Annie Mahon is a yoga and mindfulness teacher and founder of the Circle Yoga Cooperative and DC Yoga Week. She is also an ordained lay Buddhist minister, licensed massage therapist and is active in much of the grassroots community yoga and mindfulness activities in the Washington, D.C. area. Annie writes a mindfulness blog at rawmindfulness.com and recently published her second book entitled, Things I Did When I Was Hangry:  Navigating a Peaceful Relationship with Food. Visit http://circleyoga.com and http://rawmindfulness.com.

“My daily practice helps a lot. These days, in addition to silent meditation practice, I also practice metta, or loving kindness meditation.  Doing this is like pressing an internal reset button. Afterwards I always feel more joyful, connected, and at peace.” – Annie Mahon, Circle Yoga

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