Podcast - Alyssa Snow

In this episode Alyssa tackles the sensitive topic of money, sharing her experience with incurring and overcoming debt, what it takes to run a yoga studio in New York City, and how money has a way of exposing deeply rooted beliefs we perhaps unconsciously hold about ourselves. Listen to learn Alyssa’s method for facing money issues head on, heart open.

Alyssa explores the relationship between student and teacher - be that teacher life, another person, or her own self. Sometimes this relationship brings pain, but it always brings us closer to our truth. Listen along as Alyssa puts her identity as both teacher and student on the line, sharing stories past and present that shape her teaching philosophy as it is today.

Alyssa explains how a traffic jam helped her remember that life is not meant to make us happy. But, if we're not supposed to be happy, then why did Yogi Bhajan say "Happiness is our birthright?" Join Alyssa as she ponders this question as it applies to moments of bad traffic, tragedy, and daily toil. 

Alyssa talks about how a scroll through a celebrity's instagram led her to question her aversion to social media, especially when it comes to yoga on instagram. This question leads to a conversation on the purpose of yoga, Alyssa's journey of going internal with her yoga practice, and a call to stop comparing and start practicing. 

In a vulnerable conversation, Alyssa takes us behind the scenes of shifting from a stable career in corporate America to following her bliss by founding MindBodySoul Yoga Studio in Washington Heights, NYC. How did she make that leap? What obstacles did that bring up? With humility, humor, and wisdom, Alyssa answers these questions and more, proving that following your bliss isn't always easy, but it's worth it.