by admin | Mar 1, 2013 | Yoga
by Sumya Anani | March 2, 2013 – Elephant Journal: Everyone on this planet has a great mission. Yoga helps us discover what our purpose is. Yoga is the practice of understanding and realizing the Self. But what does that really mean? Yoga taught me that all of life is thought. All the masters teach us how to train and discipline our minds. But why is that important? We think of reality as the things we see, the things we touch. But what is reality? Where does reality start?...
by admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | March/April 2012 – YOGA CHICAGO: Your body is your earth. It’s time to come home. The practice of yoga developed as the yoga masters studied life all around them. They observed the movement of the sun, the trees, and animals in their natural surroundings. This is how and why ahimsa, nonviolence toward all life, evolved as the first yama (observance) of yoga. All life is sacred. Read the full article...
by admin | Jan 1, 2010 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | January/February 2010 – YOGA CHICAGO: I fought the best female fighters in the world in a boxing ring. But the toughest battle I will ever have is the battle in my mind. My most vicious opponent is not “out there.” The most vicious opponent I will ever have is behind my forehead. Read the full article...
by admin | Dec 28, 2009 | Media, Yoga
by Power Women Magazine | December 28, 2009 – BLOGTALK RADIO, Sumya’s Interview starts at 8:15: Sumya Anani believes all conscious movement is a path towards empowerment! This led her to become a registered yoga teacher, a massage therapist, a personal trainer, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Johnson County Community College, and a 4X World Champion in professional boxing! Her love of discovery continues to put her on a path of realizing her own personal potential, and inspiring others to reach theirs! Listen to the full interview...
by admin | Jul 1, 2009 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | July/August 2009 – YOGA CHICAGO: I’ve been walking the spiritual warrior’s path for 13 years now. It formally started August 12, 1996, the day I stepped into a boxing ring for my first professional fight. Read the full article here. ...
by admin | Dec 2, 2007 | Media, Yoga
by Sumya Anani | December 2, 2007 – I went on vacation to Negril, Jamaica for the first time in December 1994. I got a job offer, came back to KC, sold my car, packed a few suitcases for me and my then 4 year old son. I quit a job that paid $500 U.S. a week for my new job in Jamaica that paid $50 U.S. a week! Three weeks later, we were Jamaica bound! Read the full article...
