Intentionally Small Offerings
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​Leila A. Fortier is an E-RYT® 500, YACEP® certified yoga teacher and founder of ANANTA YOGA | Forgotten Coast Ashtanga specializing in customized private yoga sessions and small crafted offerings.

Leila holds over 25 years of experience in health and wellness. She completed her 200hr. Yoga Teacher Training through Blue Fire Yoga while living abroad in Okinawa, Japan where she went on to teach yoga to active duty military and their families. In 2015 Leila completed her 300hr Advanced Teacher Training in India through Rishikesh Yog Peeth under the guidance of Krishna Sikhwal, emphasizing her studies in yogic philosophy, Ayurveda, and yoga nidra. She holds additional certifications in Yin Yoga, SUP Yoga, the Prison Yoga Project, and Yoga2Life as a certified Life Coach. In 2016 she completed the Ashtanga Primary Series Teacher Training Intensive with legend, Tim Miller. In 2019, Leila initiated the Atman project: A photographic expedition illuminating the essence of soul revealed within the practice of Ashtanga yoga.

​After teaching and traveling nationally and internationally leading classes, workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats, in 2020 Leila established roots in Port Saint Joe, Florida as home for ANANTA YOGA | Forgotten Coast Ashtanga with the desire to create more meaningful connections through customized private offerings. Leila is committed to upholding the yogic traditions of India as originally intended. In 2023 Leila completed her training in Healing Sound Therapy and now offers Sound Bath Meditations at ANANTA YOGA.

Leila believes that yoga is a lifelong practice and study. She gives thanks first and foremost to her beloved teacher, Ty Landrum who has guided her since 2019, and to the many great teachers who continue to inform and enrich her practice and teaching, including: Krishna Sikhwal, Sharath Jois, Tim Miller, Mary Taylor, Tim Feldmann, Kino MacGregor, Taylor Hunt, and Matt Champoux. Leila is currently studying Sthira Bhaga, the Ashtanga Advanced Series under the guidance of internationally renowned teacher, Ty Landrum. 

Leila specializes in Vinyasa, Hatha, and Yin, and Ashtanga with special attention to the unique offering of customized yoga experiences and trauma informed practices. She is passionate about her role as mentor to students and burgeoning teachers in devotion to their continued development through the art of teaching yoga. In her spare time, Leila is also a globally published author, artist, and photographer: www.leilafortier.com