ACCESSIBLE - CORE FOCUSED
ACYOGA.net
About ACYOGA.net
“Sometimes the questions are complicated & the answers are simple”
~ Dr Seuss
“If you listen to you body’s whispers, you don’t have to hear it scream”
~ Unknown
Who is ACYOGA?
Formerly, Avani Designs, AC Yoga is a place where yoga is Accessible to all & affects your Core both physically & energetically. Also, my name is Anne Cox, AC, so it seemed to fit with my Yoga lifestyle.
What style of yoga do I teach?
It is a Hatha based style, physical exercises & breath control, with a Therapeutic focus. Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of Yoga.
I have been influence by many different styles of yoga, meditation, breath work & physical exercise, but when asked, I usually say I teach Anne Yoga (or AC YOGA). What I mean is I teach from my experience of yoga & how it has helped me with the challenges I’ve experienced.
I take that experience & share it with others, so it is unique to me as I hope your yoga practice becomes unique to you.
"Less is More" is a great way of viewing this.
The idea of building strength from the inside out & releasing tension from the outside in, you will leave class with new tools each week to take yoga into your daily life.
Anne Cox E-RYT 500
I’m a certified Yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance and have been teaching therapeutic focused classes since 2004.
My yoga journey began not in a studio, but on a patch of ice. In 1997, a fall left me with a lingering back injury, which only compounded the chronic tension I’d built up over years sitting at a corporate desk.
My body was talking—I just hadn’t learned how to listen yet.
That changed when I discovered a restorative style of yoga that offered more than just poses. It brought relief from pain, headaches, and stress. It gave me a way back into my body, rather than feeling like I was always working against it. That experience led me to complete my first 500-hour teacher training in 2004 with the South Okanagan Yoga Academy.
Over the years, my learning deepened with teachers who helped shape the way I see the body and healing—Susi Hately in therapeutic yoga, Gert van Leeuwen in Critical Alignment Therapy, and others like Gary Kraftsow and David McAmmond who have influenced my approach. I’ve also trained in Yoga Nidra with Dr. Richard Miller (iRest) & Acutonics with Erin Taylor.
I teach from lived experience—my own recovery and the many lessons I’ve gathered from working with students since 2004. Navigating everything from disc herniations to the quiet but persistent pull of structural imbalances that come from modern life.
My teaching blends mobility and strength to build lasting stability, always guided by breath, presence, and a deep respect for each person's lived experience. I believe yoga isn't about pushing; it’s about listening—learning to move with more balance, curiosity, and care.
I’m still practicing, still learning, still evolving—through life transitions, through aging, through change. Yoga has been a steady thread weaving through it all: a tool for healing, a teacher of resilience, and a companion in becoming more fully myself.
My hope is to share what I’ve learned—to help you listen to your own body’s wisdom, move with greater ease, and find your own path through this beautifully journey of life