Alyssa Summers

My family came to Alyssa’s yoga class as complete yoga novices.  Each time we came, we left with renewed energy and a sense of peace and relaxation.  Alyssa is a wonderful teacher and is so skilled while remaining nurturing and down to earth at the same time. It is clear that she has a real understanding of not only the physical aspect of yoga, but also the spiritual aspect and she generously shares that with her students.

My beginners course to Yoga with Alyssa was incredibly relaxing to my body and mind.  Every day I went to class I could feel the tension in my body gently ease away as the class progressed.  Many of the poses I learned have become part of my morning ritual before starting my day, and help me go to sleep after a rough day chasing my 3 small children.  I have especially appreciated learning about deep breathing.  Nothing calms me down, and eases the tension in my shoulders faster than several calming deep breaths.

I first met Alyssa while she was teaching yoga at my gym. I had never done yoga before so was somewhat apprehensive to join in. I found the experience to be very enjoyable and beneficial. I am not very limber and Alyssa made every effort to make sure the poses were scaled down to my ability and she always made me feel like I belonged there in the group. It has made me want to do more yoga, I am even going on a trip this year that is a combo rock climbing and yoga!

Alyssa is a very caring and results oriented yoga teacher.  When teaching me private yoga sessions she made sure to cover all my requests and even was able to cover my unspoken requests!  With her knowledge of yoga and her calm but focused presence, Alyssa’s teaching style always gracefully brings me to a more clear, relaxed and peace-filled me.

Taking Yoga from Alyssa was a rewarding experience. The best part was that she was more than willing to alter things for me as needed. I was pregnant while taking her class. I always felt refreshed and flexible after class. Physically and mentally. Even on the most stressful days. Alyssa was able to teach me breathing techniques that I was able to apply to hypno-birthing when having my baby. I did eventually end up having a c-section because my baby was too big, but the breathing techniques did get me through the majority of my labor.

I also liked how Alyssa was able to offer different methods for people at different stages (advanced vs. beginner). She also has a wonderful, earthly presence that is ideal for yoga.

These sessions are unlike any yoga session I have attended: Welcomed with a very well incorporated intent to teach every individual in every class a deeper understanding and foundation of Yoga. Alyssa does a beautiful job in relating Yoga to your everyday life, explaining why you do what you do (what is working?)  walking through the benefits of yoga for the body ….. to walking the group through how to hold each position correctly without harming the body…,  as well as why you love this new found direction in life as you do…… this has helped me to relate why opening my body through yoga is so important to who I am in reaching a goal I have to be as healthy as I possibly can be.

Thank you for Tailoring movements & positions to each individual throughout the sessions, utilizing props and objects from our everyday surroundings to aid in adjusting to individual levels.  This has helped me to adapt to understanding my bodies capabilities comfortably. I also appreciate you taking a portion of each class a step further to provide meditations for each to take in and apply to what may be going on in their daily lives.

I have never had yoga before and it amazed me that not only I was able to accomplish must of the routine, but my body felt totally different just after the first day. I remembered being so relaxed at the first session that I actually felt asleep. Alyssa is an amazing instructor. She really kept me focus and gave me the confidence to do the routine even though it was my first time doing yoga. Because of that wonderful experience, I plan on taking more yoga classes.

Alyssa is a pretty darned talented yoga instructor so despite my pleadings of how horribly inflexible I am and the like, she persuaded me to do a session with her. It felt pretty damn good. The sun, the warm rock, a SUPER patient teacher, I saw areas of my flexibility improve by over 2 inches in certain areas! Wow. After the yoga session I was feeling pretty good, super relaxed and just well… grounded. Great feeling.

The best part of coaching is realizing that I am actually putting guilt on to myself for not being happy. It is so helpful to actually see what my obstacles are and to look beyond them. I am so excited to move forward renewing my sense of happiness and I know this is exactly where I am supposed to be!

Working with Alyssa as a coach, I have realized I am the leader of my own happiness. I love the personalized and actionable steps she provides so I can start making a difference in my life today. I am excited to feel alive again and to just be me and not worry about what anyone else thinks. I know this also allows me to set a good example for my children to have the freedom to just be themselves!