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Portrait of Anne-Julie Tafuro, featured by Yoga Founders Magazine
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Yoga Teacher & Retreat Host - Paris, France

How Anne-Julie Tafuro Built a Yoga Business Without Losing Her Voice

Before teaching yoga in Paris, Anne-Julie Tafuro was CEO of a communications agency in Avignon. A first yoga class in a park changed her direction. She went on to create Anne-Julie Yoga during COVID, grow a library of 200+ videos, and train teachers through Chakra Flow®—while learning to protect her values and choose business partners carefully

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Portrait of Shawna Krueger, Author / Creator behind Leadership and YogaCommunity Builder
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How Shawna Krueger Blends Yoga & Leadership to Shape a New Generation of Changemakers

I wanted to change the world when I graduated college. But I found myself sitting in a cubicle in a law firm doing work that made me question all of my dreams. I felt useless, and more than anything I felt sad. I used to sleep during all of my allowed breaks during the day, and I felt so low energy that I had to do jumping jacks in the bathroom to wake myself back up enough to be alert. I was no stranger to struggling with mental health, as I had for years, but not being connected to a feeling of purpose threw gasoline on the fire. One day, I stumbled on the yogis of instagram. I consumed their content with a crazed thirst. They made some part of my soul come alive like never before, and even though I did yoga growing up, I never realized how magical it could be until I saw it through their eyes...

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