ABOUT ANNA

I first learned to meditate at eighteen, during my university years, to help settle my monkey mind. For two decades I explored different practices, until in 2012 I encountered Vedic meditation, a simple and effortless technique I could weave into life as a mother, a corporate executive, academic and consultant.

It changed everything, bringing more clarity, more presence, more capacity to meet complexity and uncertainty with grace. The benefits were so profound that I underwent rigorous training to become an initiator of the practice, and have since taught hundreds of professionals, parents, and seekers how to access that same stillness for themselves.

This knowing sits at the heart of everything I do, whether I am working with a senior leadership team or sitting with someone on their very first day of practice.

INNER TECHNOLOGY FOR LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATION

I founded Inner Technology for leaders who have mastered the outer game and are ready to develop inner intelligence and lead with clarity, coherence, and fearless impact. You can explore my thinking on leadership and consciousness in the Inner Technology series at drannayoungferris.substack.com.

My own background spans twenty-five years at the intersection of responsible investment, sustainability strategy, carbon reporting, and conscious business. I hold a PhD, am a GAICD, and have received 2x UN awards and the Vice Chancellor's Award for my work in responsible business and investment. I hold an adjunct position at the University of Sydney Business School.

VEDIC MEDITATION FOR COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION

Learning to meditate is one of the most profound gifts you can give yourself. I have been teaching Vedic meditation across Sydney since 2018, and watching students discover that stillness for the first time, or deepen a practice is pure joy. What has grown around that teaching is something I treasure just as much, a vibrant, warm-hearted community of people committed to living and leading from their hearts.

I teach primarily at Studio Lila in Newport on the Northern Beaches and in Mosman, as well as online. I enjoy curating small group retreat experiences. My courses, group sessions, and retreats welcome complete beginners and experienced meditators alike.

Outside of work, I love to walk surrounded by nature, practice yoga asana, travel, cook nourishing treats for, and treasure time in the sunshine with my husband, my two daughters, my son, and the people I love.