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Alpha & Omega is a life philosophy incorporarted in Yoga and Meditation classes with a focus on flowing sequences to build a strong body and mind.

Alpha & Omega represents a style of Yoga but also a life philosophy:
Everything in life is connected and in steady change. All things, situations and eventually life itself will someday come to an end, however, every end is believed and appreciated to give way to a new beginning. Anna Schwarz gained her certification in Hatha, Vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga (500 hours RYT) in different places in India

. She has always been driven by the question of what makes a happy and fulfilled life. Trying to find answers Anna loves to travel and finds her guru in many different personalities and facettes. Her true passion is to share the gained wisdom and life learnings through Yoga and Meditation. Alpha & Omega Yoga sessions are characterized by smoothly flowing sequences that allow self-reflection and -realization. Classes are designed in a way to gain strength and flexibility of the body - but especially of the mind: To be in charge of ones life and emotions.

24/08/2024

Today is my birthday, but the most precious gift was given to me six months ago.

This picture was taken on the day I was waiting for my baby to give me the signal. I had been holding onto patience when suddenly, my contractions began to intensify. My best friend arrived, and my partner drove us to the birthing house, where my midwife was already waiting. The rooms were softly lit with candles, the warm bath ready to embrace me.

Though it was the most physically intense experience of my life, it was also a journey into a meditative, trance-like state. In less than six hours, I experienced a natural birth—peaceful and without interventions. My midwife later told me how rare it is for a first-time mother to have such a smooth and self-determined birth. I know how privileged I was, having spent years learning mindfulness and embodiment practices that prepared me for this moment. I had the luxury of feeling safe, not just within my body, but within the walls of the beautiful birthing house, knowing that help was only minutes away if needed. I felt privileged also knowing that I am simply in a place where I don’t have to think of whether or not my daughter or I will remain physically safe after birth.

But these are luxuries that countless women can only dream of. My heart aches knowing that at this very moment, there are countless women in Gaza giving birth or raising children while bombs are falling. There are mothers in Palestine, Sudan, Congo and Ukraine who have no access to medical support or psychological safety. Women who don’t know if they will be able to nourish their babies. Women who must rush their births or have their babies in tents, knowing that any moment they might flee again because their lives are in danger. I was given the immense privilege of bringing a healthy daughter into this world under the safest, most beautiful circumstances.

In her name, I am now gathering donations to help women and new mothers in Gaza. A dear friend in Berlin will transfer the funds to his family in Gaza, who will ensure it reaches women and families in desperate need.

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04/05/2023

Wild Woman - we are calling you to join our retreat this May!

And since we value inclusivity, we are offering the opportunity for two women to attend at a solidarity price, covering only the cost of accommodation (350€).
This price reduction is aimed to make it more accessible for anyone who may not have the chance to join us otherwise.

As facilitators, we‘re passionate about creating an inclusive and empowering space where women can explore their inner selves and connect with nature in a supportive community. This retreat offers a unique chance for personal growth and sisterhood.

So, if you're interested in joining us, simply write us a message (either to or ) - no explanation needed. We would love to have you join us and be a part of this transformative experience.

💃🏼 Wild Woman Retreat - Embodied Archetypes

06/04/2023

After a whole year, I finally sent out my newsletter again.

A friend said it reads like being tucked into one of these heavy therapy blankets while snuggling on the couch.

It was hard to find words for what had kept me silent and on the other hand incredibly beautiful to recognize the force that made my heart sing despite of everything.

If you care to read it, you can still sign up through the link in my bio.

27/06/2022

Love is a verb. It’s a decision. A Practice.

And it’s not an easy one - because only few of us have learned it!
If it is the relationship with yourself, with your relatives, with your business partners or clients, with your friends - or your romantic partners: your patterns will show up in every relationship you lead.

For years I thought I had nothing to say about love - and then I got another chance this weekend to prove myself wrong. As I wrote a speech for my friends wedding, the words just flowed onto the paper and it felt like the most natural thing for me to deliver these words for the couple and their guests. Because if you are in a romantic relationship or not - love is what keeps us alive. It is what makes us get out of the bed in the morning and what makes us hope to make be given another day when we kiss the pillow good night.
Love is everything and you can feel it when you practice it. Because love is a verb.

23/06/2022

🙌🏻Who is ready for some holidays?

I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to finally be teaching and celebrating life again! And stand on the board! 🏄🏼‍♀️🌊

If you feel like holidays with great people, lots of movement, time in nature and great food - this is for you! Suitable for all levels, you can also be a total beginner! Just write me a message if you feel this is calling you 💙☀️🧘🏼‍♀️

02/05/2022

Repost from 2019

I've heard this quote inflationary on all kinds of events and it always touches me. Because to me, to work is to love.

When leaving the Party yesterday explaining I had a class to teach in the morning, my friend laughingly said goodbye to her little workaholic. Biking home I felt it. Pride.

Pride, spiced up wit an aftertaste of guilt and shame. So this is the reason. Again, just the vain desire to be seen and noticed. The little, sneaky ego doing just anything to gain respect and appreciation.

And sometimes it goes so far that I am working myself to complete exhaustion. Work is a way to prove yourself, to prove your worth, your right to exist in this world.

And to me, the harder I worked, the worthier I felt. I am doing something, so I am somebody.
Until I hit rock bottom and loose my sense for joy and playfulness - which is what most of my close ones and probably also students appreciate me most for.
"Lightness while at the same time profoundly touching" was how a close friend once described my teaching style.
"This was completely Anna" a student said after a Mindful Monday when we had been rolling around on the floor having fun being ridiculous. This is who I want to be. Free, wild, philosophically and ridiculous. This is my love for life made visible.

Yesterdays Labour Day is intended to be a celebration of the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace. As a white woman living in one of the world's top economies, I am privileged to live in a peaceful society where theoretically 8-hour days with an established minimum wage are standard. Being self-employed it is my own responsibility not to forget that work is an offering of love and still to make sure my bills are paid. No one except of myself will fight for my own needs and rights to rest, to recharge and to enjoy life. And if you have the privilege and opportunity to take care of yourself by resting, than this is what you should be doing.

13/04/2022

It comes and goes in waves…

Last night I joined a meeting in the place where we usually hold our choir practice - so usually a place of joy for me.

Yesterday I noticed, however, that I now also another association with the place. The last time I left from there, my brother had called me.

Have you read the messages already? He asked.
No, what’s up?
My brother and I rarely speak on the phone.
Our father has died, he said.

This moment marked the end and also the beginning of my grieving journey. I officially lost my father on this particular wednesday and yet I had already lost him 20 years ago. But only now I could finally share all the pain and sadness I had carried within me. I gave myself time to cry, I allowed others to take care of me. Visited family. Remembered happy childhood memories and the painful events that marked the end of my childhood.

In my work I often quote the work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a pioneer in the work of grief and change. She found a model to describe the emotional process of grieving which you can also find in any other process of change you’re going through.

Shock, denial, panic, loneliness, depression, hope, adjustment. So many emotions. And some of them I had carried within me for years. Guilt. Denial. Anger. Numbness.

For years I had been stuck in the first stages but could only move on now that my loss had become real. The first weeks were hard but recently I felt a lot better, even happy I since I had the opportunity to go on a little holiday to take care of myself.

Being in the place that I didn’t revisit since this particular wednesday though, threw me right back. Hello again dear sadness. I thought I was done with the crying.

How easy would it be if you’re just moving from one stage to another. How efficient. Checking off one feeling at a time.

But healing takes time. So wherever you are on your journey, whatever you are dealing with, be reminded that you are not alone. That everything comes and goes in waves. You’re on your way and that’s the only thing that matters.

12/04/2022

When we age we shed many skins: ego, arrognace, dominance, self-opionated, unreliable, pessimism, rudeness, selfish, uncaring ...
Wow, it's good to be old! - Stephen Richards

09/04/2022

A photographer gets people to pose for the camera. A Yoga teacher gets people to pose for themselves. - Jay Fields.

Today and me kicked off the Holistic Yoga Teacher Training at .

It is exciting and a great honor to be guiding 14 courageous women on their journey for the next 9 months as a teacher and mentor.

When I reflect back to my first YTT, I would have never thought of it to change my life so much. I didn’t even have the intention to teach myself - and for the last two years I have been involved in the education of more than 120 Yoga teachers.

Because what to the outside looks like some fancy gymnastics, is so much more. I love teaching the rich philosophy of this ancient practice as well as the psychological effects of this physical practice - and I truly believe that if everyone had access to this, the world would be so much more peaceful.

I’m in deep gratitude to all my teachers who have paved this way for me as well as honoring the roots of this practice from India that has so generously been shared with us in the West. I’m grateful for Jana who trusts me in being her teaching partner, for creating this space in which we can come together to learn with and from each other as well as all the students who are brave enough to dedicate themselves to this journey of learning and growing.

May we be able to honor, respect and love everyone who encounters us on our path. May we be able to recognize the teacher within those we meet and within ourselves.

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03/04/2022

I never planned on sharing this picture as I thought it looked so horrible. In fact, a friend I made during a surf course last year in Tenerife bought it for me as a funny goodbye gift- he lovingly called me ‚Kung Fu Panda‘ on the board.

Starting a new sport or hobby can be hard - it takes a lot of patience and acceptance not to be good at first. And I usually focus on the things that I can score success very easily.

A few days ago I got super angry as I was in the water. The waves didn’t break very nicely and I didn’t manage to stand up even on the small waves in the white water. I got frustrated and angry. My surf teacher laughed at me - Anna, take it easy. Breathe!!

I am telling people to breathe all day in my job - and I hate it if someone tells me to do so. I wanted to yell at him. Suddenly I could feel all the rage I had inside of me. I felt the anger of having lost my father without the chance to make peace or say goodbye. I felt angry for having been left alone, having to cope with so much s**t because of him since I was only 11. I felt so incredibly hurt and heartbroken by someone I actually hoped to stick around.

I wanted to scream and yell and still, the waves just washed over me in all their force. The more I fought against it, the harder it got.

So I gave in. I took a breath, wiped away some tears and hopped onto the board. Et voila, the next wave was mine and I felt the force below me carrying me over the ocean. I shifted my weight and started to steer the direction. An immense feeling of lightness and ease.

You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.

And if you want to learn how to surf through life as well without being a Kung Fu Panda 🐼 - join me next September in Portugal for a week of Surf & Yoga holidays! Find all the info in my bio or just send me a message 💌

03/04/2022

Surfing soothes me, it's always been
a kind of Zen experience for me.
The ocean is so magnificent,
peaceful, and awesome. The rest of
the world disappears for me when
I'm on a wave. - Paul Walkers.

The best meditation you are going to experience in a very effortless way. 🌊🏄🏼‍♀️

Learn how to surf, establish healthy routines with Yoga & Meditation, enjoy the most nutritious colorful food and have a great time! Join me and some old and new friends for a week in Portugal! September is only 6 months away so book your spot now 💙

… find all infos through the link in the bio 🔗

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