Allie Yoga

First full day off yesterday in…I don’t remember the last time!

I’m not celebrating constant work with no rest, just acknowledging what it is. I’ve been a yoga teacher for a long time, and I mainly identify myself this way—even more as an educator because the yoga is just a really effective strategy and container for self healing and development.

There came a time several years ago when I realized I needed to embrace the entrepreneurial spirit. It was so obviously totally necessary if I was going to continue.

Recently, everything that could have changed— did. I’m in a new place in my life now. I separated from someone I’ve been very close to for several years. I moved over the bridge to Portland. My educational program is doing well. When I look in the mirror these days, I see someone I truly respect and it’s deep because it’s earned. My need for approval from others isn’t so important anymore.

I went on this hike in the Gorge yesterday by myself. I’ve never been on a hike by myself before because I inherited my mother’s sense of direction😁.I decided it would be good for me and it was. I practiced yoga by myself on this overlook because I wanted to and I desperately needed to move the clutter vibes from the city out of my head and my body. It’s one of my favorite things to do my own thing and to be free to do exactly what I want to do, when I want to do it.

Do I think about romance, still? Yes. Rose-colored glasses are… I don’t know. I think I lost them in the move 😉Have I finally let go of someone outside myself making me happy? Yep. Sometimes acceptance is preceded by metaphorical kicking and screaming. I can stand by my choices and I’m old enough to have incurred disappointment and betrayal and all the things we humans come here to experience so we can hopefully learn how to love better and get closer to who we truly are.

I am grateful and looking forward to this next chapter!

If you’d like to work with me—I have time for two more regular weekly clients. Investing in yourself is not about money. It’s about a change in your own heart and a commitment to taking complete responsibility for your own wellbeing.

I have an injury around my left sacroiliac joint. L4 is slipping a little and my left hip is doing something weird. I understand the root cause of the injury now, because I am a seeking kind of person and hindsight is 20/20. But I don’t know how to fix it.

I spent years learning how to stand alone in spirit so I could go in the direction of my heart despite pushback from my environment and not knowing how to do that gracefully. Like Bikram says, “having is nothing if you don’t how to use it.” That’s true.

Lucky for me, I am a willing student and I’m not afraid of getting out there in the the ring and I know this is my fortune.

I also don’t know how to fix my sacral injury. After all this time of learning how to be independent and self sufficient, I’m getting the feeling the next leg(no pun intended) is going to be about learning how to depend on others again.

Interdependence is the way forward and life is a dance. I’m up for it, I’m grateful for it all. Even and sometimes especially the tough stuff..the best things in life often come from the gritty parts.

Like one of my favorite people in the world says, “The grit makes the Pearl.”

Let’s go!

TO MY DEAR TEACHER FRIENDS,

This video offers a good example of the sort of correction you will be able to give after completing the 13-week course I’m offering to (new & experienced) yoga teachers, fitness instructors, personal trainers, & other healthcare professionals who want to learn more about how to use movement as medicine.

It’s about having a functional movement strategy & the CORRECT TECHNIQUE. Bikram Yoga teachers and students in particular are sponges for this stuff.

If you are someone who is open to higher standards and into opening up additional streams of income in a real-world setting, let’s talk! The April training will be good for you if you prefer to learn in a small group.

I’m building this thing with a lot of love, one step at time. I am about high-quality education, leaning into tailoring the program for the individual. I feel responsible for delivering the content in a way the recipients are able to really take it, run with it and develop their potential as a teacher and wellness leader.

Going through the program is to UPLEVEL your teaching game and offerings so you can build a private client business like me, or offer workshops at your local studios that genuinely help others develop, as well.

Next round starts in April. It’s mostly online, so entirely possible to include my friends on the east coast, Midwest, and Deep South. Reach out if this is for you and you know it. I’m looking forward to this next chapter in my career as a functional movement professional. I’d love to create a conscious network with others who share values and also believe all ships rise together.

Let’s be leaders together!

I recorded this on the way to my friends’ place a couple weeks ago. I think about this kind of stuff a lot.

Putting it out there now because I was inspired by an interview I saw by the singer, Jewel. I shared that interview on my regular (not business) profile on Facebook if you’re interested in watching it.

Authenticity is a key to doing this growth and development stuff together. Or else personal development and wellness is just another show. Healing gets hard and messy. The best container for that kind of growth is relationship—the one we cultivate with ourselves and the ones we have with others. For this reason, staying power is an essential quality to cultivate but it’s also important to know when to let go.

The longer I stay the course, the more I am able to discern that the work right now for a lot of folks is around the theme of TRUST.

Trusting our lives and trusting our choices; trusting the hard; trusting the joy; trusting that fear, too, is sacred ground because it’s the stuff that enables us to break through. And learning to trust each other so we can dig our heels in together and co-create… do some really cool stuff in our communities while we are all here together in these physical bodies.

I believe in human beings. But that’s not enough. Human beings need to believe in human beings so we can stand up together and win in this life together. We do this work internally and with the people right around us, and with our families (that one can be so challenging!), and in the relationships we have with our workmates and our friends.

Growth and winning in life an inside job, and the process is gritty and good and so fulfilling. The dedication, discipline, and the determination to win over our limited beliefs and skepticism about what is possible for ourselves with others is necessary..these qualities are like..”mental muscles”— as with everything in life…

We get stronger with practice.

I hope this video helps if you are a prospective client or someone interested in getting into yoga. That said, the primary reason I’m posting today is for my fellow teacher and wellness friends.

Are you a yoga instructor interested in gaining momentum in your teaching career?

I built an educational program for you.

I am the right facilitator for you if you’re someone who is passionate about the yoga, dedicated, and looking for real-world solutions.

As my colleagues & fellow practitioners know—Personal and professional growth & development is an inside job. This program is your opportunity to cooperate & collaborate with other teachers who are open and interested in higher standards—so we can all up-level our teaching games & capacities to effectively transmit the teachings.

It’s a new time and people need the yoga more than ever. If you’re a studio owner or a career yoga teacher like me, I’d bet money you agree.

Our yoga community needs healing & a good container for continued development just as much as the students in our classes and our clients who show up each week for their one-on-ones, as they build their own home practices.

DM me if this resonates for you! Yoga Studio Owners—I want to help. I’m doing my best to reach out to you too, but I don’t always know who you are…the interweb can be such a maze! I’m so happy when I encounter others in my professional network who share values with a penchant for communication and working together.

My job is to meet YOU where you’re at & we do the work for growth& development together so we can earn more 💰 while offering high value physical education on the level of our communities 🪷

Are you a yoga teacher or experienced yoga practitioner looking to deepen your understanding? Or a solo medical provider interested in deep diving into the wonderful world of Hatha Yoga to broaden the scope of your “therapeutic exercise” game for your practice? Or are you are a D.C. (or other provider) with a busy practice and you’re interested in ways to integrate quality therapeutic exercises into your patient-care plan?

This video is a wonderful example of the sort of thing you’d be learning if you’d like to continue your studies with me.

I’m seeking other experienced teachers and providers open to higher standards so we can together unite as co-leaders and bring the therapeutic benefit of this yoga back into the conversation with real solutions and techniques.

Please reach out if you’re interested in bringing this sort of training into your world. I believe in tailoring education based on the unique gifts and goals of the individual in front of me. The most important thing here is that we are able to connect as human beings through shared values and vision.

DM me to set up a call! Next group is now onboarding for late March. I’m looking forward to making new friends and revisiting connections from over the years!

I won’t know who you are unless you reach out. I want to team up, cooperate, and collaborate. I want to do some cool stuff in this next chapter of my life with good friends who are also keen on keeping the faith.

-leaders

I was practicing the advanced series after teaching class the other day in St. John’s.

I guess I forgot to flip the camera, so I ended up recording part of my practice in the mirror reflection.

My very first mentor in the yoga was Ted. Those of you from the older days remembers Ted. He healed his own body thru the practice of Bikram yoga coming out of a motorcycle accident. He was the kind of teacher who was able to have more faith in me than I had in myself at the time. Ted showed real proof. He used the yoga to heal and change his life. Because of this, his depth of understanding of the human body’s capacity to heal was second-to-none.

Ted used to call the mirror in his studio, “The Cosmic Mirror.” People lined up around the building to take his class. Ted taught from the heart and a deep love and reverence for his students. To this day, I count my lucky stars for his generosity of spirit and influence.

I don’t really know where I’m going with this. I was going to discard this video but I like it. It’s real. This is often how we operate now..demonstrating in isolation, projecting an image that is designed to pull the viewer’s senses from within him or herself into our world.

It’s a good tool, and I love the video because it’s unexpected and kind of breaks the fourth wall.

It also makes me want to encourage a real revival of the energy of “Everybody Together.” That’s the opening line of the dialogue.

Being together is important.

In the spirit playing it true, I’m grateful for the opportunity to share this video with you all.

For you all who are new to my account— Hello 👋 & Hooray🎉 for new followers! I’m looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Immersed in yoga & functional movement for over two decades and teaching for 17 years, I still love what I do. I love the bonds of friendship I am able to build through the wonderful strategy of Hatha Yoga—with myself & others. When we are each enabled to take complete responsibility for our own health, wellbeing, and happiness—the most wonderful things spring forth in from our lives and the environment . I had an older gentleman client who used to offer his expertise in business, out of the pure joy of wanting me to succeed in life outside the yoga studio. He’d say-“Allie, Life is about relationships.” Heart of a real yogi right there…he was one who found the yoga later in life.

My relationship with myself coming out of college was not emotionally healthy. I had to learn and integrate a strategy for channeling my passion &energy into something creative & constructive. This translated to teaching the same therapeutic system that I used to help me re-organize the internal workings of my physiological makeup, so I could become someone who is able to support others.

Sharing this video to show how I help myself so you are hopefully inspired to join me! Most of my clients practice with me to heal on the physical level, so here’s what this looks like in real time for me.

I injured my lower back on leg day at the gym a few years ago. The injury hung on, got better with regular practice & the support of my chiropractor friend. Although it was improving, it changed the relationship of my hips, adductors & SI joints. After 3 years of consistent practice, it cleared up. I was overjoyed.

It recently flared up again, reminding me that healing is like peeling away the layers of an onion. You have to stick with it to get to the juicy part. It’s common to get discouraged with the process in our “Have it Your Way” culture.

Don’t give up! There’s a lot of light ahead.

Little video from early morning last week when I was waiting for a client. It’s a good message so I figure it’s a post-worthy snippet.

In addition to my yoga clients, I’ve been working with personal training clients for the past year or so. I use the functional biomechanics toolbox* I teach (the yoga still is my primary movement strategy), now translating the techniques to working under load. The yoga and functional strength training compliment one another beautifully. Application of the biomechanics content works great in a training setting. Want to build a friendship & better bone density at the same time? Look no further 😉🧘‍♂️💪

New clients—come give it a try! Assessment is free. My plan for Tuesday & Thursday afternoons recently fell through, so I have more availability than I thought. I guess my door wants to be open so feel free to reach out 🙂

*re the biomechanics toolbox: If you’re a yoga teacher or a personal trainer—DM me for information on my upcoming continuing education program in March. I’m going to take a relatively small group to ensure high standards in your educational experience & an intimate learning environment.