Sedona Alvarez

With a trauma-informed approach and a natural ability to help others feel at ease, Sedona encourages you to come as you are. Students say that Sedona’s energy is grounding, compassionate and enthusiastic. Rich with creativity, peppered with humor and woven together with pearls of wisdom, Sedona’s classes are intelligently designed to help you find more freedom in every facet of life. Longtime student Ciara says, “I always describe her to others as ‘one of the most loving human beings I know.’ She has taught me to love everyone without reservations. Her yoga classes are outstanding - her sequences are unlike any other and she puts together the most badass playlists I've ever heard. She is an absolute gem to the KC yoga community.” Sedona holds a BFA in Design from KU, a 200-hour yoga teaching certification from Life Power Yoga and 500-hour credentials from Colorado School of Yoga. Sedona is founder of Yoga + Hiking in Kansas City, leads yoga retreats worldwide and contributes to several Yoga Teacher Training programs. With over a decade of experience, Sedona’s favorite thing is still showing up to weekly classes to teach the most devoted students within the best yoga community there is. Outside of teaching, Sedona loves to paint, make epic playlists, take in a live show, lift heavy things, be in nature and have wholesome family adventures.