Ana Pilar has been teaching yoga in Austin, Texas since 2001, and training yoga teachers since 2006 at both the 200 and 500-hour levels in the United States and abroad. She has been studying with her teacher, Gary Kraftsow, the founder and head of the American Viniyoga Institute, for over 18 years. Her continuing education is immersed in a number of specialized areas, including Western & Yogic Anatomy, Injury Prevention, Stress Relief, Mantra Chanting, and Tantric philosophy, as she studies with the likes of Leslie Kaminoff, Srivatsa Ramaswami, Donna Farhi, Rod Stryker, and Dr. Douglas Brooks. In 2017, Ana Pilar was grandfathered into the International Association of Yoga Therapists, receiving her C-IAYT designation in recognition of her specialized client work in adaptive structural therapeutics.

As a lead teacher trainer and yoga therapist, she excels in teaching asana, pranayama, mantra, and yogic philosophy and literature.

Joined the Castle Hill Fitness team in: 2025