

Some of Tara’s other passions include wildlife rehabilitation, stained glass, gardening, cooking, being of service to others, and nature. I feel blessed and honored to have the opportunity to share the wonderful gifts with others that I have received from my many teachers”. Tara thinks of her practice “as a prayer of thanks and a way of deepening my connection with God and my true self. She has recently been accepted into the Kula for Karma program. She has also taken trainings in Reiki, Reflexology, Medical Qigong Therapy, and Raindrop Therapy. Tara has studied with Jillian Pransky, Jennifer Reis, Ellen Pfeffer, Tari Prinster, Mark Whitwell, Johnathon Foust, Richard Faulds, Seane Corn, Sharon Salzberg, Kelly McGonigal, Dharma Mittra, and Shiva Rea. She furthered her study by taking immersions in Pranayama and Meditation. Since then she has taken additional trainings in Restorative, Therapeutic Restorative, Therapeutic, Yoga 4 Cancer Survivors, Reiki, Qigong Medical Therapy, and Yoga Nidra. Tara took her first 200 hour Teacher Training with YogaWorks at Highland Yoga in Butler in 2009. She is a SUP (Stand Up Paddle) Yoga and Paddle Instructor and the owner of the Aligned Flow® Floating Studio. She is blessed to be the owner of Prana Yoga Center, direct the Aligned Flow® 200 and 300 Hour Teacher Training Programs, lead retreats in beautiful places such as Costa Rica and Maui, and to offer deep tissue mobility treatments, therapeutic and Thai massage to athletes (including having worked with the NY Jets for 7 years). This is where the heart of Aligned Flow® lies. She continues to study with a combination of teachers who straighten her out but also remind her to set herself free. She completed both her 200 hour (2007) and 300 hour (2009) yoga teacher trainings with YogaWorks in NYC as well as 100 hours with Maty Ezraty. Her love for yoga and beautiful places led her to study contemplative and somatic (mind-body) psychology and yoga at Naropa University in Boulder, CO.

She began practicing yoga in 1999 while attending massage school in Maui, HI. Her website is Naida Linson is an E-RYT 500 and a licensed massage therapist (LMT).

She received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at West End Yoga (2021) and is also certified in Yin Yoga (2020), Chair Yoga (2021), and Yoga Nidra (2023).

Turn up the heat and unwind with some of the best yoga classes in town. Highland Yoga is known for its power flow, unique combination of asanas (poses), and highly dedicated instructors. By providing a variety of differentiation and support in her classes, she hopes to individualize her instruction to make yoga accessible for all participants. Highland Yoga Step away from the details of your day and step onto your yoga mat to connect your mind, body and spirit. She instills patience, creativity, and empathy into her yoga instruction. For her, yoga became a critical part of her healing journey and lifestyle change.Ī classroom teacher for 11 years, Ali decided to follow a new path in teaching others about the mind-body connection yoga has to offer. The use of props and modifications of traditional poses provided her the physical support she needed to reap the same mental and emotional benefits from yoga. She was amazed at how present and mindful she could be during a yoga practice.Ī chronic health diagnosis a year later limited her physically as she was unable to exercise in the same way… level 1 and gentle yoga classes were the only types of exercise that she was able to do. Yoga provided her the mind-body-soul connection that alleviated any worries and anxieties that she brought to the mat. She soon realized that yoga offered more than just physical benefits. Ali Reina’s yoga journey first began in 2014 when she took a class at West End Yoga to help prepare her body physically for a half marathon.
