Zoë Allen

My name is Zoë, founder of ZEN BY ZOË YOGA.

I was born in England and moved to Nova Scotia when I was 3 years old. I grew up on the East Coast of Canada and have always considered this part of the world to be my home.

Halifax, NS is where I began my personal yoga practice 11 years ago at Ashtanga Yoga Shala. I instantly fell in love with the practice and the mindfulness that arose from combining breath work and movement simultaneously.

Being an avid traveler, I took advantage of a study abroad program in 2009 which allowed me to call Dijon, France home for a year and gave me the endless opportunities to explore Europe in my own backyard.

After I finished school, I moved to North Vancouver, BC for 8 years where I got lost in the mountains and really figured out who I was as an individual. I called YYoga in Lynn Valley my home studio and am so grateful for my teacher, Melissa, who always knew just what you needed when you arrived in class.

While in Vancouver, I scored my dream job as a travel agent with Flight Centre where I worked for 7 years. The job truly opened up the world for me and I was very fortunate to be able to visit many different corners of the globe - 27 countries and counting!

My husband and I moved back to Nova Scotia in 2019 and bought our dream home. Life felt surreal and like it couldn’t be better!

And then COVID-19 hit.
It absolutely devastated the travel industry, and my lucrative career. I found myself unemployed and felt lost and defeated. I committed to taking time off of work to re-find myself again and reevaluate the values and boundaries I had set in my life. I was determined to make the best out of a bad situation.

That’s when I found My Vinyasa Practice