Allison Duckworth: Teacher

                    Allison Duckworth I can clearly remember 10 years ago when my roommate took me to a free community yoga class. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but to this day can recall the experience I had, the pulse I felt, the vibration that was me. I began to cultivate my practice throughout college in Charleston. After graduating, I moved to the Florida Keys where I lived aboard my sailboat with my now husband.     I lived a very simple and pure existence, in tune with the surrounding elements. I continued pursing my practice of yoga. Withstanding hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma aboard our boat in the mangroves we decided to seek refuge, sailing North the following summer. We were literally blown back into Charleston, which is where we lived for the following year. During this time I dove deeper into my yoga practice than ever before. I attended my first yoga teacher training of Integral yoga, a very traditional ha-tha yoga. This laid the foundation for my living, practicing and teaching of yoga. As I was exploring various styles of yoga, I truly connected with one teacher in particular who taught Prana Flow yoga and was an assistant of Shiva Rea. From the deepest place in my heart I am so thankful that my path led me to these teachings. The tides turned and it was time to move again, this time to Maryland. It was hard to leave my yogic community and teacher, however life had a new purpose