Anita’s passion is utilizing yoga and other mindfulness practices as adjunct therapies in the treatment of various psychological and emotional conditions. Anita has been a Registered Yoga
Teacher-200 since 2007. She received her initial training in Bikram Yoga with an additional 200 hours of Advanced Yoga and Meditation Training at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Anita has been an avid yoga practitioner since 1992, and credits it with her unexpected recovery from a catastrophic brain injury in 2015.

Anita is fiercely committed to the principle that anyone can “do” yoga and confidently modifies any yoga practice to meet each student’s needs. Anita has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2013, receiving her Masters of Social Work from New York University.

Her primary clinical training was at Pelham Counseling Center in Bronx, New York, where she specialized in the treatment of all forms of trauma and related panic conditions. Most recently, she developed a yoga program for teens who have attempted suicide and/or engaged in chronic cutting behaviors at Children’s Health Council in Palo Alto, CA.

Anita started her professional life as a Wall Street lawyer. In addition to NYU, Anita is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard Law School.

Anita is here to provide clinical clarity and assistance when unusual or unexpected clinical situations present themselves in any VYP yoga class. She is also available to consult, offer guidance, and/or an empathetic ear to TA members in any instance of compassion fatigue or related issues.