About

Angela Cerkevich offers regular classes, workshops, private yoga sessions and consultations in  yoga as therapy in the Washington DC area.   Angela specializes in yoga for mood management and its application for emotional and psychological healing. She is certified in  LifeForce Yoga for Anxiety and Depression and trained in yoga nidra and its application for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD.) She facilitates workshops and classes on yoga for sleep, stress reduction and trauma-sensitive yoga. Angela teaches at a wide range of locations ranging from yoga studios to corporate offices, resorts and clinical settings.   Yoga studios:Angela’s in -studio group classes are dynamic, challenging, while at the same time nurturing and balancing. Her classes are thoughtful and dynamic,  offering a mixture of challenges, emphasis on alignment and yoga philosphy. Though Angels classes can be challanging and dynamic, with and emphasis on  alignment, achiving mental and physical balance (satva) alignment and incorporating a strong emphasis on alingement Angela frequenlty encorporates sacred potery and yoga philosophy intoPrivates  In an effort to utilize yoga to make a real - world impact in peace, reconciliation and healing from life’s traumas, Angela created the NGO Anahata International (www.anahatainternational.org) whose mission is to assist with the self-healing of individuals and communities affected by trauma, by teaching strategies for recovery using yoga and meditation. Ms. Cerkevich’s journey into yoga and the healing arts began at a young age as she witnessed her father’s yoga and meditation practice.  and that quest continued through her college days and early career as a professional actress and arts educator. Angela received her initial training in vinyasa yoga in Washington DC. Inspired to achieve balance and a mind-body connection in her own life, she traveled to India and Thailand where she studied with masters in the field, refining her knowledge and techniques. She further explores her yoga practice with studies in Anusara yoga with master teacher Jonas Westring and Yoga Therapy pioneer, Doug Keller. As she hones her focus on the emerging new field of yoga therapy, she has also been following the teachings of Amy Weintraub, known for her research in yoga for depression and anxiety and Richard Miller in techniques for Yoga Nidra – deep relaxation. Her current focus lies in facilitating spiritual healing for groups and individuals recovering from life traumas caused by conflicts and social instabilities.Angela’s classes are geared towards finding balance in both the physical and mental bodies. She teaches a dynamic, alignment based vinyasa – styled class which usually includes sacred poetry or yoga philosophy. Also included are pranayama, meditation, chanting, and deep relaxation. Her ultimate goal of balance is achieved by teaching classes that are appropriate to the level groups’ or individuals abilities.