Meet Anne Brincourt
The woman behind anneyogaforlife
My name is Anne Brincourt. I am based in Glasgow, Scotland but was born in France and am a passionate, professional cellist in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
I've been a regular yoga practitioner for years, my first Vinyasa teaching training with Steph Wall in 2020 profoundly impacted both my life and my cello playing. I continued with advanced teaching training, diving deeper into history, philosophy, anatomy, and nervous system studies.
The more you learn, the more you learn about yourself. In 2023-2024, I studied Yoga Wisdom at the Kali Collective.
Why are you so passionate about yoga?
It’s undeniable that a pure asana (posture) practice makes you feel more aware, stronger, flexible, and gives you better posture—these are all the things we know about. But yoga is far more than that. A yoga practice doesn’t end when you roll up your mat.
Yoga is like music, like life. You are always a student, always a practitioner. The Bhagavad Gita offers such beautiful lessons. We don’t need to judge our darker sides, our clinging, fears, or our bodies... but we also can’t ignore them. We need to face, accept, and embrace our vulnerabilities, and recognise our egos.
From there, with discipline and integrity, we develop a strength from the centre that allows us to find freedom. Discipline is a wonderful gift, not a labour.
Why is it important to share yoga?
There are so many different types of yoga, which is why I strongly believe that everyone can practice it. I understand that not everyone can practice Ashtanga, but we can all learn to breathe consciously, to clear our minds of negative thoughts that stick like Velcro, and to love and respect ourselves (and others), love our bodies, and observe our egos.
Recognising whether what we do to ourselves (and others) is helpful or harmful is a golden key to happiness, detachment, and freedom.
I found this and practice this in Yoga.