour in San Francisco, I asked John about the role of Wicca in Anusara, having read a pamphlet around [...]

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Letter from the Interim Committee: Anusara’s Action Plan for the Future

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This evening, a new letter came out from Anusara, which details the action plan for the future: Dearest Friends, Yesterday afternoon, a group of twelve certified teachers and a handful of advisors had a clear, direct and open dialogue with our teacher, John Friend. We spoke for 3 hours through a professional mediator about the [...]

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Update on Anusara: Letters From Certified Anusara Teachers, Desiree Rumbaugh and Ross Rayburn

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Two of the most poignant and information rich letters were posted this afternoon in the CERTIFIED & INSPIRED ANUSARA TEACHERS (ONLY) Facebook group. This group was formed to create a safe space for teachers to discuss their innermost thoughts in the aftermath of the breaking news on Friday. In the interest of increased transparency into [...]

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Changes Ahead: Anusara to become a Teacher Driven Organization

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The following letter was sent to the Anusara Yoga teachers community this afternoon in response to the recent accusations made about John Friend and other Anusara Yoga teachers. This letter is shared with prior permission from Anusara, the company, as public information for the entire Anusara Community. Dearest Kula, I deeply feel your pain and [...]

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Standing in the Light Amidst Controversy

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As many, if not most, of you in our community are aware of at this time, on Friday of last week, some unfortunate allegations were published by a blog, whose name I will not re-publish here. These allegations have painted an unflattering and unsubstantiated picture of John Friend, the Founder of Anusara Yoga, as well [...]

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