Anna Ferguson has been studying and teaching yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices as a path to liberation for over twenty years. She is the co-creator of World Peace Yoga, a school of yoga that encourages following intuition and acting with compassion to create a more peaceful world.
On her quest to inspire individuals to manifest the most exquisite version of themselves, she wrote, World Peace Yoga: Yoga for People Who Breathe. In her book, readers learn tools for creating inner peace through a variety of self-care practices, including breathing, meditation, and posture techniques, as well as plant-sourced living.
Anna is the director of World Peace Yoga’s Teacher Training and Personal Spiritual Growth programs and works in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati State via credit and non-credit courses in yoga, meditation, and mindfulness. She is passionate about building community, compassionate vegan living, plant-based cooking, and her wonderful son Noah. Connect with her on Instagram and Facebook via @annafergusonpeace.
Canvas Rebel: Meet Anna Ferguson
Voyage Ohio: Inspiring Conversations with Anna Ferguson of World Peace Yoga
Cincy State of Being: How One Yoga Studio is Bringing US Closer to Achieving World Peace
Recommended books to inspire, uplift, awaken and liberate:
Activating the Common Good: Reclaiming Control of Our Collective Well-Being by Peter Block
AfterSHOCK: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World by Pattrice Jones
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Circles of Compassion: Essays Connecting Issues of Social Justice
Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Practice by Susanna Barkataki and Sonali Fiske
How to Eat (Mindfulness Essentials) by Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation with Intention: Quick & Easy Ways to Create Lasting Peace by Anusha Wijeyakumar MA
Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change by Octavia F. Raheem
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown
Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity by Tracee Stanley
Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
Risk to Be Healed by Joyce and Barry Vissell
The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van derKolk M.D.
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J. Adams
The Wisdom of Wildness: Healing the Trauma of Domestication by Ren Hurst
The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony by Dr. Will Tuttle
World Peace Yoga: Yoga for People Who Breathe by Anna Ferguson
Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Type of Body by Dianne Bondy
Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage and Compassion by Jivana Heyman
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (several translations available)