Karen Allison

My mystical path of yoga started ten years ago and has unfolded extensively since then. I have been blessed to work with teachers who are extremely talented, my closest teacher being my husband. I have also done incredible trainings with an eclectic blend of those internationally know like David life and Sharon Ghannon (founders of Jivamukti Yoga), David Swenson (Ashtanga), Todd Norian and Ann Greene (Anusara), Baron Baptiste and Ana Forest (Power Yoga). I have been particularly drawn toward the Vedantic teachings of Dr. David Frawley of New Mexico along with Mas Vidal, of Dancing Shiva in Los Angeles, California.

I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition. Competitive triathlon, running and even body building (hah!) have also let me into the health and fitness arena. I love it more and more all the time and it keeps expanding into different dimensions. I have Personal Training (NASM, ACE), Group Exercise Instructor (ACE), Pilates (STOTT), Spinning (Johnny G, Schwinn), Yoga (Yoga Alliance), Yamuna Body Rolling and Tai Chi teacher certifications, just to make each day full of play and spice. I thrive to dance and love helping students explore what yoga really means to them- what keeps them coming back. Yoga is something I truly feel devoted to, which, as the Vedic teachings say is "the oil (devotion) that feeds the wick (mind)".. the light (knowledge) shines bright from there.