Hitvah Rajgam tuyuslista madena madahena va
Abhisarayate kantam sa bhared abhisarika.
So, with her inhibitions abandoned, she embraced the intoxication with the intoxicant and entered into the ecstatic current to become the beautiful ecstasy of the current. ~ from the Natya Shastra

Abby Tucker, a Certified Anusara Yoga instructor, first began studying Anusara in 1998, auspiciously, on Anusara's first birthday. From the first class, Abby's spirit was ignited in a new way, leading her to leave behind the world of Washington, DC public relations for a wild journey into the wilds of her heart and of Berkeley, California. In 2005, Abby was introduced to Dr. Douglas Brooks and passionately studies the teachings of Rajanaka Tantra, which have illuminated an infinite wellspring of places to explore. Since 1998, Abby has completed nearly 2,000 hours of classroom and Anusara training hours under the tutelage of her teacher and Anusara founder John Friend, as well as with senior teachers Sianna Sherman, Jim Bernaert and Noah Maze.

It has been Abby's great blessing and privilege to serve as apprentice to Sianna, assisting her at public classes in Berkeley, as well as at national workshops and events since 2005. In addition to her more recent philosophy studies, Abby credits much of her solid foundation in yoga history—from the Vedas to the Tantras—to yoga scholar Carlos Pomeda. Known by her students as an engaging storyteller, Abby intricately weaves the details of everyday life with Anusara's broad-based, life-affirming tantric philosophy throughout the practice.

Abby encourages her students to have fun in their practice and to expand their edge by using their bodies as a playground--an experimental and experiential laboratory of postures, breath, spirit, and magical places. Her bohemian spirit radiates throughout her life on and off the mat. Abby seeks to make her practice and life a joyful reflection of the beauty and fun to be had in life. Wildly passionate about her asana practice and philosophy studies, she also nourishes her soul through skiing, hiking, travel, and all types of food, music and art. Abby wishes to thank all of her teachers for their dedication, and to extend her deep gratitude to John Friend, Dr. Douglas Brooks, and her friend and mentor Sianna Sherman.

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