Denise A Alston, PhD

Denise began teaching in 2003 with her RYT-200 from Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training. She later earned her RYT - 500 by studying with ParaYoga. In 2015 she expanded her impact with a Himalayan Institute Ayurveda Yoga Specialist certificate. As of 2022, she is teaching private yoga classes to students with mature bodies and applies anatomy-guided principles and Ayurvedic wisdom to help them maintain flexibility and overall wellbeing. As a What's Next?!? Finding Your Purpose Coach, she guides clients to design the joyfully intentional life they deserve. Her latest commitment is to helping Yogis apply their spiritual principles to social action through the experiential inquiry, From Individual Radiance to Collective Glow: Tasting the Fruits of Practice in the Field of Action. Listen to the 2021 YA podcast with the same name. Learn more about Denise at www.spirit1styoga.com. An active member of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance and the Shakta Yoga Collective, she is in demand at YTTs, Circle Yoga (Wash., DC), and yoga studios throughout the country.