Ana Gioia
Ana Francisca Gioia is an Earth and Birth Worker. She has trained in multiple yoga lineages including Hatha and Kundalini and is certified at the 500hr level. She has been living and teaching yoga in Kingston since 2013. Ana is also a practitioner of plant medicine, regenerative earth practices and ancestral health. Most recently, she has been training to be a Full Spectrum Doula and will begin working with Birthing Folks and Families in April of 2021. Ana has a B.A. in Philosophy from Boston College and an Masters in Eastern Classics from St. John’s College in New Mexico where she studied Eastern Philosophy and Sanskrit. She is a trained Radiant Child Yoga Teacher and teaches Children’s Yoga and Family Yoga as well as adult classes and offers workshops in Family Dynamics, Energetics and Rituals. Ana is the mother of two children and practices writing, wild crafting, foraging, sustainable cooking and connecting with the Earth. She is very passionate about Seasonal Living, working with children, and connecting with her Celtic and Mayan roots. Ana currently teaches a restorative fusion blend. She also speaks Spanish, as she is half Guatemalan and works with Cacao and other plant medicines, often crafting her offerings/circles around the the New and Full Moon Calendars.