Zhenja La Rosa is a Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor whose teaching encourages students to explore the vast potential of their own hearts and bodies by emphasizing the transformative and therapeutic aspects of Anusara yoga. A dedicated practitioner since 1999, Zhenja has studied extensively with Anusara’s founder, John Friend.

In her classes, Zhenja joyfully shares the insights from her dedicated personal practice and the revelations of everyday experience. Her teaching is informed by her longtime sadhana with Douglas Brooks in the empowering and life-savoring philosophy of the Rajanaka Tantra. All of this is held in the embrace and steady foundation of the practice of Neelakantha meditation, which Zhenja studies with the great scholar and practitioner of Tantric Shaivism Paul Muller-Ortega.

Known and sought after for her precision, clarity, and delight in detail, Zhenja is a true teachers’ teacher who has mentored and trained many teachers on the path of Anusara Yoga. Zhenja is a member of Anusara Yoga’s Certification Committee, and in this capacity she regularly reviews videos and provides feedback to candidates in the certification process.

Zhenja offers unbounded gratitude to all of her teachers, including John Friend, Douglas Brooks, Sianna Sherman, Paul Muller-Ortega, and Amy Ippoliti.