Betsey Downing

Betsey Downing, PhD, E-RYT 500, teaches from a deep well of wisdom and practical knowledge developed over nearly 40 years of teaching and study, with roots in Sivananda, Iyengar, and Anusara Yoga. She is passionate about exploring the intersection of spirituality, science, and politics as a way of awakening the sacred opportunity to cocreate a sustainable world and a just society. Betsey was the founder and director of Garden of the Heart Yoga Center in Sarasota, Florida, for eight years, and of the Health Advantage Yoga Center in Herndon, Virginia, before that. Her passion is to lead workshops exploring the call to greatness. Betsey holds a PhD in sports psychology from the University of Virginia.

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