Anne Pitman

Anne Pitman has her masters in Kinesiology and has been a keen curator of movement inquiry, guiding people through for over 40 years, in weekly classes, workshops and one-on-one yoga therapy sessions. She is the Director of the School of Embodied Yoga Therapy, in Ottawa, Canada; a 800 hr + school, marrying traditional wisdom and evidence-based yoga practice, in response to human suffering and life-altering events. The school is certified with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Anne teaches regularly in Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy programs, from a Scaravelli-yoga-inspired (“infinite time and no ambition”), body-centred, trauma-aware, generous listening perspective. Extensive studies in somatic therapies (Feldenkrais, BodyMind-Centering, Trager, Continuum etc), affirm her devotion to the body’s intelligence and the subtle work with patterns, functionality, agency and play. Her interest is in deep listening and whole body nourishment through an exploration of responsive breath and accessible movement. Anne is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, teaching Mindful Aging and exploring the function of eldership in an age-phobic culture.