Carroll Ann has practiced yoga since 2001 and has over 1000 hours of teacher training. Since 2013, she has studied for 3-5 months a year at the KPJAYI under R. Saraswathi Jois, Sri Pattabhi Jois’s daughter. Saraswathi completed Advanced B (4th series), was certified by Sri Krishnamacharya, assisted her father beginning in her 20s and has taught her own students for 47 years. In the winter of 2016, Carroll Ann spent 2 months and over 200 hours assisting Saraswathi in her shala. She worked with hundreds of students from all over the world comprising all levels of ability, experience and commitment. Saraswathi has taught her to approach students with great care, respect and faith in their potential. She emphasizes patience, consistency and perfection of the asanas within the natural limits of each individual practitioner. Saraswathi is a very skilled teacher, helping students reach their fullest expression of each asana. She emphasizes the great importance of devotion and humility in Ashtanga Yoga practice.
