Alison Tavares

I took my first class of Bikram Yoga February 2003 and knew instantly that I had found something that was a game changer. I attended the Teacher Training in Fall 2006 in Los Angeles and since that experience I have had the opportunity to travel, teach (at over 20 studios) and learn from the Senior Teachers of our community. Along with attending Advance Class Seminars and I was blessed to attend the inaugural Women's Retreat in 2007 hosted by our beautiful Rajashree and our fearless leader Emmy Cleaves in Wisconsin and again in Austin, TX (love the city!). I've been trained by Rajashree on her Pregnancy Series she designed for women pre and post delivery at the gorgeous  Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA in 2011. My love for teaching yoga transcends many styles of yoga I also teach Vinyasa, Power Yoga, Yin, Restorative, Qi Gong, Mat Pilates and Meditation.

In 2008, I started coaching for AZ Regional Yoga Asana Championships. I've coached champions in the Regional Yoga Asana Championships, National Yoga Asana Finals and International Yoga Asana Championships. My judging career began not long after and I judged at the following Regional Championships - Missoula, Las Vegas, Mid-Atlantic, New England, N. California, Illinois.

Finally in 2012 I competed in AZ Regional Asana Yoga Championships and finished 4th (to girls literally half my age, I was 44 at the time!).