Betsey Downing - Betsey Downing, Ph.D., RYT-500, has been a yoga practitioner since 1972 and a meditator since 1974. She is one of Anusara Yoga’s senior certified teachers, and is a Designated Teacher Trainer. Betsey has studied with John Friend as her primary teacher since 1994. Her early influences were Sivananda yoga, Joel Kramer, and then Iyengar yoga for many years. She directs the Garden of the Heart Yoga Center in Sarasota, FL, and also travels around the country teaching workshops, including the Omega Conferences in Miami and New York. Betsey holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the University of Virginia, and is listed in the World’s Who’s Who of Women. Betsey’s teaching is vibrant with her passion for yoga and special expertise in progressive teaching. Her goal is to create an opportunity for students to connect with their power and wisdom … and to touch the sacred.

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