02/10/2026
Meet Anna, one of our teachers at Hot Yoga West ✨
We asked her a few questions about sound, slowing down, and what keeps bringing her back to yoga.
1. You also have a background in singing. What does sound and music bring into your yoga practice?
Music has always been a big part of my life. I was playing guitar and singing long before I started with yoga. I’ve been writing songs under the name Anna Violet. Song for the Blackbird can be found on Spotify ✨🎶
In my yoga practice, I sing mantras and play guitar or harmonium. I also use sounds like humming, for example. I used to have Soundhealing at Hot Yoga West.
2. You’re teaching Yin Yoga Nidra with bowls and chimes. How would you describe this class to someone who has never tried it?
Yin Yoga Nidra with bowls and chimes is a calm and soothing class with postures lying down or being seated. We try to relax the muscles and focus on the sensations in the body. We get to wind down and just be with ourselves.
This class is for everyone, regardless of yoga experience — or whether you’ve tried yoga at all.
3. In a world that is often loud and fast, what does slowing down mean to you?
For me, slowing down is a way to find balance. To find Yin in the Yang.
I am an introverted person and really need alone time and slow days. An empty day in my calendar with no plans, where I can just do what I feel like that day. It could be that I spontaneously meet with friends or family, or it could be that I just lie on the couch all day.
4. What keeps you coming back to yoga — both as a teacher and as a student?
Yoga is a way for me to come back home to my body and a way to connect with myself.
Yoga helps me to meet the world in a softer, more loving way.
I will always be a yoga student. I always want to evolve as a yoga teacher. There is so much to learn, and there are so many inspiring teachers as well. I try to regularly go to other teachers’ classes. I get a lot of inspiration from my co-workers.
✨ You can experience Anna’s Yin Yoga Nidra with bowls and chimes every Sunday at 18:00 at Hot Yoga West.
Come slow down, soften, and simply be.
