Alia has been an active Yogi since 2005. Her first class was at The Yoga Sanctuary where her sister introduced her to the practice. She immediately fell in love and was practicing then onward for another 5 years at Downward Dog and The Yoga Sanctuary, both located in Toronto. In 2010, Alia felt the desire to deepen her practice and wanted to learn to guide. She enrolled in the Yoga Teacher Training program at The Yoga Sanctuary. Her biggest influence was Karusia Wroblewski who spoke so passionately about Yoga and opened her up to Yoga Psychology. Alia was able to overcome many stagnant challenges that were affecting her day to day life and had also learned valuable stress management techniques. She couldn’t wait to introduce them to the world and assist others in recognizing their own true nature. Young spirited at heart, Alia was conditioned to believe that being free spirited and happy was an indication of irresponsibility. She was able to let go of this conditioning with Yoga and is now proud of her kindred spirit and the ability to love and explore. Her classes are filled with humor, light hearted and very enjoyable. Her classes are Westernized with a focus on feeling good, stretch and tone and having fun. Alia always takes the time to encourage her students to challenge themselves for the purpose of personal growth. Meditation is a sacred practice to Alia and she has developed many scripts for guided Savasana (Corpse pose at the end of class). As an active member of the Yoga community, Alia always keeps herself up to date with all the latest evolutions of Yoga. Currently, Alia is developing her own twist of Yoga with Free Weights and Face Yoga. She hosts workshops to deepen practice in these specialized areas and many more!