Alex is now frequently going live with members of the Sober Girls Yoga Facebook group to chat about their journey! If you want to interact with Alex more and hear these episodes live, join the group at this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobergirlsyoga . In this live call, Raquel who is a yoga teacher and member of the Mindful Life Practice shares her journey with sobriety! After being in the MLPC for over a year, she began getting more and more curious about sobriety (because everyone wa...
Jul 27, 2022•25 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Alex and Cathy are SO excited to be celebrating Cathy's 3 Year Soberversary with a big announcement: They are launching a brand new, full year, sobriety program! Weaving together Alex's 30-60 Day Sober Girls Yoga Challenges and Cathy's 108 Day Recovery program, brings the brand new Full year Sober Girls Yoga Challenge. You can learn more about the program here! https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/30daychallenge Support the show Read Alex's Writing at the Intersection of th...
Jul 22, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Rose Clark is Sober Vegan Cop on Instagram. Based in Texas, Rose and Alex met back in 2021 when they both were guests on Bac 2 Zero, hosted by Jeff Graham and Cathy Charles (one of the Mindful Life Practice yoga teachers!) After the death of her daughter Catherine, Rose became sober, began a vegan lifestyle, meditation and yoga. In this episode, learn more about how Rose moved through grief and what she learned along the way. Rose can be found on Instagram @sobervegancop. Support the show Read A...
Jul 21, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Christiana Maxion is the Dubai Matchmaker. A New York Native, Christiana and Alex both were friends about five years ago when they were teachers in Abu Dhabi. Since then, Christiana and Alex have both gone on to build businesses, quit their jobs, and become female entrepreneurs. Christiana is the Dubai Matchmaker - and she credits becoming sober to her booming business in the past two months. Tune into this episode to hear how sobriety has helped her build her empire and skyrocket her business. ...
Jul 14, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In this episode, Alex shares a dharma talk she wrote during her yoga retreat on the nature of grief. In this dharma talk Alex shares the differences between major and secondary grief and describes how we have all experienced grief to some extent during the pandemic. Alex relates grief to dukham, and sukham, from Pantanjali's yoga sutras, and she offers four different causes of dukham, or suffering, and ways to process it. Support the show Read Alex's Writing at the Intersection of the ...
Jul 07, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, Alex finally has the chance to sit down with Amanda Kuda! Amanda is an alcohol-free lifestyle expert. She’s a holistic life coach, speaker and author living, working and playing in Austin, TX. As a coach, Amanda helps ambitious, soul-centered women stop drinking and start manifesting the life they deserve and desire. She teaches a modern approach to personal development, self-actualization and spiritual enlightenment through the lens of elective sobriety. You can learn more abou...
Jun 30, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In today’s episode of Sober Yoga Girl, Alex will teach you three ways to hold space for your friends and family when they have tough conversations with you. If this episode peaks your interest and you really want to learn more, Alex is offering two Sober Girls Yoga Trainings this summer: 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Sober Girls Yoga https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/online-200-hour-yoga-teacher-training This is the first of it's kind! A 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training only for Sober W...
Jun 23, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, Alex meets Sam Goldfinch and Ellie Crowe, who are both hosts of the Present and Sober podcast and sober coaches. Sam and Alex have been connected on Facebook for a while, and Alex recently shared one of Sam's poems in the Sober Girls Yoga Facebook Group - thus striking up a friendship! Both based in the UK, Sam is the creator of Sober Rebellion, https://sober-rebellion.com/ and Ellie is a mum, yogi and entrepreneur, founder of Pump Up the Present. https://www.pumpuptheprese...
Jun 16, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Alex is super excited to have her friend Mary Tilson as a guest on the show this week! Alex and Mary recorded this episode together at her studio in Bali. Mary Tilson is a Yoga & Meditation Teacher, International Retreat Leader, and certified Addiction Recovery Coach, who has been sober since 2013. Having experienced the suffering caused by addiction firsthand, she is passionate about ending the stigma and supporting others to thrive in a holistic sober lifestyle. Mary has hosted group retre...
Jun 10, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This is a super quick episode to say hey and share the lessons I learned over the past few months about the power of community. I'm grateful for your presence! Thank you for being here! Support the show Read Alex's Writing at the Intersection of the Bhavagad Gita, Patanjali's Sutras, The Buddha Dharma and Mental Health at: https://thedailydharma.substack.com/ Check Out All Our Upcoming Retreats, Programs and Offerings at: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/...
May 26, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 4
If you're currently feeling anxious and disconnected, it might be a sign of a deficient or unbalanced root chakra. In this podcast episode I'll share with you four strategies to get grounded and release anxiety now. Learn how balancing the chakras will support your sober journey. It's SO important. That's why I've shaped my yoga teacher trainings around the seven chakras. If you sign up for the Sober Girls Yoga Annual Membership today, you can get a FREE Module 1 of the ...
May 19, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, Alex brings you seven secrets to staying sober. Spoiler alert: they are the seven chakras! In this episode Alex introduces you to the chakra system of yoga and explain the role it plays in our emotional sobriety. The chakras are a tool for mapping human development, kind of like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. We need to bring each chakra into balance to support our mental, physical and spiritual health. When our chakras aren't in balance, this is when we can turn to unhe...
May 12, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome back to Sober Yoga Girl Podcast! Alex is so excited to officially have a production team with her working behind the scenes to bring you the podcast! Experience an upgraded version of the show - and watch the video version on Youtube here. https://youtu.be/SIM8fJFkg7g In this episode Alex shares her updated story and journey. The first time she told her own story on the show, it was a year and a half ago, and so much has changed: Alex is now speaking publicly about bipolar disorder, and ...
May 05, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode, Alex shares with you her top twelve tips for becoming a Sober Yoga Entrepreneur. If you are someone who wants to build an online business, quit your job, and work remotely - this episode is for you. Alex shares her tips for how she went from being a Grade One Teacher to a Sober Yoga Girl working remotely in Bali in less than two years! Alex is coming soon with a Sober Yoga Entrepreneur Program - after several different evolutions, redesigns, trials, and errors, she now has THE b...
Apr 28, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 104
In today's episode, I speak for the first time in depth about my story with bipolar disorder, interviewed by my friend Sarah Williamson. This week has been the first time I shared my story with bipolar disorder, and the reason why I've avoided speaking about this publicly is due to the stigma related to it. The reason why I have decided to start speaking about Bipolar Disorder is because my friend Khaled Bayad will be hosting a program called The Beautiful Mind Program which is designe...
Apr 22, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Meet Dan Kumar! If you haven't yet heard his other two episodes with Alex, make sure you tune in. In short: Dan Kumar is the psychic who changed Alex's life. They met about a month after she got sober, and he predicted that she'd build a business called The Mindful Life Practice, quit her job, and run it full time. And the rest is history! In this episode Dan and Alex chat about the weight of words. Dan does one-on-one sessions through the MLPC which can be booked here: https://ww...
Apr 21, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 102
In episode 101 on the podcast, Alex is delighted to have Jo Walduck on the show, one of her first sober Facebook friends! Alex and Jo met in a Sober Facebook Group in 2019. Originally from the UK, Jo lives in France. She became alcohol free in October 2019, after leaving her profession as a teacher and retraining as a coach. After taking 28 days off of drinking to focus on building her business, she realized sobriety had a lot more benefits then she'd thought it would. Since being sober she...
Apr 14, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 101
In episode 100 of the podcast, Alex brings Amber, Tasha, and Leigh on the show - three of the original members of the #SOBERGIRLSYOGA community. Back in the day, Sober Curious Yoga used to be #SOBERGIRLSYOGA. In this episode Alex, Tasha and Leigh chat about alcohol as a feminist issue and why there is a need for women's only spaces in the recovery world. Alex is so excited about the relaunch of #SOBERGIRLSYOGA today. You can book the free Sober Girls Club HERE! Make sure you book ASAP as we...
Apr 07, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 100
In episode 99 of the podcast, Alex had the honor of sitting down with her teacher, Rolf Gates, and hearing about his journey from active addiction, to sobriety, to author of the book Meditations from the Mat. Alex had the honor of celebrating her 100 days sober on an Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Rolf Gates back in 2019. Tune into this episode to hear how he got to where he is today, his story and his journey, and what wisdom he has to share to those on a sober journey. Support the show Re...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In this episode of Sober Yoga Girl Daily Alex gives her interpretation of Yoga Sutra 1.6, we are not our thoughts! Alex's Next Online 30 Hour Sober Curious Yoga Teacher Training starts April 3 - May 22. Based on the chakras, this course covers: leading meditation, sober and mental health education, how to lead a group sober circle and foundational coaching skills. Join here: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/scy-ytt Bali's borders have opened and Alex has bookings for her yoga ret...
Mar 30, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In Sutra 1.5, Pantanjali outlines the five fluctuations of the mind. In this episode of Sober Yoga Girl Daily Alex gives her interpretation of this sutra. Alex's Next Online 30 Hour Sober Curious Yoga Teacher Training starts April 3 - May 22. Based on the chakras, this course covers: leading meditation, sober and mental health education, how to lead a group sober circle and foundational coaching skills. Join here: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/scy-ytt Bali's borders have opene...
Mar 29, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Tune into this bite sized Sober Yoga Girl Daily to listen to Alex's interpretation of Sutra 1.4. Alex's Next Online 30 Hour Sober Curious Yoga Teacher Training starts April 3 - May 22. Based on the chakras, this course covers: leading meditation, sober and mental health education, how to lead a group sober circle and foundational coaching skills. Join here: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/scy-ytt Bali's borders have opened and Alex has bookings for her yoga retreat: Ubud Me...
Mar 28, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Tune into Alex's interpretation of Sutra 1.3: The Result of Yoga. Alex's Next Online 30 Hour Sober Curious Yoga Teacher Training starts April 3 - May 22. Based on the chakras, this course covers: leading meditation, sober and mental health education, how to lead a group sober circle and foundational coaching skills. Join here: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/scy-ytt Bali's borders have opened and Alex has bookings for her yoga retreat: Ubud Medicine, May 28 - Jun 3, 2022. T...
Mar 27, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 94
In this Sober Yoga Girl Daily episode, Alex dives into Sutra 1.2: Stilling the Fluctuations of the Mind. Alex's Next Online 30 Hour Sober Curious Yoga Teacher Training starts April 3 - May 22. Based on the chakras, this course covers: leading meditation, sober and mental health education, how to lead a group sober circle and foundational coaching skills. Join here: https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/scy-ytt Bali's borders have opened and Alex has bookings for her yoga retreat: Ubud...
Mar 26, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In Alex's new series, Sober Yoga Girl Daily, Alex will be bringing you short 2-5 minute daily reflections on the Yoga Sutras, the philosophy of yoga. In this episode, Alex is reflecting on Yoga Sutra 1.1: Now, The Teachings of Yoga. Alex's Next Online 30 Hour Sober Curious Yoga Teacher Training starts April 3 - May 22. Based on the chakras, this course covers: leading meditation, sober and mental health education, how to lead a group sober circle and foundational coaching skills. Join ...
Mar 25, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Isabel van Zuilen (Izzy) is an ex-pat living in sunny Marbella with her little family. On her sober journey since May 2019, when she dived into the world of non-alcoholic drinks and has made it her goal to try every N/A bubbly on the market! You can find her sparkly journey on Instagram at @mybubblypop. This May she is also organising her first Sober Paradise Retreat in Tarifa, Spain. The perfect sober get-away, where you can combine a blissful time away in the sunshine, with meeting like-minded...
Mar 24, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Peggi Cooney is a social work instructor/coach with a master's in Social Work from California State University. Since getting sober, Peggi has become a sobriety advocate. Peggi has written a book called This Side of Alcohol and founded a Facebook group with 13,000 members! You can find Peggi at https://thissideofalcohol.com Support the show Read Alex's Writing at the Intersection of the Bhavagad Gita, Patanjali's Sutras, The Buddha Dharma and Mental Health at: https://thedailydhar...
Mar 17, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sexual assault. Ali Kates is a sober woman, an Emotional Health Coach and Certified Trauma Coach. She believes the more we can heal from our past, the deeper we can step into our most authentic self. In this episode, Ali is extremely vulnerable in sharing her journey and story with past sexual assault and trauma that has led her to become a Certified Trauma Coach. Ali is passionate about sharing her story in order to help others. Alex and Ali are excited t...
Mar 10, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Kelly Belew is a single mom of one eight year old, residing in Virgina. She got sober in July 2019, after what she describes as when she "finally stopped digging after her numerous rock bottoms." Kelly was originally part of AA, however she discovered the Sober Instagram Community and then became part of 1000 Hours Dry. Kelly later went on to found her own sobriety community, East Coast Sober Squad. Kelly is a member of The Mindful Life Practice and you can catch her in class often! Ch...
Mar 03, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 88
In this episode Alex will lead you through a journey to practice loving kindness towards the self and others. This increases capacity for forgiveness and compassion. Get in the free Sober Curious Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/sobercuriousyoga Also, check out Alex's different retreats in 2022 which are selling out quickly at https://www.themindfullifepractice.com/. Support the show Read Alex's Writing at the Intersection of the Bhavagad Gita, Patanjali's Sutras, T...
Feb 24, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 87
