#41 - Keen on Yoga Podcast with Annie Pace

Welcome to the Keen on Yoga Podcast with Annie Pace.


With over 40 years of experience, Annie is one of the most adept
practitioners of traditional Ashtanga Yoga. Guruji taught her the
first four Ashtanga sequences completely and introduced her to
the fifth (Advanced C Section). In 1995, he presented her with a
rare “Advanced B” certification to teach.


Annie has a very clear and compassionate teaching style. All
levels of practitioners benefit from her ability to distill her
decades of experience. Her skill in working therapeutically with
students of compromised health, physicality or other adverse
situations is one of her most profound gifts.


Annie considers it a blessing and and honor to have been
entrusted with carrying on this lineage. It is her primary
intention to do so in authenticity. 


Annie expresses her heartfelt gratitude to all of her teachers,
in particular Guruji (the late Sri K Pattabhi Jois),
 Aunti-ji (the late Smt Tapti Sinha), and Acharya (Dr KLS
Jois). These human lights have exemplified unconditional
love and devotion, and have generously provided clear and
accessible guidance to so many.


Sattvic Living


Annie's immersion in yogic sciences also expands into Ayurveda,
yogic cooking, and Hindustani music.


Shakti Sharanam Yoga Shala is located in the mountain community
of Crestone, Colorado, a place known for its many spiritual
centers as well as its stunning natural setting at the base of
the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Shakti Sharanam is a
Sanskrit phrase meaning 'a refuge for sacred energy'. 


The center is dedicated to upholding the purity of yogic
tradition and exemplifying it as a life practice. Shakti Sharanam
embodies a rare synthesis of ancient yogic principles and
contemporary environmental sustainability. The project was
intentionally designed from the ground up to host students for
custom courses of study.


Unplugged from the electrical grid, Shakti Sharanam’s straw-bale
structures are sustainably powered and heated by solar energy.
The natural building materials provide an exceptionally pure
environment conducive to study and practice. Shakti Sharanam
has been a long-time feature of the Crestone Energy Fair home
tour, as well as part of the Camino de Crestone pilgrimage
tour.