Allison Dennis  Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist NC #6786

PATH:  The yoga path really began for me in response to the pain, loss, and confusion I experienced after injuring my back in the Off Broadway show De La Guarda. From 2001 to 2004 I was in Physical Therapy and unable to move around freely. During this healing phase in my life I spent a lot of time avoiding pain, writing music and being quiet with nature. After I regained some physical strength, I took a class at Jivamukti Yoga NYC with Ruth Laur-Manenti who changed everything. She made me want to face my pain and be a yogi. After about a year of regular yoga practice I was able to recognize a deep split in my experience of life. I felt peaceful during and after yoga class. Then in my "real life" I felt distracted, irritated, and mostly unsatisfied. I attended a 10 day silent course at the Vipassana center in Massachusetts where I mostly wrestled with stillness and the incessant chatter in my head. Soon after I wanted to deepen my practice and understanding further. Since 2005 I have completed the Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training, the Advanced Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training, and the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training. I graduated from The Body Therapy Institute in 2006 and have a busy private practice as a bodyworker and massage therapist. My yoga teaching style incorporates what I have observed in nature, my teachers, and Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. I hope to encourage others to realize and teach that we all want to be happy and to feel free... all people all animals all living creatures. Once we can recognize this, it becomes joyful to think of others and their feelings and needs as our own. For information about upcoming workshops, private yoga lessons, massage therapy, kirtan, movie nights, and vegan potlucks please email Allison @ ombluesky@gmail.com . INSPIRATION: My main influences are Nature, Patanjali Maharishi, Swami Satchidananda, The Beatles, Sharon Gannon, David Life, Ti Harmony, Amma, Ruth Laur-Manenti, Manorama, Sri Brahmananda Saraswati, Joseph Campbell, Yoda, Swami Sivananda, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Pema Chodron, Jai Uttal, and the growing Carrboro/Chapel Hill Yoga Tribe. I am inspired by my partner, Tain Collins, who naturally and relentlessly teaches me lessons in unconditional love. I am also eternally grateful to my Mother and Father for giving me life, love, and support. INTENTION: To be an instrument of light and peace. PRACTICE: I practice meditation, chanting and study of the yoga sutras, asana, and pranayama. My main practice is taking my practice off the mat and into the world. MUSIC: www.thelightrevolution.com Your yoga home for Carrboro and Chapel Hill North Carolina! Back to Home Page. Back to Bio Page Back to Schedule Page.