Allie Yoga

Allie Yoga Allie Yoga is here to teach yoga, mindfulness, and healthy living located in Vancouver, Washington.

09/02/2026

Kyla Hall teaches at this studio, now! Kyla is the steadfast, determined, gentle-hearted yoga instructor with a gorgeous head of red hair. (You can see her testimonial for the program a few posts back).

She recently graduated from the Raksana Continuing Education program-segueing from working in the Produce Department to teaching yoga again. Kyla’s Yoga Teacher Training was held by the Shambhala Institute in Colorado.

She got her C.A. (Chiropractic Assistant) certification while in the 13-week Raksana Program in the last cohort. I always got excited to read her homework every week, because she has a unique, relatable way of connecting the techniques to her daily life activities. She was always finding creative ways to bring the techniques into work at the produce department so her colleagues could also benefit from moving better to feel better.

What a heart! I don’t know what she’s going to do next..where her path is going to take her. She’s in her early 30s. I’d love to work with her ongoing because she’d be a total asset to any team. But I’m also aware(as I move forward with growing my educational programs) her path is HER OWN.

I genuinely respect her sovereignty as a human being. I know she has her own internal GPS built inside that will tell her the way forward for HER. That’s the one she needs to listen to so she can become the best version of herself according to the design on the inside.

As I move forward, I’m realizing the core of my passion for carrying out my own mission for peace is that I want to learn how to organize for peace. Organizing has never been my strong suit..which is probably the main reason I have a pulse for this stuff. I really want to see people win in their lives TOGETHER. I’m so tired and bored with the one-upping, negative competition stuff.

To Kyla Hall, my gentle & strong Yoga friend—keep up the good work! Shoot for the moon while you can. I’ll find my way, too. Rooting for you, sister! Y’all let me know if you’d like to come over and take Kyla’s class at Shanti Om. My Monday nights will start freeing up in October🧘‍♀️💫🕊️

09/01/2026

This audio is an excerpt from my favorite speech by my mentor in life, Daisaku Ikeda. It’s called the “Flowering of Creative Life Force.” It’s my favorite. I revisit it often, when I need encouragement to continue.

I hope you enjoy it!

It’s tough times out there, y’all! Keep your chin up, keep up with your practices, stay connected to yourself and to those who want to see you win in life. Thanks for that reminder Marcia Hedrick! The current women’s National Yoga Champion seemed to just appear out of nowhere this past Sunday at the 7:30am class at the Bikram yoga studio in Ridgefield. Amazing. I saw this tiny blond powerhouse locking out in Standing Bow. Holy cow. That moment reminded me of two things—First—just… trust the process. And also, sometimes your presence alone is enough to create ripples of positive change. That young woman is a really good example of someone who exercises her creative energy as a habit, and so rises to the top of the mountain. And she’s a human being, just like the rest of us! ⛰️💪🧘‍♀️

Never, never forget your own humanity and the power you have to change your life. No matter what. Don’t let anyone or anything take that away from you. And guess what? They can’t unless you let them. You may stumble & forget your personal power, but who cares?! Get right back up and try again. We’re all only human, here.

It’s like Yoga Practice. If you fall out of Standing Bow Pulling Pose, it’s okay! Just take a breath and get right back in.

“Trust the process of your life unfolding, Allie” is what my best friend in faith always said whenever I started to doubt. One day, she didn’t have to tell me anymore because I learned how to respond to my challenges in a positive way for moving forward with a winning life condition.

One of my favorite things to remember when obstacles arise is that Winter Always Turns to Spring. I am specifically thinking of one friend of mine out there as I write this post, this morning.

Don’t give up. You’ve got this—you know the way, it lives inside you. Remember…ALL things that live reach for the light. 🌱 🌞 🙏🌈💪🫶

08/31/2026

INCREASE REVENUE FOR YOUR CLINIC WITH NO EXTRA WORK FOR YOU 🙏

It is my pleasure to shift the gears, here! Building Bridges between Yoga & Healthcare is quite a project, requiring me to have a foot in both worlds.

While I deeply appreciate the support and interest of the Yoga Community in the Raksana Method Functional Movement Program—it’s time to step off the podium, put on some more conservative attire 😁 & GET TO WORK! 💪🧘‍♀️🙌

If you are are a medical provider, and you’re interested in bringing Yoga and Billable Functional Movement Therapies into your clinic—send me a message. I’m happy to set up a one-to-one if you’re local so I can provide you with some options for integrating the program into your clinic right away. Non-local providers—bring it on! I’m happy to meet with you on Zoom. The Raksana Method Functional Movement Program is designed for you, too.

Please enjoy what longtime Yoga Practitioner & licensed Clinical Social Worker Kyla has to say about the Raksana Method content! Send me a message to schedule a call or one-to-one today!

08/29/2026

Zoom, Zoom!!! 🚀

Zoom is a great, easy, economical option to get top-notch one-on-one training to resolve your lower back pain, shoulder and neck restriction, or for pre-hab & rehab after sustaining injury/surgery.

I love working with my Zoom clients to get out of pain and feel better. I love working with individuals in all the ways! In-person sessions are great, too! I admit, I was a little surprised to realize how effective online sessions are for the client. I’m pretty sure it’s because the folks who come my way are already serious about making a change. I won’t even work with someone who isn’t internally motivated—It just doesn’t work. We humans can get so stuck in our patterns…even when they cause us to suffer! 🤯

My regular clients are already there inside! They want the change & they intuitively know they are the ones who have to do it. Commit to the process, show up, do the work.

Plant the seeds & the harvest comes, indeed! Cultivating a community of individuals ready to stand up for their right to be fully connected, happy, healthy, & responsible for their own wellbeing…it’s fun and fulfilling for me as the instructor—beyond words.

When Mahatma Ghandi said “Be the change you want to see in the world,” I don’t think he was talking about anything glamorous or inaccessible to the ordinary human being. I’m pretty sure he was just trying to get people to understand that they have to take personal responsibility to see real change.

It’s not just going to be given to us if we stand around and stare at the sky & take no action. You have to actually turn on the burner if you want the tea! ☕️

I want to support you as you endeavor to get out of pain so you can feel better & enjoy your life. WE ARE HERE TO ENJOY! Do you want to see that a healthier, happier version of You is already yours? That version of yourself lives inside you, waiting to be brought forth from within.

If we are going to struggle anyway, let’s do it with a sense of purpose! Use your problems as a springboard for your ultimate victory in whatever you are endeavoring to do. Book a session today.

HEADSTAND (SIRSASANA)—I’m afraid I can’t beat Google on the run-down of the therapeutic benefits of Inversion poses(see ...
08/28/2026

HEADSTAND (SIRSASANA)—

I’m afraid I can’t beat Google on the run-down of the therapeutic benefits of Inversion poses(see below). Please do not attempt headstand as a beginner without a qualified guide. If you have neck pain, seek out the expertise of a movement professional. This stuff is safe and therapeutic..and there’s always stepping stones for the process of healing & development, but you have to understand the correct technique. If you’re NOT LOCAL and you follow my account—I’m happy to help you find someone in your area who can help.

Sirsana, “King of Yoga Postures” builds core and upper body strength, increases concentration powers, nervous system function…

Here is a List of the MYRIAD of Benefits🔥

-Beneficial for Circulatory and Lymphatic System

-Promotes venous return(helps the blood get from the legs back to the heart)

-Super-oxygenates the brain

-Assists in lymphatic drainage(your lymphatic system is like the “garbage truck” of the body, and it doesn’t move unless you do)

-Improves lung function by way of bringing blood to the upper lungs to facilitate oxygen-to-blood exchange

-Stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system activity

-Shifts your perspective. Seeing the world upside down cultivates playfulness, mental resilience, self-confidence

-Being upside down alters cortisol levels to calm anxiety & depression, mental exhaustion

-The intense physical awareness needed to balance clears the head and promotes focus and concentration

-Cultivates playfulness, enhances mental resilience and self-confidence

-Decompresses the spine

-Enhances proprioception

Send me a DM if you’re interested in training with me as a client! I have a few spots on Tuesday and Thursday at my Vancouver location.

08/27/2026

I’ve done 4 rounds of the Raksana Method Continuing Education Program so far. It’s effective, the 13-week structure works well. 4 required hours per week online makes it just challenging enough to change the game for yourself while still being able to stay in rhythm with busy family life and full time job. Of course, you have to “want” it. Those are the people I’m looking for!

People who want to be mutually regarded as friends and peers so we can do some good work together on the grassroots, community level. It’s come to my attention that I need to be more clear in my communications on social media. CHANGE DOESN’T JUST “HAPPEN”. We are not given success & happiness without endeavoring wholeheartedly to become what we envision in our mind’s eye and in our hearts.

Let’s take concrete action together and decide we want to all come from the same heart—want to?! The kind of heart that says—we are all equal and we all possess unique and wonderful gifts and when we work together, the magic can happen because the Truth is that all ships rise together. This is the way ALL THINGS THAT LIVE operate. The blades of grass grow together. When a tree is sick, the other trees around send nutrients through their interconnected root system so they can all be a healthy forest together.

We have got to wake up and change the way we are being together.

Kyla in the video is one kind of teacher who is ideal for the program. She’s grounded, consistent, determined, open, clear on her heart & connected to the humanity in herself and others. And she wants to work on the community level to create and build in the spirit of individual sovereignty.

The other kind of teacher who is ideal for this is the super experienced teacher who needs gaps filled in & a supportive community to work with, so he or she can fully self-actualize in the world and properly lead. Because EVERYONE needs support and we are all destined to continue growing if we want to “Become.” I know you all are out there (it’s mostly the women). I see you, I need your support, I know you have the wisdom & understanding to work in this way.

September 1st is the deadline to sign up.

Dolly Parton, my #1 hero. Rest in peace, you wonderful, wonderful woman. Thank you for the brilliant example you set, f...
08/25/2026

Dolly Parton, my #1 hero. Rest in peace, you wonderful, wonderful woman. Thank you for the brilliant example you set, for everything you created and for how you showed up as a human being in this world.

This is Athena and me, a few years ago in the Atlas Spinal Care Fitness Room in Vancouver, during our session with two o...
08/25/2026

This is Athena and me, a few years ago in the Atlas Spinal Care Fitness Room in Vancouver, during our session with two of her other siblings.

Athena was probably 13, here. She wants to dance for the Bolschoi ballet and she’s actually going for it. This was one high-achieving family I worked with for several years. She and her brother decided to be National Youth Yoga Champions, so they did. We had so much fun prepping for the competition and I swear her little brother’s pre-game pep talk (to me!) before my routine in the women’s division made a real difference. Kids are so cool.

We used to have these wonderful dialogues about all kinds of things while we were practicing yoga. Religion, politics, the latest news re their friends at school.

One day we were talking about leadership.

I had just been doing some reading (probably Buddhist study) and I said, “Hey you guys. Do you know how birds in flight choose the leader?”

Athena and her brother both chimed in, “It must be the strongest and fastest one!”

I said, “No. The leader is the bird that feels the strongest that DAY. When he gets tired, he simply slows down and falls back while another bird swoops into take its place.”

When we work together, we can fly.

Athena went to dance camp shortly after that session. When she came back to Yoga, she was bubbling with excitement to tell me what happened.

“Allie! Guess what happened?’ At camp, these two girls were fighting about who was better and it was making this other girl feel bad and I told them about the birds and that we can all be great and we can all be leaders in our own way and everybody started to get along again! It was the MOST AMAZING THING!”

That was one of my proudest moments ever as a yoga teacher. This super high achieving kid who will no doubt be in a position of real influence one day changed her mind about what it truly meant to lead the way. I felt like I truly won that day.

I’d like to spend a lot more time in the business of winning together. How about you?

08/24/2026

COBRA POSE (Bhujangasana) 🐍🧘‍♂️

This is a posture from the Floor Series (second half) of the 26&2—Bikram’s Beginning Yoga class. This posture is arguably one of the most therapeutic postures for lower back pain due to sitting too much)—when performed with attention to detail.

It’s REALLY easy to avoid the work. The work! Go for the WORK. It’s only ten second to one minute. You can do it. Make it a habit of getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Are you dipping toes into yoga practice and experiencing discomfort or resistance to trying the right way? THAT, right there—that is your work and your medicine.

Only by going towards what we would prefer to avoid is the art of leaning into your strong Self rather than giving way to our weakness.

We get to choose who we want to be. The benefit comes when you hold the posture in stillness for the prescribed number of seconds, breathing normal. This way, we practice Yoga Asana using stress energy constructively, so we can get out of pain and then move on to using our creative energies for fun, creative, higher level problems. Like how to collaborate, cooperate, how to be more productive, effective—and then there’s even time to play and enjoy because you’re no longer living in pain.

This life, and the pursuit of health & happiness— is our birthright. But we have to choose to do what it actually takes to self-actualize. As one of my very first yoga teacher heroes used to say (hello out there, Leota Sue! I miss you 🥰)—our destiny is determined by the way we respond to the stimulus(lower back pain, in this case), and NOT the stimulus, itself. You have to learn the technique and the strategy with someone who is equipped to guide you.

“The only way through—is through,” as Bikram Choudhry has said…

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