Understanding ancestry through Jyotish, or Vedic astrology, can be helpful in gaining deeper insights into one's family history, traits, and potential influences on one's present life. By analyzing planetary positions at the time of one's birth, Jyotish can reveal information about ancestral karma, family patterns, and inherited tendencies that may impact an individual's life path. This knowledge can provide a sense of connection to one's roots, helping individuals to understand and navigate familial dynamics more effectively. By recognizing ancestral blessings and challenges, one can work towards healing generational wounds, making conscious choices, and harnessing their strengths to fulfill their life's purpose with greater clarity and insight.
Private Sessions:
Each private session is 55 minutes, and all 4 sessions will be scheduled from June - August:
* Session 1: Family History & Sense of Purpose
* Session 2: Mom, Dad, & Caretakers
* Session 3: Grandparents, Siblings, & Children
* Session 4: Carrying Forward the Blessings and Healing the Wound
Dharma Talks:
* Bhagavād Gītā: Dharma, Karma and Right Action
* Patāñjali Yoga Sutras: Samskāras and Building New Pathways
* Vedānta: Who Am I?
Enrolling now for summer 2024 :
$800 - early bird special through April, $876 regular cost
If you can't join live, videos are posted for you here:
Allison's bio
Allison’s yoga journey began after a back injury as a performer in the off-broadway show De La Guarda. Unable to move around at a young age, she took to the philosophy of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras for comfort and perspective. Recovery took several years, and allowed for her eventual asana practice to be rooted in and emphasized by India’s wisdom systems.
A student since 2001, and a graduate of The Body Therapy Institute, Allison completed well over 1000 hours of formalized yoga teacher trainings (Sivananda, Jivamukti, Krishnamacharya) before opening Heart of Yoga School in Carrboro, NC in 2010 which is also the year she met her primary mentor K. Sridhar and began studying with him. She has a BFA in Music Theater from East Carolina University, and has spent countless hours practicing, studying, and apprenticing many Vedic subjects most recently with her emphasis on Vedic Astrology with Steven Highburger and classical Indian music with K. Sridhar.
Allison designed an 800 hour Yoga Teacher Training program dedicated to the foundational texts of yoga which offered textual study, introduction to the language of Sanskrit, harmonium instruction, chanting, and the development of a daily prescriptive sadhana. Allison led 19 different teacher training groups before retiring her program.
As an event organizer, she focused on bringing people together at Heart of Yoga School to enjoy her favorite teachers and artists; K. Sridhar, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Sharon Gannon, Edwin Bryant, Prem Sadasivananda, and more. She led a weekly kirtan for five years, and also organized a week long Classical Indian Music Festival. Check out her three kirtan albums here on Spotify. Her original music can be found here.
Allison chose a mostly nomadic lifestyle back in 2016, and has travelled nationally and internationally as a solo woman and with groups. She's led cultural tours and retreats in India and Bali, which has allowed her students to experience first hand how ancient Vedic philosophies and practices can be infused into our daily life. In recent years she's presented with the Telluride Yoga Festival, Grand Valley Yoga Fest, and the Stroud Sacred Music Festival in UK. In 2023 she presented her research on how the ragas of Indian music can be used as Jyotișical remedies at the Vaidyagrama Healing Sounds Retreat in South India.
Allison offers a variety of Vedic teachings on Teachable which allows for the cultivation of community, healing, and mentorship. In 2024 Allison will teach "Ocean of Sound", her Harmonium and Kirtan Teacher Training. She will also offer a new "Voice of the Heart" course that focuses on teaching you the rāga (song or scale) associated with your birth chart. And her ongoing Jyotiș Nakșatra Study Group "Follow the Moon" will continue into its 6th year!
Visit Heart of Yoga School on Teachable here where you'll find courses on subjects like Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Indian Music, The Ramayana, Opening the Voice, and more. If Allison is currently available for private sessions you can find out more about that here.
