“Therefore, surrender to Yoga”
– T. Krishnamacharya
DAILY PRACTICE
Lifelong clarity
Yoga therapy offered in private sessions and small-group classes to help you navigate transitions in your life with rituals of breath, body, and mind.
Take time to reconnect with yourself
Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapy offered in the Viniyoga tradition—an Indian lineage passed from T. Krishnamacharya to his son TKV Desikachar. In Viniyoga, a therapist works one-on-one and in small groups to adapt Yoga’s tools for the individual’s unique circumstances.
Yogasūtra I.1 atha yogānuśāsanam translates to: “Now the experiential teaching of yoga.” It is never too late to begin, and there are no expectations of strength or flexibility. All that is required has already happened. The time to start is now.
“Alix has been an amazing teacher and mentor. She helped me reconnect with myself in ways I never thought possible.”
The Offerings
What TO EXPECT
Located in Berkeley, California, Five Wings offers individual and small-group therapeutic yoga for life’s transitions. I leave the definition of “transition” up to you. For one person, it might be the start of a new relationship or the beginning of a dream job, for another person, it could be loss of mobility due to illness or injury, or learning how to care for or say goodbye to someone you love. Wherever you are, I will meet you there.
About Me
Meet Alix, M.S., 500-RYT
I first stepped on my yoga mat at the gentle nudging of my modern dance teacher when I was sixteen years old. I remember that first class like it was yesterday: the way the studio felt, the sound of my teacher’s voice, what the poses asked of my body, how I melted into that final rest, so happy to be there among the teachings and the community of practitioners. How lucky for me to have found this path in the throes of the topsy-turvy anxiety-filled time that was my teens and early twenties.
As a 500-hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance (500-RYT), I have had the privilege of teaching studio classes and seasonal workshops since 2014. My beloved teacher, Johanna Bell, of Illumina Yoga, founded the Full Spectrum Sequencing Approach to Vinyasa Yoga. Under her guidance, I learned how to incorporate the cakra system into sequencing creative classes which include poetry, homily, moving metaphor, and music.
In 2025, I will graduate from the Yoga Well Institute’s Berkeley, California cohort as a Certified Individual Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) in the lineage of Viniyoga. The program, led by Chase Bossart C-IAYT, passes down the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya through his son Mr. TKV Desikachar, and I am honored to be but one link in this ancient chain of profound Indian teachings.
