About
Anchorage Yoga
An invitation for you to ‘come as you are’ – a space where judgment and expectations dissolve, and authenticity thrives. Our mission is to foster a community that encourages you to get curious, be honest, and stay connected to yourself and each other. Here at Anchorage, it’s about finding your anchor, embracing your true self, and discovering the magic within.
In our studio, we celebrate diversity and individuality, valuing the uniqueness each person brings to the mat. Anchorage is more than a place; it’s a state of mind – a sanctuary where you can shed the need to conform and explore the depths of your being. Our classes are a journey of self-discovery, emphasizing that you don’t need to fit into anyone else’s expectations.
With an emphasis on ‘get anchored, stay connected, find the magic,’ we recognize that the practice of yoga extends beyond the physical. It’s about cultivating a sense of steadiness in your mind, body and spirit and staying true to your essence. Our goal is to provide a space where our community becomes a support system, inspiring everyone to embrace their unique journey on and off the mat.
At Anchorage Yoga Studio, we understand the importance of time – time to play, explore, and evolve. Just as the studio name took time to resonate, so too will our mission statement. We’re here to encourage you to move at your own pace, ensuring that every moment spent on your mat is an opportunity for growth, clarity, and connection. Join us on this voyage of self-discovery and community, where getting anchored means finding your truest self and staying connected to the magic within.
Brianna MacIsaac
Brianna is the founder and guiding presence behind Anchorage, a yoga space and community where connection, presence, and quiet magic are at the heart of every offering. A certified 500-hour yoga teacher, she brings warmth, honesty, and a deep respect for the healing power of movement, breath, and community. Brianna also holds space for those navigating life’s deeper tides. Yoga has been her anchor through life’s joys and challenges, but it was during one of her deepest sorrows; the loss of her son, that she truly understood its healing power. Through the practice, she found a space to grieve, to feel, and to gently reconnect with herself. It showed her how to move through heartbreak with compassion and presence, and inspired her to create Anchorage as a space where others can find support, stillness, and healing in their own journey. She offers specialized practices in yoga for grief and yoga for addiction recovery, meeting each student with compassion and care. With 3 years of sobriety, she brings lived experience along with humility, and hope to these spaces; believing in the power of embodied practice to support healing, resilience, and connection. Brianna also specializes in yoga for athletes, and especially loves working with young athletes and teams to help them reach their specific goals.
Her classes blend the grounding wisdom of Hatha, the fluidity of Vinyasa, the deep rest of Yin, and the stillness of Meditation, offering students an experience that is both spacious and deeply felt. Whether flowing gently, settling into stillness, or resting in the breath, her teaching invites students to move from a place of curiosity, not perfection—to soften, to feel, and to come home to themselves. Brianna truly believes yoga is to be experienced on and off the mat. Off the mat, yoga can be lived in the simplest of ways—by breathing with awareness, moving with mindful presence, and living with compassion and kindness. It is found in quiet gratitude, in trusting your intuition, in rooting yourself in the rhythms of nature. It is honoring rest, seeking balance, and creating sacred pauses throughout your days. At Anchorage, yoga is not just a practice on the mat—it’s a way of remembering who we are beneath the noise. It’s a space where people can move, rest, laugh, cry, and be fully themselves. A space for ritual, rhythm, and the sacred in the everyday. Above all, Brianna believes yoga should feel human, heartfelt, and even a little magical.
Off The Mat
Off the mat, Brianna is an ordinary person, a mom who delights in ringing her cow bell at the hockey arenas and bedtime stories, a gardener who finds joy in the slow magic of seeds becoming meals, she loves to be in the kitchen cooking and baking. She loves nothing more than to be sailing on the ocean with her husband or sneaking away for an outdoor adventure. A lover of quiet mornings with a cup of coffee and a book of poetry or a journal. She loves to get her heart rate up with dance and interval training. She believes yoga is not something we leave behind when we roll up the mat; it’s how we breathe through the hard moments, how we listen more deeply, create and uphold boundaries, and how we choose to meet life as it unfolds. She believes in the healing power of community, friendship and Therapeutic Touch.
Her practice shows up when she is laughing with her family and friends, walking amongst the trees or along the shoreline, holding space for others or simply learning to pause before reacting. It’s where the teachings soften from concepts into lived experience, reminding her again and again that presence isn’t a destination, it’s a way of moving through the world. She believes we are all creative, magical beings who deserve the space and time to meet and heal ourselves where we are at, the good, the bad and everything in between.
Our Values
Authenticity
This is the heart of our invitation: “come as you are.” Authenticity is the quiet courage of showing up fully as yourself—embracing your values, your quirks, your truths, and letting them shine with openness and grace. It is the gentle alignment of your actions with the rhythm of your heart, free from the weight of expectation. On your mat and beyond, living authentically is a tender journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance, a path that deepens connection, honors your essence, and invites a life of meaning, presence, and quiet fulfillment.
Connection
Cultivating connection through yoga is a journey of gentle unfolding—body, mind, heart, and spirit moving together as one. In this practice, you can deepen self-awareness, nurture meaningful bonds, and feel the quiet harmony that links you to the world around you. Whether flowing alone on your mat or sharing space within our Anchorage community, yoga whispers of unity, guiding us to recognize the interconnectedness of all beings. It is an invitation to align mind, body, and spirit, and to move through life with presence, openness, and a sense of belonging.
Community
Plays a vital role in yoga, offering a sense of belonging, connection, and shared purpose to practitioners as they explore the transformative power of yoga in their lives. A sense of community in yoga provides support, encouragement, and inspiration to students, especially during challenging times. It fosters a spirit of camaraderie and mutual respect among individuals on their own unique yoga journey.
Play
Playfulness in yoga is the art of bringing joy, curiosity, and lightness to your practice, on and off the mat. It invites exploration, creativity, and openness, beyond the pursuit of perfect poses or specific goals. When we move with playfulness, yoga becomes freeing, expressive, and delightfully alive, encouraging students to listen to their bodies, follow their intuition, and discover the joy of movement as a form of personal expression.
Class Calendar
Offering a variety of online, in studio, hot, warm and room temperature yoga classes, ceremonies, as well as various other specialty classes and workshops.
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Whether you’re seeking a warm and gentle flow, a hot yoga challenge, or a gentle restorative practice, these sessions are curated just for you.
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Community is extremely important to us, especially on an online platform - a place you can return to, no matter the weather of the world.
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