About Annie Barrett
MA, E-RYT, NBC-HWC
Hi! I'm Annie.
I'm an Educator, National Board Certified Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach, Yoga Health Coach, Ayurvedic Wellness Specialist, and Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher and Trainer.
I have worked in the field of education since 1995, and in the fields of yoga, and wellness since 1998. I educate and empower groups and individuals to live more vibrant lives with the tools of holistic wellness, coaching, mindfulness, habit change science and yoga.
As an educator and public speaker, I am skilled at conveying holistic health and wellness information to a variety of diverse populations in a clear and effective manner. I'm talented at creating and delivering wellness curriculum and courses in both online and in person formats. I have an excellent record of service in public education, community healthcare outreach and multicultural education.
As a Certified Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach, Yoga Health Coach, and Ayurvedic wellness consultant I am trained to focus on integrative and preventive healthcare as well as health promotion with a specific focus on diet, lifestyle, and stress reduction techniques utilizing the tools of the Ayurvedic healing system, yoga and habit change science. I have a comprehensive knowledge of health, nutrition, and fitness issues and I'm familiar with the types of diseases arising due to poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. As a coach, my aim is to listen deeply, see each client as a unique and whole person, and work cooperatively to restore balance and well-being.
As a certified yoga teacher and trainer with over 20 years of teaching experience and advanced training in yoga philosophy, meditation and Ayurvedic yoga therapies, I excel at creating and executing inspiring, rejuvenating and restorative yoga classes, programs and retreats for groups and individuals for mind-body wellness. I founded my own Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School and I have offered 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher training programs as well as mentoring yoga teachers and yoga health coaches.
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman
This quote best summarizes the way in which I approach and my life and the ways in which I weave my passions and interests into satisfying learning adventures and service.
Following what makes me come alive has been a circuitous journey
I came into this world as a highly sensitive, and often fretful little person. As I child and teen, I was very curious about people, other cultures, spirituality, and the world. I liked school and excelled at academics, but I tended toward perfectionism and anxiety and I often experienced tummy aches and insomnia. I seemed to feel everything intensely and deeply and I often didn't know what to do with all of the thoughts and feelings that were dancing inside me. Thankfully, I grew up in a loving family with parents who supported me and my interests and who prioritized healthy social interactions, a wholesome diet, and lots of outdoor exercise activities, all of which helped me feel more grounded and sane.
My curiosity in other people, languages, and cultures led me to Venezuela as a high school exchange student. There I learned Spanish and discovered a love for Latin American culture. Fast forward to college. I was majoring in Latin American studies and working at the student run, collectively run, Ché Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant on campus. There I met Steve Scheuerell, who would become my husband and lifelong companion, sharing with me the love of travel, culture, interesting and healthy cuisine, and the great outdoors. While in college, I excelled academically, but I continued to feel anxious and stressed. Thankfully that's when I learned about yoga and took my first yoga class. All I can remember about my first yoga class was savasana, the guided relaxation at the end of class. At the time, I didn't remember ever feeling so peaceful in my life, and I knew that I had discovered a powerful practice for health and well-being. Since that day, yoga has been a regular practice in my life and a key habit in reducing anxiety and stress.
From college, I went on to graduate school, earning an M.A. in Education, and becoming a bilingual educator. I would go on to work with migrant populations in public education in California, Oregon and Washington. Alongside teaching in public schools, I pursued training as a yoga teacher, and started teaching yoga in local studios. After the birth of my first son, I gave up my full-time job as a public school teacher to devote time to being a mother and to teach yoga part-time. Over time my yoga teaching "hobby" became more and more of a "calling." In the subsequent years, I would pursue additional training and certification in yoga philosophy, meditation, Ayurveda, and Integrative Health and Wellness coaching. Yoga philosophy gives me a roadmap to ask and reflect on the "big" questions of life, like, "why am I here?" Meditation is daily a practice that brings me home to myself. Ayurveda, the science of life, is the practice of caring for my body vessel. Coaching gave me the tools to understand how and why humans change.
Furthermore, just to keep things spicy and interesting, in 2010, our family spent five months in the Peruvian Andes for a study abroad program my college professor husband was leading. We ended up falling in love with the Sacred Valley, purchasing land there, creating a home, and building a community. We now spend several months there each year, participating in the local community, learning from our Quechua neighbors, and sharing our love of this region's culture and geography with others.
What makes me come alive is bringing together my passions and interests to better myself and serve humanity. I am passionate about the ways in which the the ancient sciences of yoga and Ayurveda combined with innovative learning environments, coaching psychology, and habit change science can be employed in our modern daily life to restore health and well-being to the mind, body and heart.
I'm an Educator, National Board Certified Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach, Yoga Health Coach, Ayurvedic Wellness Specialist, and Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher and Trainer.
I have worked in the field of education since 1995, and in the fields of yoga, and wellness since 1998. I educate and empower groups and individuals to live more vibrant lives with the tools of holistic wellness, coaching, mindfulness, habit change science and yoga.
As an educator and public speaker, I am skilled at conveying holistic health and wellness information to a variety of diverse populations in a clear and effective manner. I'm talented at creating and delivering wellness curriculum and courses in both online and in person formats. I have an excellent record of service in public education, community healthcare outreach and multicultural education.
As a Certified Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach, Yoga Health Coach, and Ayurvedic wellness consultant I am trained to focus on integrative and preventive healthcare as well as health promotion with a specific focus on diet, lifestyle, and stress reduction techniques utilizing the tools of the Ayurvedic healing system, yoga and habit change science. I have a comprehensive knowledge of health, nutrition, and fitness issues and I'm familiar with the types of diseases arising due to poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. As a coach, my aim is to listen deeply, see each client as a unique and whole person, and work cooperatively to restore balance and well-being.
As a certified yoga teacher and trainer with over 20 years of teaching experience and advanced training in yoga philosophy, meditation and Ayurvedic yoga therapies, I excel at creating and executing inspiring, rejuvenating and restorative yoga classes, programs and retreats for groups and individuals for mind-body wellness. I founded my own Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School and I have offered 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher training programs as well as mentoring yoga teachers and yoga health coaches.
"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman
This quote best summarizes the way in which I approach and my life and the ways in which I weave my passions and interests into satisfying learning adventures and service.
Following what makes me come alive has been a circuitous journey
I came into this world as a highly sensitive, and often fretful little person. As I child and teen, I was very curious about people, other cultures, spirituality, and the world. I liked school and excelled at academics, but I tended toward perfectionism and anxiety and I often experienced tummy aches and insomnia. I seemed to feel everything intensely and deeply and I often didn't know what to do with all of the thoughts and feelings that were dancing inside me. Thankfully, I grew up in a loving family with parents who supported me and my interests and who prioritized healthy social interactions, a wholesome diet, and lots of outdoor exercise activities, all of which helped me feel more grounded and sane.
My curiosity in other people, languages, and cultures led me to Venezuela as a high school exchange student. There I learned Spanish and discovered a love for Latin American culture. Fast forward to college. I was majoring in Latin American studies and working at the student run, collectively run, Ché Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant on campus. There I met Steve Scheuerell, who would become my husband and lifelong companion, sharing with me the love of travel, culture, interesting and healthy cuisine, and the great outdoors. While in college, I excelled academically, but I continued to feel anxious and stressed. Thankfully that's when I learned about yoga and took my first yoga class. All I can remember about my first yoga class was savasana, the guided relaxation at the end of class. At the time, I didn't remember ever feeling so peaceful in my life, and I knew that I had discovered a powerful practice for health and well-being. Since that day, yoga has been a regular practice in my life and a key habit in reducing anxiety and stress.
From college, I went on to graduate school, earning an M.A. in Education, and becoming a bilingual educator. I would go on to work with migrant populations in public education in California, Oregon and Washington. Alongside teaching in public schools, I pursued training as a yoga teacher, and started teaching yoga in local studios. After the birth of my first son, I gave up my full-time job as a public school teacher to devote time to being a mother and to teach yoga part-time. Over time my yoga teaching "hobby" became more and more of a "calling." In the subsequent years, I would pursue additional training and certification in yoga philosophy, meditation, Ayurveda, and Integrative Health and Wellness coaching. Yoga philosophy gives me a roadmap to ask and reflect on the "big" questions of life, like, "why am I here?" Meditation is daily a practice that brings me home to myself. Ayurveda, the science of life, is the practice of caring for my body vessel. Coaching gave me the tools to understand how and why humans change.
Furthermore, just to keep things spicy and interesting, in 2010, our family spent five months in the Peruvian Andes for a study abroad program my college professor husband was leading. We ended up falling in love with the Sacred Valley, purchasing land there, creating a home, and building a community. We now spend several months there each year, participating in the local community, learning from our Quechua neighbors, and sharing our love of this region's culture and geography with others.
What makes me come alive is bringing together my passions and interests to better myself and serve humanity. I am passionate about the ways in which the the ancient sciences of yoga and Ayurveda combined with innovative learning environments, coaching psychology, and habit change science can be employed in our modern daily life to restore health and well-being to the mind, body and heart.
Annie's credentials
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Annie is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She holds a certification as a Yoga Health Coach from YogaHealer and is certified as a Genius Break Coach, Team Wellbeing Coach, Yoga Coach, and Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach with YogaMedCo
Ayurvedic Wellness Specialist
Yoga's sister science is Ayurveda, the body wisdom that co-arose with yoga and complements yoga through informing a a vibrant, healthy lifestyle based on the rhythms of nature. Annie completed the Living Ayurveda course under the guidance of Cate Stillman. She currently studies Ayurvedic diet therapy with Elham Ansari and will complete her Ayurvedic Practitioner diploma and certificate with Yoga Veda Institute in 2021..
Yoga Teacher/Yoga Teacher Trainer
Annie is grateful for the many lineages of yoga that have informed her practice and teaching over the past 27 years. She is registered as an Experienced Yoga Teacher, E - RYT 500 and a Continuing Education Provider, YACEP with Yoga Alliance. Additionally. Annie studied yogic philosophy and meditation in the Blue Throat Yoga School for Meditation Studies. She has trained yoga teachers since 2013 and is the founder of Vibrant Soulful School of Yoga, offering 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher training programs.
M.A. in Education
Annie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master's Degree in Education with a Bilingual Teaching Certificate from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She worked in the public education system as a bilingual elementary teacher and cultural studies teacher in three states from 1995 - 2015. Annie is committed to making learning spaces inclusive and accessible for people of different backgrounds, identities and communities.
Annie is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She holds a certification as a Yoga Health Coach from YogaHealer and is certified as a Genius Break Coach, Team Wellbeing Coach, Yoga Coach, and Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coach with YogaMedCo
Ayurvedic Wellness Specialist
Yoga's sister science is Ayurveda, the body wisdom that co-arose with yoga and complements yoga through informing a a vibrant, healthy lifestyle based on the rhythms of nature. Annie completed the Living Ayurveda course under the guidance of Cate Stillman. She currently studies Ayurvedic diet therapy with Elham Ansari and will complete her Ayurvedic Practitioner diploma and certificate with Yoga Veda Institute in 2021..
Yoga Teacher/Yoga Teacher Trainer
Annie is grateful for the many lineages of yoga that have informed her practice and teaching over the past 27 years. She is registered as an Experienced Yoga Teacher, E - RYT 500 and a Continuing Education Provider, YACEP with Yoga Alliance. Additionally. Annie studied yogic philosophy and meditation in the Blue Throat Yoga School for Meditation Studies. She has trained yoga teachers since 2013 and is the founder of Vibrant Soulful School of Yoga, offering 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher training programs.
M.A. in Education
Annie holds a Bachelor's Degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego, and a Master's Degree in Education with a Bilingual Teaching Certificate from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She worked in the public education system as a bilingual elementary teacher and cultural studies teacher in three states from 1995 - 2015. Annie is committed to making learning spaces inclusive and accessible for people of different backgrounds, identities and communities.
Testimonials
Annie is extremely knowledgeable, professional, and totally prepared. She obviously lives the practice of yoga and Ayurveda] and has the experience you hope from a professional coach. I appreciate the live changing information and have permanently changed many habits for myself and even for my family. It has also inspired me to further pursue Ayurvedic studies. I am so appreciative for Annie's intellectual knowledge, Ayurvedic wisdom, and willingness to share in a professional setting so enthusiastically. She is all-in with her support and helps you to dial in and focus on what is important. I've integrated some changes that will not only last a lifetime, but also feel like seeds which will grow into abundant and deeper changes. Much gratitude for you Annie! You were one of my greatest blessings of 2016!
- Annette McQueen
- Annette McQueen
"Annie Barrett guides with a highly experienced, confident teaching approach that channels confidence to her students. Her own practice is informed with earnest study that she shares in concise teachings grounded with examples from life. Her classes are a satisfying blend of story, chant, asanas, and good humor." SK
Annie brings in an energy that is infused with calm, peace and reassurance. When Annie shares her wisdom there is a degree of balanced passion and fire with the soothing comfort of reassurance. Annie's body language is comforting and gentle, her voice is soft and flows eloquently. There is beauty in the choice of words and confidence behind the message she shares. In Annie's presence, I feel enthusiastic, energized, optimistic and centered. All these qualities make my practice in her space a productive and efficient one, both physically and spiritually. Annie's energy is unique in its nature thanks to her genuine caring, reaching out and enthusiasm to share with others."
- Jasmin Dickerson
- Jasmin Dickerson
