Episode 136 - Yoga for people who breathe with Anna Ferguson of World Peace Yoga

Today, I am joined by Anna Ferguson of Work Peace Yoga and Our Collective Heart. Anna has been studying and teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices for over twenty years. She is the founder of the vegan-centric non-profit, Our Collective Heart and co-creator of World Peace Yoga, a school of yoga in Cincinnati, Ohio offering online and in studio classes.  Anna is the director of Our Collective Heart’s self-paced online courses Yoga for the Common Good Relational Activist Training and Compassion for All Yoga Teacher Training. On Anna's quest to inspire individuals to manifest the most authentic version of themselves, she wrote, World Peace Yoga: Yoga for People Who Breathe. In her book, readers learn tools for creating inner peace through a variety of practices, including breathwork, meditation, and posture techniques, as well as plant-sourced living.  Anna is passionate about building community, compassionate living, and her wonderful son Noah. In this episode, Anna shares her vegan journey, we talk about how westernized yoga has become exclusionary, what she is doing to combat that through her world at World Peace Yoga, and so much more!To connect with AnnaVisit her website: https://worldpeaceirl.com/world-peace-yoga/Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annafergusonpeace/And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annafergusonpeaceCheck out Anna on That Vegan Morning Show: https://www.youtube.com/live/Yu9T5bjepIA?si=Nzw4RBMPkkbfXHNIFor more info on Yoga Teacher Training:Lots of people want to delve deeper into yoga, but don't resonate with the current state of things in which ahimsa is underplayed and yoga's vegetarian tradition diminished or ignored. To the rescue: a 200-hour self-paced online yoga teacher training course created by Anna Ferguson, author of World Peace Yoga: Yoga for People Who Breathe and director of the non-profit organization, Our Collective Heart. Vegan Yoga describes an enduring authentic practice that embodies the core yoga principles of empathy and compassion for all. In this training, you'll consider:How is yoga in line with my values?How is yoga rooted in compassion?How is yoga a holistic approach to a peaceful life?  While you can certainly do this training for personal enrichment or as an add-on if you are already a yoga teacher, this 200-hour program will make you a Certified Yoga Teacher or CYT-200.Tuition is a very affordable $450. Use code "VEGANYOGAT" for a free t-shirt (while supplies last). www.compassionforallyoga.comFor more information or a course outline, email: [email protected] To connect with me:Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @didyoubringthehummusDYBTH merch now available! Check out the shop here: https://did-you-bring-the-hummus.myspreadshop.comFor more info on my Public Speaking 101 program: ⁠https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/publicspeakingforactivists⁠Contact me here or send me an email at [email protected] up for meditation sessions hereSign up for The Vegan Voyage, to sponsor the podcast, book meditations packages, or sign up for my Public Speaking program hereJoin my Podcast Fan Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/didyoubringthehummus/To be a guest on the podcast: https://www.didyoubringthehummus.com/beaguest©2026 Kimberly Winters - Did You Bring the Hummus LLCTheme Song ©2020 JP Winters ⁠@musicbyjpw⁠