Annie Faichney
“You don’t need to know where you’ll end up in life. Enjoy and adapt as you go along, making choices that bring you joy.”
We first fell in love with Annie when she spun through our doors with pink hair, grace, and wit. Explaining to us how she fell off her bike on the way to the studio and then said a pun about a cake? We didn’t get it, but it made us laugh anyway.
We were instantly hooked on her mature vulnerability and understated confidence.
We asked her what her morning rituals look like:
I love early mornings and always get up a couple of hours before I leave for work. I take Frank out, my wee black lab, then sit down with a cuppa, porridge, and sudoku. I adore puzzles - I’m secretly 90.
Her classes:
If you want to add some spice, you can, but if you’d rather keep it pretty chilled, that’s fine by me. I encourage students to listen to their bodies, take risks, play and embrace mistakes and boundaries with resilience and laughter.
What brings her ease:
Baking. I’m a very sensory person; I love the sticky fingers, the bodily effort of kneading and whisking, the smell of tasty treats wafting through my home, my glasses steaming up as the heat of the oven hits my face, and that first bite, discovering if I’ve created a disaster, a masterpiece or something in between. Baking pulls on all my senses and draws me to the present like nothing else. I find it soothing and meditative.
Training includes:
200hr Vinyasa YTT with Demelza Feltham and Helen Gillespie at Mudra Yoga
45hr Yin training with Demelza Feltham
30hr Advanced Vinyasa TT with Alice Gray
85hr pregnancy yoga teacher training with Sally Parkes.
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