Four women participate in a seated group yoga exercise, each raising one arm while sitting on chairs in a room with orange walls and a sliding glass door. - Two Dog Yoga
Three women stand in a row, each crossing their arms over their chests as if hugging themselves, and appear to be participating in a yoga activity together. - Two Dog Yoga
Three women stand in front of a red and pink background, wearing matching "Two Dog Yoga" t-shirts and smiling at the camera, embodying the spirit of yoga and community. - Two Dog Yoga
A group of adults pose for a group photo indoors after a yoga session, with some seated and others standing in rows, smiling at the camera. - Two Dog Yoga
Purple irises and other flowers grow in a sidewalk garden next to parked cars, creating a peaceful, yoga-inspired oasis on a sunny street lined with buildings. - Two Dog Yoga

Our Community

Annie always envisioned a community-based studio – a place where all neighbors  could gather and find inspiration for healing. Two Dog Yoga is deeply embedded in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood where Annie lives and raised her children. From our ‘guerilla garden’ on the corner, to decades of donations to the local foodbank, to free yoga classes for local teens, and chair yoga at a northend community mental health clinic,  Two Dog Yoga serves the neighborhood, with the belief that we are all stronger and healthier in community.    

Currently, Two Dog Yoga works to build intentional community and connection in the following ways: 

Each week, Annie and Two Dog Yoga community volunteers offer free weekly Chair Yoga and monthly Chair Massage at the local Lake City ‘pop up’ senior center through Sound Generations, in support of local seniors, many of whom are newly immigrated, non-English speakers. 

As part of our country’s racial reckoning, Annie wanted Two Dog Yoga to play an active role in this important learning and action. As a result, twelve members of the Two Dog Yoga community gathered together to form the Two Dog Anti-racism learning collaborative in 2021. Over the last four years, this group of white women has participated in anti-racist awareness building through workshops, events, books, lectures, direct action, and fundraising. 

Two Dog Yoga is also instrumental in supporting the communities visited during travel. Yelapa travel groups have donated to the local children’s dance program, the local school and community after devastating flooding, and the local animal sanctuary. A portion of the proceeds from trips to India and Sri Lanka have been donated to local causes that directly impact local communities.