Alyssa Hillson

Alyssa began practicing yoga more than 20 years ago in high school, and began teaching yoga classes in a group setting in 2004 after delivering her second baby boy.  Her practice and teaching has continued to evolve over time, beginning with a certification in vinyasa yoga with YogaFit, and then completing another 200 hr certification course in Iyengar-based yoga with Open Sky Yoga School in 2006.  Shortly after she completed the Relax and Renew Basic and Advanced restorative yoga certifications with Judith Lasater in Rochester, NY.  Alyssa became affiliated with Fit Pro Travel almost a decade ago, and has travelled to Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica several times over the years to share her passion for yoga and travel with others.  Most recently, Alyssa has been teaching Power, Flow, and Chill yoga, as well as performing their signature Thai Yoga stretching therapies for Exhale Spa, and has a small in home-private studio for yoga and thai massage in New York City, NY.  She completely another Master Course in Body and Brain Yoga and Tai Chi in Sedona, AZ, in 2017, as well as a Brain Management training, solar body energy training, and Brain Education Leadership Training at Honors Haven Retreat Center in Ellenville, NY.  In early 2018, Alyssa travelled to New Zealand on a meditation retreat at the Earth Village Paihia, NZ.  She is excited to be returning to the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall this year, having taught there in 2016.