While not as popular as it once was, Anusara Yoga is still around. You can take classes and teacher trainings to become a certified instructor. The Anusara School of Hatha Yoga was created in 2012 by a group of Anusara Yoga teachers.1 Dec 2020
What happened John Friend?
In conference calls, e-mails and hushed conversations, Friend has admitted to sexual relations with students and employees and married women. He has confessed to cheating on one girlfriend and smoking marijuana, according to senior Anusara instructors who have participated in conference calls with him.28 Mar 2012
Who was the founder of Anusara Yoga?
John Friend
What is Anusara style yoga?
Anusara yoga is a modern-day Hatha yoga system founded by John Friend. Anusara means “flowing with grace,” “going with the flow,” “following your heart.” Anusara emphasizes “Universal Principles of Alignment” as the focal point of its practice, which underlie all of the physical asanas.
What happened to John Friend Anusara yoga?
In a 2012 scandal that's been dubbed Anusaragate, John Friend—the creator of a wildly popular style and school of yoga called Anusara—was left estranged from much of the yoga world amid rumors of sex scandals, financial mismanagement, and inappropriate relationships with students.17 Mar 2020
Where is John Friend now?
John loves to share his many years of studies of philosophy and mind-body health with independent-thinking students. Currently, John lives in Denver, Colorado and teaches the Bowspring method trainings with Desi Springer worldwide.
Is John Friend still teaching yoga?
Originally called "The Roots" practice, the yoga system was rebranded in 2013 as Sridaiva (श्रदेव, Sanskrit for "divine destiny") as coupled with an alignment methodology called Bowspring. Friend teaches the Bowspring method at Vital Yoga Studio as well as on international teaching tours with Springer.