Anna Picagli

In 2023, she earned her RYT500 from Three Sisters Yoga and now proudly leads 200 and 300-hour teacher trainings in the same space. Anna also earned supplemental training in yin yoga from Anjali Yoga Academy and is a certified trauma-informed instructor through Exhale to Inhale.As a firm believer in the power of the spiritual and metaphysical possibilities that exist within the physical realm, she is also a practicing Reiki Master in the Usui-Tibetan lineage. She was also certified as a death doula through The Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort.Anna strives to create diverse, inclusive class spaces that amplify each of her student’s unique strengths. She aims to empower her students to find their own paths to healing by focusing on the mind-body connection. By fostering deeper self-reflection and bodily awareness, she hopes to help her students self-soothe and center themselves.With a background in Creative Writing, she utilizes dharma talks, rich imagery, and the poetics of asana to spark inspiration. Her classes are slow-paced yet intense and intentional, with a focus on mindful movement and invitations to draw inward. Anna strives to hold space for quiet ferocity, encouraging her students to lean into their “shadow work” and integrate every aspect of themselves.Anna currently resides in Astoria, Queens. Off her mat, she is a voracious reader and a seasoned home chef.