Hi! I’m Alyana,

I created Prana Clinic as a space for people to improve their relationship with their body, understand themselves and more deeply, and meet life with greater steadiness, agency, and ease.

My journey with somatic practices, yoga, and meditation spans over 20 years, and these tools have helped me navigate my own growth, regulation, and resilience in ways no other therapy has.

I consistently find myself both humbled and inspired by how transformative these practices can be when approached with curiosity, humor, and an open heart.

I started Prana Clinic to create a space where everyone can feel seen and supported, and where the focus is on building the capacity to relate to life - and oneself - more skillfully.

  • Prior to becoming a yoga therapist, I was an emotional intelligence and leadership coach in the business world. Since I first started teaching over 10 years ago, I’ve done over 1,000 hours of formal training in yoga, yoga therapy, and meditation.

    My work integrates somatic awareness, psychological insight, and coaching to help people navigate mental health challenges, stress, chronic conditions, and life transitions.

    Training & Certifications

    • B.S. Psychology

    • E-RYT 500

    • C-IAYT through the International Association of Yoga Therapists

    • Certified in Dr. Fishman’s Method for Osteoporosis

    • Certified in Yoga for Mental Health, Trauma, Addiction, and Eating Disorders

    • Specialized training in orthopedic issues including shoulder injury, pelvic floor dysfunction, and low back pain.

  • In addition to my private client work, I have also had the honor of working with groups in the following capacities:

    • Developing the mindful parenting program Happy Parents, Happy Families, supported by Golden Parents, Palm Healthcare Foundation, and Healthier Delray Beach.

    • Brought mindfulness and yoga to teens as part of The Way’s Mindfulness Club initiative for Title I schools.

    • Community classes for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease with the support of Aum Home Shala and the National Parkinson’s Foundation.

Core Beliefs

  • Our nervous system is the foundation for how we experience life. When it’s regulated and resilient, we can respond to challenges with clarity instead of reactivity, make choices from a place of agency, and relate to ourselves and others with steadiness and compassion. My work focuses on helping people cultivate this capacity so well-being becomes sustainable, not fleeting.

  • I adhere to a ‘bio-psycho-social-spiritual’ model of health and healing, which asserts that both health and illness are products of a complex interplay between multiple biological, behavioral, and social conditions, and that all of these should be considered in the development of an individual’s wellness plan.

  • …so your care plan should be, too. I do my best to meet you where you are, use language and concepts you connect with, and consider your specific needs as we work together.

  • It’s not necessary to choose between Eastern or “alternative” therapies and traditional Western medicine. Each approach has its gifts and its drawbacks in the journey back to wholeness, and we can compound their benefits if we use both wisely.

  • We are finally waking up to the influence that past traumas can have on nearly every aspect of our health and wellbeing. While I believe it is impossible for anyone to be fully ‘informed’ on everyone’s response to trauma, I am always working to become better prepared to hold space for the many past experiences my clients carry with them.

  • HAES is a set of principles focused on celebrating body diversity and the understanding that the use of weight as a core health metric is outdated and not supported by the latest research. Instead of continuing to fuel a culture of self-hatred, fat stigmatization, and discrimination, HAES practitioners support clients’ efforts to listen to their own body knowledge and lived experience, find joy in movement and physical activity, and nourish oneself in a way that honors internal body cues of hunger, satiety and appetite.

  • Most things that we now consider science were once explained as magic, and many things we consider to be ‘woo woo’ right now will eventually be explained by science.

    Life without a touch of the intangible has less color. And while discernment is essential, there is beauty to be found just a little beyond the boundaries of current scientific agreement.