Nicknamed “Sunny”, Anna is a photographer, yoga teacher, clinical psychologist, brain imaging researcher, Co-Founder of Yoga Lab in State College PA, and creator of Sunny Get Up eco-friendly activewear.

I love yoga, spending time in nature, hiking, traveling the world, and capturing moments of beauty with my camera. My yoga teaching focuses on mindfulness, interconnectedness, sustainability, alignment and functional movement, and compassionate action, on and off the mat. I have a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, and my clinical interests and academic research focus on stress, anxiety, depression, and their associated patterns of brain activity. In 2013 I shifted my career from brain imaging research to focus on yoga full-time, following my interest in experiential approaches to improving health and wellness. In 2016 I opened Yoga Lab in downtown State College PA, together with my fellow Co-Founders: Jeremy Engels, Kristen Boccumini, Mark Agrusti, and Ariel Xu. In 2020 I launched Sunny Get Up, my own line of eco-friendly activewear with designs from my nature photography to raise money for environmental charities. My hope is that joyful eco-friendly activewear will inspire people to get up, get moving, and get involved in causes they care about to help make the world a better place. I live in State College, PA with my brilliant husband, Jeremy Engels, and two cuddly cats.