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A passionate student of Anusara Yoga® and a Certified Anusara instructor, B.J. has had a consistent practice since 1999.
After two years of intense Astanga study, BJ felt drawn to the Anusara practice, and has dedicated thousands of hours to training, studying and teaching this inspirational style of yoga in her playful way.
BJ is grateful for having been blessed with the opportunity to extensively travel the U.S., Australia, South America and Europe for over four years studying with, apprenticing, and assisting master yoga teacher and founder of Anusara, John Friend. Ever the student, she continues to spend as much time as she can graced with John's tutelage, and is deeply honored to have been personally invited by him to lead the way introducing Anusara Yoga® in South America.
A relentless seeker of Divine wisdom, BJ regularly studies philosophy under the auspices of the renowned Tantric wisdom scholars, Dr. Douglas Brooks, Carlos Pomeda, and Paul Muller-Ortega inspiring her subtle weaving of the
life affirming teachings into her classes.
Humbly filled with gratitude, love and devotion, BJ is honored for the privilege to share the wisdom teachings of grace that her teachers have so graciously and generously showered on her.
Currently, BJ is leading bi-lingual immersions, trainings, master classes, work/play- shops and intensives all over South America and at other international and national locations.
“Anusara yoga isn’t what I do, it’s how I live, who I am. It’s aligning with, trusting and celebrating the Energy beating our hearts, growing the trees, shining the sun. It’s immersing myself in the magic of the Flow."
Her
intention to serve the highest and serve from her heart inspires
students to align with the power of Grace and to awaken to their own Light
within. B.J. is an "energizing presence, contagiously uplifting", embodies the strength, humility, wisdom and humor necessary to skillfully guide and assist you to transform, heal and awaken on all levels, from the inside out, on and off the mat.
The ardent desire to connect deeply within her own heart, and the hearts of
those around her, fuels her dedication to study and practice different
healing modalities that naturally expand the body, mind and soul. As well as being a Certified Anusara Yoga teacher, B.J. was a fully qualified fitness instructor and personal trainer for 15 years; she is also a Certified HypnoBirthing® Practitioner and Reiki Master.
Outside of the fitness industry, she founded and managed several successful business ventures, both for profit and not for profit, and served four years on the local school board, as well as on her neighborhood association. A native Arizonan, B.J. spent many years living in Mexico and offers classes in both Spanish and English.
Recently, just for fun, B.J. initiated Handstands Anonymous™, a Facebook Group dedicated to play and her love of being upside down. Her intention was originally just a fun place where she and the yoga community of teachers and students can share their common addiction for doing handstands. The HA™ Facebook group grew exceptionally fast and in a matter of months has grown to now 1,200+ fans members with over 400 pictures of sometimes absurd pictures of themselves doing handstands in the most random places posted.  Currently she is working in collaboration with a group in Geneva to transform the HA™ Facebook group into a fund-raising non-profit organization designed to shift focus from negative addictions through encouragement of getting the 'high' from more positive activities such as yoga and Handstands. Stay tuned for more!
"The problem with drugs and alcohol, is they don't get you high enough." - Douglas Brooks
"Handstands give the high that keeps on giving, even AFTER you come down!"- Beej Galvan
B.J. is honored to be the mother of three extraordinary young men, and overjoyed to be the grandmother of two beautiful little boys, a new little Goddess granddaughter, and one little Goddess on the way.
"You know that space of infinite love and unbounded joy within your Heart, that place you don't even know exists until you have a child? Well, there is another one for your grandchildren!"
Eternally thankful for her family, friends, Jordan and Martin Kirk, all of her teachers and those who came before them, she is especially grateful to John Friend, and the auspicious blessing of Grace that led her to this rocking with Shakti, fun loving, magically transformational, all inclusive, life-affirming community of like hearted people called Anusara.
To contact B.J., just email, Facebook, Tweet, Skype call or send a postcard!
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PO BOX 5085
Carefree, AZ 85377-5085
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