Alice is a 500-hour RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) and RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher). This means she has participated in two 200-hour trainings in 2016 and 2018, a 300-hour program in 2020, and received a Prenatal Yoga Teaching certification in 2023. In addition, she has participated in countless additional trainings and workshops, covering topics such as trauma-sensitive yoga, hands-on assists and adjustments, prop use, myofascial release, Iyengar yoga, Katona yoga, and children’s yoga.

Alice pursued her first Reiki I course in March 2021 in efforts to learn about the energy sensitivities developing in her own body. She fell in love with the self-healing properties of working with reiki and was very inspired to learn more. Alice continued her training with two additional reiki courses (another Reiki I in May 2021 and Reiki II in November 2021), and is overjoyed to now be able to offer this beautiful balancing energy to others.

Before becoming a full-time yoga teacher, Alice was a first grade teacher for nearly a decade. She holds a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and an endorsement to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). She speaks conversational Spanish and holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Art. She was a foster parent of two children ages 3 and 7.

All services must be booked through the scheduling program linked here. If you are interested in a service that does not fit one of the offerings listed on the website, please reach out directly via the contact button at the bottom of the website.

All sessions must be requested through the website booking tool.

If a client cancels less than one week (7 days) before a scheduled session, the cancellation fee will be one half (50%) of the total service cost.

If a client cancels within one day (24 hours) before the scheduled service, the client forfeits the entire service cost (100%).

Exceptions include illness or extreme and unforeseen circumstances. In this case, the client must reschedule the service (or a service of equal value) within a 2-month period or forfeit the cost of service. Per this scenario, Alice in Yogaland will make one allowance per client. A positive COVID-19 test and/or exposure also falls into this category.

Gift cards are non-refundable and non-returnable.

The term “yoga” as it is commonly used in the West, actually refers to Hatha Yoga. The physical practice of Hatha Yoga is just one of the many paths of yoga, which all share the common goal of working towards achieving a state of enlightenment or oneness with the universe. Hatha Yoga promotes the union of mind, body, and spirit through the practice of yoga postures (asana) and breath (pranayama). Yoga practitioners report improvements in flexibility, range of motion, strength, balance, inner peace, and overall well being.

Reiki energy healing is a powerful healing modality that improves the flow and balance of the system energy. The term reiki is derived from the Japanese words rei, meaning “universal”, and ki, which means “life force energy”. Although this technique was developed in the early 1900s, it is still considered an alternative from of medicine in the West. However, it is becoming increasingly common in hospitals and used in conjunction with other forms of treatments.

Reiki aids in healing by helping people become energetically balanced on a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level. A reiki practitioner serves as a conduit to deliver energy through gentle touch and/or hovering the hands above the body.

YES! Alice in Yogaland guarantees a safe space for all bodies and souls. Alice has the compassion and skill set to meet you wherever you are in your yoga or reiki journey.

Alice ensures that clients are treated with the utmost respect and fairness regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, age, size, socio-economic background, disability, religious or political beliefs, family circumstance, or other distinction.

In efforts to promote a diverse cliental-base, Yogaland offers a discount to Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color (“BIPOC”). If this applies to you, use code GRATITUDE at checkout for 20% off. Thank you for your business.

Alice will design a series of yoga poses based on your communicated needs and preferences. With artful intelligence, Alice can create a fast-paced strengthening class, or a very peaceful restorative session.

Yoga can be practiced in many contexts, but is most typically performed barefoot on a sticky yoga mat. Please bring your own yoga mat if you have one. Sessions may include props such as blocks, straps, blankets, and bolsters. Alice can provide all necessary props. If desired, Alice will use hands-on assists and adjustments to aide you in safe alignment of the body and/or relaxation in restorative poses. Please wear comfortable clothing so you can stretch and move freely.

Besides changes in the physical body and nervous system, a regular yoga practice has the power to shift our life perspective, helping us to be the most positive, productive, and peaceful versions of ourselves.

Alice offers reiki as a one-on-one session only. She will lightly place or hover her hands over a series of locations on the head, front and back of the torso, and feet. Virtual reiki sessions are also offered. Physical proximity is not necessary for efficacy because this work takes place in the energetic plane.

Being the recipient of reiki energy healing is a passive experience and the effects of a session are subjective and changeable. Sometimes people’s experiences are quite dramatic, and other times results may be very subtle. Most commonly, people report a release of stress and a feeling of deep relaxation. You may experience sensations of waves, tingles, sinking, floating, temperature fluctuations, heaviness, lightness, and openness. Recipients may also experience a heightened sense of intuition and experience memories, visions, or understandings.

— In-person reiki sessions take place on a massage table with the client fully-clothed. Sessions may take place in Alice’s home studio (per invite-only) or she will bring the massage table to a location of your choice.

— Virtual reiki sessions will take place with the client lying down in a peaceful and secure location

Private: 1-1 session with just you and Alice

Semi-private: Private lesson with 2-4 people of the client’s choosing (i.e. partners, family, or group of friends). Semi-private sessions will include students at the bookers selection. Strangers will not be paired together.

Private and semi-private lessons are the same rate. Alice in Yogaland is not responsible for dividing payment among multiple parties.

Over four students is considered a Group Class and different rates apply.

Clients are responsible for securing the location for group sessions. Locations examples: Private residences or workplaces, gyms, hotels, Airbnbs, etc.

Clients are responsible for securing the location for sessions (i.e. private residences or workplaces, outdoor areas, gyms or recreation centers, etc.). Sessions taking place in Alice’s home studio are invite-only and can accommodate up to two yoga students.

Alice will commute to your location free of charge if it is within 20 minutes from her residence in West Village, Detroit. Over 20 minutes of drive time will require an additional fee of $10 per 10-minutes. Exact details will be clearly communicated.

Alice has been practicing yoga since 2003. Alice’s first exposure to yoga was in high school and it was immediately appealing. She has always loved expressing herself through movement and took ballet lessons from ages 3-21. When Alice began her career as a first-grade teacher in underserved public schools, a regular yoga practice became a necessity. As she became increasingly passionate about yoga, Alice enrolled in a Mysore Ashtanga program, and her practice, mind, and lifestyle were completely transformed.

Being a natural-born teacher, Alice knew she wanted to share yoga with others, and received her first 200-hour RYT (registered yoga teacher) certification in 2016. She has been living her truth and teaching ever since! Alice has also been practicing reiki since 2020.

Many students enjoy the use of hands-on assist and adjustments in yoga instruction. This professional touch can help with the proper alignment of the body in active yoga poses, and relaxation through massage-like touch in passive yoga poses. Consent for hands-on assists and adjustments is informed, affirmative, and ongoing.

The word Sanskrit means 'refined' or 'made perfect’. It is a sacred language in the Hindu tradition and the original language of yoga. Each Sanskrit word is believed to have its own energy and consciousness.

Using Sanskrit in present-day yoga is a completely personal choice. Although Alice is by no means an expert, she believes that utilizing Sanskrit can help us to understand and feel the energy of the pose. Some asanas (poses) are named after sages from ancient mythology, while others are names of animals, shapes, body parts, movements, and more!

Yes, Alice has General Liability insurance.