About
Alicia Johnson
It’s hard to say exactly how we end up in any one particular place in our lives. Looking back, it often seems a strange convergence of coincidences led us to exactly where we were always meant to be.
Alicia was first introduced to yoga in 1997 in Oakland, CA by and inspirational Ashtanga teacher named Tim Thompson. It was a small class and at that time Alicia had no idea where the journey would take her.
The deeper Alicia delved into yoga, the more she realized that it transcended the mere physicality that had drawn her to it in the first place. Yoga opened a door to something greater.
Long story short, in 2002 she ditched all of her belongings and took off for Southeast Asia. In Hue, Northern Vietnam, she had the honor of being introduced to the Buddhist teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She was deeply moved by his simple, loving explanations of living and breathing mindfully. The Buddhist teaching’s opened her eyes to a whole new approach to not just yoga, but to life. On returning she continued her study of classical yoga, the eight-limbed practice and the yoga sutras.
During her visit to India in 2008 she spent one month at the Ashtanga Yoga Institute with Sharath the grandson of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She has also studied with Noah and Kimberley Williams, Kathy Cooper, Dharma Mittra, Dominic Corigliano, David Swenson, Rusty Wells, Laura Camp and many many more wonderful teachers. Every year she immerses herself in a yoga or body related training and in 2009 she completed a 100 hour immersion with Tim Miller at the Ashtanga Yoga Center and 60 hours foundation Thai Massage course at the Old Medicine School in Northern Thailand. She is currently studying Ashtanga at Near East Yoga with Casey Palmer and Sara Hall.
She teaches a challenging, strength building, vinyasa-style class that incorporates classical Ashtanga yoga principles. All levels are welcome, and there are modifications for the beginning student and variations for the advanced student.
She is currently living and teaching in Portland, OR.