WHO WE ARE
Vineyard Vinyasa is co-founded by Erika Davies and Anne Hajjar.
A simple, chic, boutique hot yoga studio located on the tiny island of Martha's Vineyard, in the heart of downtown Edgartown. Our mission is to share the sweaty, grounding and empowering practice of hot power yoga with the island community, it's diverse visitors, and the world.
We practice hot vinyasa yoga because of the results it produces physically, mentally and spiritually. Our intention is to build and support collaborative community; to celebrate each individual's creative gifts in service of transformation and growth; and to EMPOWER, INSPIRE and UPLIFT each practicioner through our core values of VITALITY, GROWTH, CONNECTION, ELEVATED COMMUNICATION and SHARED EXPERIENCE.
This powerful practice is accessible to every body. Every single body is empowered by the enlivening practice of increased awareness and presence.
We invite you to get curious about what might be possible for you to accomplish outside of your perceived limitations. Come experience Vineyard Vinyasa. We can't wait to meet you.
ERIKA DAVIES
Erika trained under the guidance of Swami Sitaramana Saraswati while studying with Sivananda International School, a monastic order of Yoga Vedanta.
She first practiced vinyasa yoga in 2007, and began her first formal immersive Teacher Training in Taichung City, Taiwan in 2013. Since then she has exhausted the curriculum, completing over 1400 hrs of immersive study with the Sivananda School including the Vedanta and Silence Course, Ayurvedic offerings, and an Advanced Teacher Training in Dalat, Vietnam in 2016.
Erika has been exclusively practicing and teaching hot vinyasa for over 4 years.
An eternal student of what it means to live with integrity, Erika brings a wealth of diverse experience and committed personal study to each class. Her most recent studies focus on neuroscience, biochemistry and stress-physiology. She offers group classes and personal instruction in
YOGA * AYURVEDA * BREATHWORK * MEDITATION * FOOD AS MEDICINE * RECOVERY SUPPORT
ANNE HAJJAR
big vision * bigger heart
Anne attended her first hot yoga class in 2016 and instantly knew she had found her passion. In 2018 she enrolled in a RYT-200 at Milton Yoga in Massachusetts, led by Cassandra Foster of Mission Hill Yoga in Boston.
Anne's supportive and positive demeanor encourages students of all levels. In her class you will experience a balance of dynamic movement, strength and flexibility accessible to any level of practitioner.
Anne is the mother of four children. She loves animals and spends lots of time at her alpaca farm. She is involved in many charities in Boston and on Martha's Vineyard. She focuses her energy on her greatest passions- her family, her practice, and helping others to realize their full potential.