Ana Forrest is an internationally renowned leader in yoga and healing. Her own trauma and life experiences have formed the foundation from which she created Forrest Yoga, a distinct approach of using yoga to address today's physical and emotional challenges with a highly developed understanding of the human body and psyche.

A certified yoga instructor at the age of 18, Ana has been teaching yoga since 1975 and has integrated a variety of healing practices into her work. She is an ordained practitioner of Native American medicine and has studied Polarity Therapy, acupressure, homeopathy, hands-on healing, martial arts, psychotherapy, and regression therapy. Her book, Fierce Medicine: Breakthrough Practices to Heal the Body and Ignite the Spirit, was published in 2011.