Nana [500-HR E-RYT® & YACEP® Yoga Alliance Continuing Ed Provider] is the founder of Bliss Yoga Accra. The studio is one of Ghana’s first boutique yoga studios and is now a 13-year institution that has helped shape the country’s modern wellness landscape.

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As a practitioner of yoga for over 20 years, Bliss Yoga Accra began as more than a studio — it began as Nana’s personal path to healing. After years of building a demanding legal/banking career in the U.S., Nana discovered yoga as a refuge. What started as a way to find balance in her own life quickly grew into a calling: to share the practice with others searching for peace, strength, and renewal. When Nana returned to Ghana, she dreamed of creating a space where people could lay down the weight of the world and reconnect with themselves. A place that felt both grounding and uplifting, open to everybody and every journey. 

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Impact

With 13 years of leadership, 150+ licensed teachers, 800 + members, over 4000 classes offered, and credited with galvanising yoga as a lifestyle in Ghana. In recognition of Nana's impactful work, she was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2020 by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, a leader in impact investing with a $100 million commitment to support 10,000 entrepreneurs over ten years. She was also invited by the Biden White House to participate in a roundtable in Accra, gathering leading Ghanaian businesswomen to discuss key issues affecting the state of entrepreneurship in Africa, during Kamala Harris' historic visit to Ghana in 2023.

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Career 

Nana has worn many hats, including those of an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan D.A.'s Office, Wall Street banker, wellbeing advocate, artist and entrepreneur. She is passionate about developing future yoga practitioners and contributing to the yoga ecosystem in Ghana, and beyond! 

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Practice Focus

Vinyasa Flow Yoga

Yin Yoga/Restorative Yoga

Yoga-Based Techniques for Managing Trauma

Yoga For Womb Wellness & Prenatal

Yoga for Vulnerable Communities 

Yoga for Children 

The Art of Safe Hands-on-Assists 

Business of Yoga | Corporate Wellness

Wellbeing Coaching & Entrepreneurial Advisory ​​​

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Education

The Madeira High School

Columbia University [B.A.]

American University Washington College of Law [J.D]

The Laughing Lotus Yoga Center [NYC]

The Kaivalya Yoga Method Program [NYC]

The Swan Yoga Center [Goa, India]

The Association of Pranic Healers [Global]

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As seen In/On

CNN, BBC World News, Travel Noire, TEDx & Oprah (O) Magazine, to list a few.