Anna Coventry
Imperfect, down-to-earth and playful, Anna loves breathing, laughing, meditating, NZ and yoga.
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Anna Coventry is a NZ born writer, globe trotter, 500 RYT yoga teacher and an imperfectionist. She has a playful, down-to-earth approach and in random order she loves NZ, cookies, exploring the world, a glass of good quality Pinot Noir and of course all things yoga. Follow her imperfect world on Instagram, Facebook, or sign up for her Youtube channel.

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7 Reasons to Love Yin Yoga

There are so many reasons to love Yin yoga, but we've narrowed it down to 7! Here's why you should practice this amazing, calm form of yoga.
Anna Coventry
7 Reasons to Love Yin Yoga

How Yoga Helps You Feel Amazing on the Inside

Yoga and all its benefits is the perfect way to feel amazing from the inside out! Here are a few ways yoga can help you feel awesome!
Anna Coventry
How Yoga Helps You Feel Amazing on the Inside

4 Genuine Ways to Practice Yin Yoga Off the Mat

Do you love the teachings of Yin yoga, and want to apply them to your life? Here are 4 wonderfully genuine ways to practice Yin yoga off your mat.
Anna Coventry
4 Genuine Ways to Practice Yin Yoga Off the Mat

9 Tips to Stay Stress Free Through the Festive Season

Does Christmas shopping have you completely stressed out? Have no fear! Here are 9 tips to stay stress free during the holidays (or any time of year)!
Anna Coventry
9 Tips to Stay Stress Free Through the Festive Season

8 Yoga Tips for Yogis With Type A Personality

Some yogis with type A personality tend to push harder in asana practice to go faster in their yoga journey. Here are some tips to help you slow down.
Anna Coventry
8 Yoga Tips for Yogis With Type A Personality

10 Yoga Poses That Can Help Ease Anxiety

Constant anxiety can leave a person feeling fearful, frustrated and downright exhausted. Here are my top 10 picks of yoga poses that can help ease anxiety.
Anna Coventry
10 Yoga Poses That Can Help Ease Anxiety

5 Balancing Yoga Poses to De-stress and Relax Your Mind

We often think of yoga as a great way to strengthen our muscles and gain flexibility, but it does so much more. Here are yoga poses to de-stress and relax.
Anna Coventry
5 Balancing Yoga Poses to De-stress and Relax Your Mind

A Guided Relaxation to Help You Unwind (VIDEO)

This guided relaxation video is meant to help you let go mentally and physically and enjoy a few minutes of stillness on the inside and out.
Anna Coventry
A Guided Relaxation to Help You Unwind (VIDEO)

5 Reasons to Always Make Time for Savasana

We are usually all-systems-go! When it comes to relaxing and yoga though, it's time to let it all go, stay a while, and make time for Savasana.
Anna Coventry
5 Reasons to Always Make Time for Savasana

5 Yoga Poses to Balance the Solar Plexus Chakra

Tune into your fire center, your solar plexus chakra, with these poses. This guide breaks down the benefits and provides tips. Fire it up today!
Anna Coventry
5 Yoga Poses to Balance the Solar Plexus Chakra

5 Ways to Find Beauty in Your Yoga Practice

A yoga practice can be the best way to find hope, positivity, peace, and forgiveness. By focusing in on these 5 areas, you'll find true beauty in your yoga.
Anna Coventry
5 Ways to Find Beauty in Your Yoga Practice

10 Amazing Pearls Of Yoga Wisdom

Here are 10 fantastic pieces of yoga wisdom for when you're feeling down or discouraged in your practice. Just keep in mind, practice makes perfect!
Anna Coventry
10 Amazing Pearls Of Yoga Wisdom

Letting Go Of Attachment – 3 Steps Towards Happiness And Fulfillment

Anna Coventry
Letting Go Of Attachment – 3 Steps Towards Happiness And Fulfillment

Can't Find The Words? Yoga Can Help!

Anna Coventry
Can't Find The Words? Yoga Can Help!

Branch Out Baby! Finding Strength And Balance Through Tree Pose

Anna Coventry
Branch Out Baby!  Finding Strength And Balance Through Tree Pose

7 Bite-Sized Portions of Yoga for Busy People

Not everyone has 90 minutes for a Hot Flow class every single day. Here are seven ways to sneak yoga and wellness into your busy work day.
Anna Coventry
7 Bite-Sized Portions of Yoga for Busy People

10 Inspiring Yoga Teachers You Should Know

If you need some inspiration for your yoga practice or teaching, check out these 10 inspiring yoga teachers. Which is your favorite?
Anna Coventry
10 Inspiring Yoga Teachers You Should Know

10 Green Kickstarter Projects You Should Support

Kickstarter is an awesome site that brings people with ideas and backers together. Here are 10 of our favorite green Kickstarter projects to support!
Anna Coventry
10 Green Kickstarter Projects You Should Support

10 Insane Yoga Poses You Wish You Could Strike

Need a good dose of inspiration for your asana practice? Here are ten insane yoga poses that take years of hard work and determination to pull off.
Anna Coventry
10 Insane Yoga Poses You Wish You Could Strike

Yoga Poses On The iPad - Building A Global Yoga Community

Anna Coventry
Yoga Poses On The iPad - Building A Global Yoga Community

8 Surprising Benefits Of Yoga You May Not Know

Anna Coventry
8 Surprising Benefits Of Yoga You May Not Know

4 Amazing Ways Yoga Can Help With Anxiety

Anna Coventry
4 Amazing Ways Yoga Can Help With Anxiety

What Are The 8 Limbs Of Yoga?

Anna Coventry
What Are The 8 Limbs Of Yoga?

8 Ways Yoga Improves Your Sex Life

Anna Coventry
8 Ways Yoga Improves Your Sex Life

7 Reasons To Start Meditating Right Now

Anna Coventry
7 Reasons To Start Meditating Right Now

A Crowdfunding Project For 1 Million Meditators

Anna Coventry
A Crowdfunding Project For 1 Million Meditators

5 Tips To Help You Stay Present During A Yoga Class

Anna Coventry
5 Tips To Help You Stay Present During A Yoga Class

10 Reasons To Love Yoga

There are tons of reasons to love yoga, but here are some of the best ones! Check out this cute and fun list! What's your favorite reason to do yoga?
Anna Coventry
10 Reasons To Love Yoga

10 Ways Yoga Will Change You (For The Better)

Practicing yoga will change you (but for the better!). Here's 10 ways that could happen. Do any of them apply to you and your practice? Let us know!
Anna Coventry
10 Ways Yoga Will Change You (For The Better)

10 Qualities Of An Amazing Yoga Teacher

Fancy yoga pants don't make an amazing yoga teacher. It's much more than that. Here are the top 10 qualities that the best teachers share.
Anna Coventry
10 Qualities Of An Amazing Yoga Teacher

3 Tips To Help You Get More Out Of Your Downward Dog

Anna Coventry
3 Tips To Help You Get More Out Of Your Downward Dog

An American Yogi In Bali - Interview With Daniel Aaron

Anna Coventry
An American Yogi In Bali - Interview With Daniel Aaron

5 Ways To Step Out Of Your Yoga Comfort Zone

Anna Coventry
5 Ways To Step Out Of Your Yoga Comfort Zone

5 Benefits To Practicing Yoga At Home

Anna Coventry
5 Benefits To Practicing Yoga At Home

Taking Yoga Off The Mat & Into Our Lives

Anna Coventry
Taking Yoga Off The Mat & Into Our Lives

5 Tips For Beginner Yogis

The beginning stages of yoga is when we lay the foundation for shaping the way we practice. These five tips are a great guide for beginner yogis.
Anna Coventry
5 Tips For Beginner Yogis

5 Tips - How Yoga Can Help You Stay Grounded

Anna Coventry
5 Tips - How Yoga Can Help You Stay Grounded

5 Ways Yoga Can Help You Become More Connected

Anna Coventry
5 Ways Yoga Can Help You Become More Connected

I'm Alanna Zabel, And This Is How I Yoga

Anna Coventry
I'm Alanna Zabel, And This Is How I Yoga

I'm Amy Ippoliti, And This Is How I Yoga

Anna Coventry
I'm Amy Ippoliti, And This Is How I Yoga

4 Reasons Why Yoga Is So Darn Loveable

For anyone who has been swept off their feet by this magical practice, check out these 4 reasons why I find yoga just so damn loveable and see if you agree!
Anna Coventry
4 Reasons Why Yoga Is So Darn Loveable

10 Simple Ways To Celebrate Earth Day

There are more ways to celebrate Earth Day than planting trees! Here are 10 simple ways to celebrate and do your part for the planet.
Anna Coventry
10 Simple Ways To Celebrate Earth Day

I'm Kaitlin Daddona, And This Is How I Yoga

Anna Coventry
I'm Kaitlin Daddona, And This Is How I Yoga

The Perfect Bedtime Yoga Sequence For A Good Night's Sleep

We all have trouble falling asleep at one point or another. If you've been burning the midnight oil, here's a great bedtime yoga sequence to calm you down.
Anna Coventry
The Perfect Bedtime Yoga Sequence For A Good Night's Sleep

How Yoga Gave Me A Positive Perspective On Life

Anna Coventry
How Yoga Gave Me A Positive Perspective On Life

How To Improve Your Body Image With Yoga

Anna Coventry
How To Improve Your Body Image With Yoga

7 Things To Know Before Practicing Yoga When You’re Pregnant

Anna Coventry
7 Things To Know Before Practicing Yoga When You’re Pregnant

What Is Prana?

Understanding what prana is and how it works is like being given a key that can unlock new improved levels of health and wellbeing—on the inside and out.
Anna Coventry
What Is Prana?

5 Fab Yoga Poses for Beginners

If you're new to this yoga thing, you need to get the basics down pat. These yoga poses for beginners build stability, strength, flexibility, and balance.
Anna Coventry
5 Fab Yoga Poses for Beginners

Does Your Yoga Practice Help You Make Positive Life Changes?

Anna Coventry
Does Your Yoga Practice Help You Make Positive Life Changes?

4 Awesome Pregnancy Yoga Poses

Developing an awareness of posture through yoga can make a big difference and the practices can alleviate some of the discomfort associated with pregnancy.
Anna Coventry
4 Awesome Pregnancy Yoga Poses

6 Ways Yoga Can Help You Reduce Stress

Anna Coventry
6 Ways Yoga Can Help You Reduce Stress

5-Minute Breath Awareness To Help You Relax And De-Stress (VIDEO)

If you need help quieting your monkey mind, here's the perfect place to start. This video will teach you breath awareness so you can breathe and relax.
Anna Coventry
5-Minute Breath Awareness To Help You Relax And De-Stress (VIDEO)

5 Yoga Poses to Help Reduce Stress and Tension

While yoga in general has a calming influence, certain yoga poses have a super awesome ability to help us let go of tension and stress. Check these out.
Anna Coventry
5 Yoga Poses to Help Reduce Stress and Tension

6 Arm Balances for Every Yoga Practice Level

Yoga arm balances feel like the ultimate poses to work toward. But they aren't all crazy hard! Here's 6 arm balances to try at every practice level.
Anna Coventry
6 Arm Balances for Every Yoga Practice Level

10 Alignment Tips To Improve Your Downward Dog

Downward-Facing Dog is an essential pose in yoga. These alignment tips to improve your Downward Dog help you reap the full health benefits of this posture.
Anna Coventry
10 Alignment Tips To Improve Your Downward Dog

Try This 15-Minute Yoga Sequence For A Feel-Good Morning

Try this 15 minute morning yoga sequence as soon as you roll out of bed in the morning, and get your day started right! Wake up. Breathe. Practice. Smile.
Anna Coventry
Try This 15-Minute Yoga Sequence For A Feel-Good Morning

5 Things I Love About Being A Yoga Teacher

Anna Coventry
5 Things I Love About Being A Yoga Teacher

10 Reasons To Start Your Day With Yoga

The first moments of each day are really precious. So why not start with yoga? Here are the best reasons to practice early and start your day with yoga.
Anna Coventry
10 Reasons To Start Your Day With Yoga

7 Tips To Make Your Yoga Practice Hella Fun

Anna Coventry
7 Tips To Make Your Yoga Practice Hella Fun

5 Tips to Help With Arm Balances

Arm balances are a great way to tap into one's inner power source for determination and will power. Here are five tips to help you into yoga arm balances.
Anna Coventry
5 Tips to Help With Arm Balances

8 Alignment Tips To Help You Rock Plank Pose

These alignment pointers will help make your Plank pose experience easier and way more effective. And hey loathers, you may even start to enjoy it!
Anna Coventry
8 Alignment Tips To Help You Rock Plank Pose

Emotional Discomfort Versus Physical Pain

Anna Coventry
Emotional Discomfort Versus Physical Pain

9 Alignment Tips For A Powerful Warrior Two

Anna Coventry
9 Alignment Tips For A Powerful Warrior Two

10 Awesome Yoga Poses To Practice In The Morning

If you want to get your yoga in before the rest of the day gets in the way, here are 10 great morning yoga poses you should do!
Anna Coventry
10 Awesome Yoga Poses To Practice In The Morning

5 Uplifting Affirmations to Inspire Your Yoga Practice

Anna Coventry
5 Uplifting Affirmations to Inspire Your Yoga Practice

5 Grounding Yoga Poses

Anna Coventry
5 Grounding Yoga Poses

5 Yoga Poses for Confidence and Inner Strength

Much of confidence is liking who you are, which in turn makes others feel good. These five yoga poses will build inner strength and confidence.
Anna Coventry
5 Yoga Poses for Confidence and Inner Strength

5 Tips for Crow Pose (With Video)

Here's an in-depth look at five of the key alignment principles to help you lift off and get into Crow pose.
Anna Coventry
5 Tips for Crow Pose (With Video)

5 Amazing Pairs Of Yoga Poses To Practice Together

These five pairs of yoga poses complement one another and are best practiced side-by-side—for flexibility, balance, strength, relaxation, and renewal.
Anna Coventry
5 Amazing Pairs Of Yoga Poses To Practice Together

Child's Pose for Relaxation (With Video)

Child's pose or Balasana is a restful posture for stress relief and energy restoration. Watch and learn how to maximize the benefits of Child's Pose here.
Anna Coventry
Child's Pose for Relaxation (With Video)

How Letting Go of Your Fear of Yoga Backbends Can Change Your Life

It's perfectly understandable to be a little hesitant about bending backwards. Here's why opening into yoga backbends can improve your life tremendously.
Anna Coventry
How Letting Go of Your Fear of Yoga Backbends Can Change Your Life

A Simple 10-Minute Balancing Yoga Sequence

"Don't have time" to do yoga? If you have 10 minutes, you can try this simple balancing yoga sequence to help you feel grounded, centered, and balanced.
Anna Coventry
A Simple 10-Minute Balancing Yoga Sequence

4 Reasons We Love to Hate Hip Opening Yoga Poses

Hip opening yoga poses are often met with hesitation and dread. Here are four reasons yoga hip openers like Frog and Pigeon make us grimace and groan.
Anna Coventry
4 Reasons We Love to Hate Hip Opening Yoga Poses

The Imperfect Yogi

We tend to hold ourselves to impossible standards. Imperfect yogi Anna Coventry asks us to reconsider our obsession with perfection, in yoga and in life.
Anna Coventry
The Imperfect Yogi

6 Reasons to Always Prioritize Your Yoga Practice

Many of us put other first and ourselves (and our yoga) last. Here are six reasons your yoga practice should be number one on your to-do list.
Anna Coventry
6 Reasons to Always Prioritize Your Yoga Practice

An Introduction to the Chakras

Chakras are energy centres within our subtle anatomy that govern the distribution and flow of prana (energy or life force) through our system.
Anna Coventry
An Introduction to the Chakras

3 Yoga Poses for the Root Chakra

These yoga poses for the root chakra help optimize the flow of energy in our body so we feel connected to the earth, secure in our body, and truly balanced.
Anna Coventry
3 Yoga Poses for the Root Chakra

10 Reasons to Love Yoga Nidra

If you find yourself drifting off to sleep during Savasana, focus your mind in Yoga Nidra to stay relaxed and alert.
Anna Coventry
10 Reasons to Love Yoga Nidra
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