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09/05/2026

Mindfulness is something I decided I wanted to learn and bring into my classroom back when I was teaching middle school.

I spent 2 years studying it and practicing alongside other educators. The first thing I learned was how to practice mindfulness. The second thing I learned was how to share it with others particularly in a classroom setting.

But I tell you what, more than any other practice I have studied I feel like this one has benefited me the most personally at this stage of my life being a mom at home with two very young children. It has taught me how to be present for what is and how to anchor into the present moment no matter if my mind deems what is happening as favorable or less than desirable.

Mindfulness is not a sexy practice, yet it is one that can help you be able to be present for what actually is happening and release any need or itch to zone out when moments get difficult or boring.

08/31/2026

Yoga Posture Family’s —are the poses close like siblings or a little more like cousins?

This is one way I like to intelligently sequence my vinyasa classes by finding or curating a physical and energetic theme between the postures I choose the share in the class.

This is something you could absolutely ask AI 🤖 to do for you as a yoga teacher, BUT if you leave your sequencing to robots your students are missing out on learning from your embodiment of the yoga and the unique transmission that only you can provide—this is a very important point for all teachers of yoga, but especially new teachers and o understand—you may not feel ready or like you know enough, yet your cells have experienced yoga in a way technology will never be able to and that is the power of being human.

08/29/2026

Vinyasa Yoga…
There is so much that goes into sequencing an intentional and intelligent Vinyasa Yoga class.

This is a peek into the postures we practiced last night Unified Hot Yoga & Pilates to prepare for our Peak Posture

But yes, we did even more backbend postures than pictured here, an entire floor series.

And yes, we did about 30 other postures beyond those including lots of lunges and 3 different flow sequences.

Teaching Vinyasa Yoga is both a Science and an Art, and I am grateful every day to be able to share my love for it.

08/15/2026

We are so powerful.

I feel like there’s this mainstream narrative about aging that is not necessarily true.

Because here I am the oldest I have ever been, no peptides, still breastfeeding & postpartum; yet, I’m touching the floor in this short stance low lunge. I’ve been able to touch in a wider stance lunge, but have worked on this short stance touch for over a decade and never been able to do it.

I had mentally accepted this movement pattern wasn’t possible for me until I saw my friend xcakeiko do it last Sunday; I did it once in that practice session and have been practicing (and falling out of it) all week long since that moment.

It is so important that we realize how powerful we are and create our own narratives about life and what it means to be human expressing and experiencing yourself through your body.

There is possibility especially when you surround yourself with people who inspire you to go beyond your perceived or self imposed limitations.

07/31/2026

Come August 9th I have some changes to my teaching schedule FreedOM Hot Yoga and FreedOM Hot Yoga + Pilates SoJo 💜💫

Here they are:
Sunday 8:30am Power Vinyasa Orem 💪😅

Monday 6am Power Vinyasa SoJo 💪😅
Monday 6:30pm Integrated Hatha Orem 🔥

Wednesday 6:30pm Hot Vinyasa SoJo 🌊

I am so excited for these shifts to my weekly teaching schedule and really look forward to sharing yoga with the Freedom community 💜🕉️💜💫💫💫
I hope to see you at the Dharma Yoga class I’m holding there tomorrow 8/1 1-2:30pm SoJo location

07/29/2026

On this Guru Purnima, under the light of the Aquarius Full Moon, I am reflecting on the profound gift of having a living guru, Sri Dharma Mittra. 🌕🕯️🕉️🙏🏼

In the yogic tradition, the highest offering to a guru is not admiration, but practice. To embody the teachings. To carry them forward with sincerity and humility.
Today I offer gratitude and my practice to my guru, to the lineage that preserved these teachings, and to every teacher who has helped me remember who I truly am. Thank you. 🕉️

Sri Dharma continuously reminds us that Self Realization is the entire reason we practice yoga.

Practicing with Sri Dharma in Arizona

Photo by Jeffery Vock

My first time at the Dharma Yoga Center in NYC

🕉️🕉️🕉️OM🕉️🕉️🕉️

When practicing asana, even meditation & compassion💜

After practicing with Dharma in Arizona Photo

Photo by Jeffery Vock

This was after my first time practicing with Dharmaji in Tahoe in 2013.

After I practiced with him back then, this is how I captioned this photo.

I am so grateful I was able to spend 2014 and 2015 learning from him Dharma Yoga and to have been able to learn from him during a time that was personally difficult; the teachings of my guru brought me back hOMe to myself and for that I will be forever thankful. 🕉️🙏🏼

07/25/2026

Somewhere in the clouds of a past life

Frolicking and flying freely

Learning the wild arts near murky waters

Fear not and step into the unknown

You may experience the greatest love you have ever known

07/21/2026

Dharma Yoga a complete practice in 90 minutes is happening again FreedOM Hot Yoga + Pilates SoJo 💜
Saturday, August 1st
1-2:30pm

All levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. We utilize breath, mantra, drishti, postures, meditation, and relaxation techniques during this practice. For me, one of the hallmarks of this yoga style is how we truly tap into the group energy and move together and are inspired by one another.

Class is a $20 drop in
$10 for FreedOM Hot Yoga + Pilates SoJo members & staff

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Orem, UT
84057

Website

http://linktr.ee/alissayoga

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