Leah Barr

Leah began practicing yoga in 1992 and it has been the guiding force of her life ever since.  She remains forever and always in awe of the gentle yet powerful ways that yoga has transformed her life for the better and shares this enthusiasm with her students.  She hopes that every student experiences yoga as an invitation to step into the greatness of who they are and to embrace the mystery of whom they might yet become.

She is particularly grateful to have discovered the Anusara system of yoga as a path that enriches all aspects of a practitioner’s life from the mundane to the extraordinary and everything in between!  Anusara yoga is inspired by Tantric philosophy which affirms the intrinsic goodness of all beings and celebrates the pulsing, creative, intelligent, dynamic principle which is at the essence of all life.  Leah’s classes are heavily influenced by this system.

In class, Leah weaves Tantric philosophy through alignment-based instruction with an adherence to the principles of flow (intelligently and fluidly connected movement).  She is grateful to Shiva Rea for awakening her to the beauty of flow.

Her passions include her family, her dogs, and making sculptures.  She is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher and a graduate of the Willow Street teacher training program with plans to pursue Anusara certification.  She would like to thank all of her amazing yoga and yoga philosophy teachers including Shiva Rea, Douglas Brooks, and Paul Muller Ortega.  She gives special thanks to John Friend (the founder of Anusara Yoga) and to her very first yoga teacher, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda.